ISRAEL STUDY TOUR April 29- May 8, 2019

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2 ISRAEL STUDY TOUR April 29- May 8, 2019 with Baruch Korman host of LoveIsrael.org We invite you to join us as we take a life-changing study tour of Israel. When you come to the Land with us, you will not only visit powerful, historic sites, but you will experience places that have prophetic significance. Just as Yeshua's encounters with people left them forever changed, you too can experience the powerful presence of Yeshua anew in your own life. You will visit places of great significance both from an OldTestament perspective as well as a New Testament perspective. This is not just any tour; it is a faith-building and learning experience. We have already begun to pray for the group that God will draw together on this spiritual journey. We look forward to seeing you in Israel with us. Blessings and Shalom, Baruch and Rivka Korman Baruch will be your primary teacher with Naftali Cohen as your licensed guide. Mr. Cohen will provide historical and background information throughout the tour, and Baruch will teach at each site that the group visits. This tour is LIMITED TO 40 PARTICIPANTS so that there can be maintained an atmosphere of one group and all can get to know one another. The tour price is Land ONLY. Our constituency, friends and partners come from all over the world and not just one city. This means: Flight arrangements: Each tour participant is required to make his or her own flight arrangements and arrive at the Herod s hotel in Herzilya on April 29; checking in at around 3:00 pm. Transfers from Tel Aviv airport to the Herzilya Hotel: You are also responsible for your transportation from the airport to this hotel. Taxis from the airport to the Herzilya hotel are approximately 225 shekels. For those wishing to arrive a few days early in Herzilya at the Herod s you can simply go on line and make your reservations. A beautiful coach will be provided during the tour for the group s travel needs. Israel is a small country. There are no bathrooms on the bus; however the bus makes frequent stops throughout the day. For those wishing to stay longer in Jerusalem: Each tour participant who wishes to stay in Jerusalem a few extra days, can go online and simply make your hotel reservations with the Yehuda Hotel. Transfers from your Jerusalem Hotel to the Airport: At the conclusion of the tour on May 8, each participant will need to arrange their own transfer from our Jerusalem hotel to the airport, Approximately 300 shekels. 1

3 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT SAVE $100! REGISTER WITH $300 PER PERSON DEPOSIT BEFORE SEP 15, 2018 Day 1: Monday April 29, You are responsible to arrive at our Resort Hotel (Herods Herzliya) after 3:00 pm. Taxis to the hotel are approximately 220 Israeli shekels. Kindly check in and enjoy the beautiful surroundings until our Group Meeting at 6:00 pm. Please meet in the lobby at 5:55 pm and you will be directed to our meeting room where Baruch and Rivka will welcome you and provide important information concerning this Study Tour. We will eat dinner together at 6:30 pm and at 7:45 pm we will board our bus for a night visit to ancient Yafo. We will arrive back to the Hotel at approximately 10:30 pm. Overnight: Herzilya: Herod s: (B & D) Day 2: Tuesday April 30, We will depart at 8:00 am for Megiddo (Biblical Armageddon). Here we will study about the end times and why this location will hold such an important role in the Last Days. Then we will travel further north to Beit Shaarim where we will learn about the Sanhedrin and grow in our understanding Biblical backgrounds for the New Covenant. We will then move on to the ancient Beit Midrash Meron. This location will provide an excellent example of a Galilean synagogue. We will sit in the ruins of the study house (Beit Midrash) and discuss Yeshua teaching in the synagogues of the Galilee. We will also visit some burial sites from 2,000 years ago and hear stories of some of the major sages. This will also assist in one s understanding of the New Covenant. We will arrive at our Galilean hotel in the ancient city of Tzfat, Ruth Rimonim. This will be our base for the next three nights. After dinner we will explore the Old City together. Overnight: Tzfat: ( B & D) Day 3: Wednesday May 1, Depart at 8:00 am for Hazor to hear about Joshua s conquest of the Land. Then we will press further north to the northern border of Israel at Tel Dan. Here we will learn of the tribe of Dan s disobedience and study the spiritual condition of the Northern Kingdom during the first Temple period. We will then travel to the Golan Heights and visit Caesarea Philippi where the disciples confessed that Yeshua is the Messiah. We will learn why this event occurred at this location. Then we will move further up on the Golan Heights and visit Bental. This is a key military site. We will learn about Paul s Damascus Road experience and have a special guest lecturer to give us an update on security issues (both past and present). We will conclude the day at Gamla. Here we will reflect on Israel s entrance into the Land and other relevant information concerning the Golan Heights. We will also visit an ancient synagogue. This is a unique location that few groups visit. Overnight: Tzfat: (B & D) 2

4 ISRAEL STUDY TOUR APRIL 29-MAY 8, 2019 Day 4: Thursday May 2, Depart at 8:00 am for Kfar Nachum (Capernaum). This site was the location for Yeshua s ministry headquarters. We will thoroughly explore the ruins of this ancient village. We will discuss some of the important events that occurred there and further our understanding of Yeshua s teachings and deeds. Next stop will be Beit Tzaida. This is one of the three cities which Yeshua cursed for their unbelief. We will study two key miracles related to this city. We will then take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee and learn of some of the significant events that took place near or even on this lake.we will conclude the afternoon with a visit to Mount Arbel.Overnight: Tzfat: (B & D) Day 5: Friday May 3, Depart 8:00 am for Beit Shean. At this location we will study King Saul and learn about the Roman occupation of Israel in the latter Second Temple period. This is an impressive archeological site. We will then travel down the Jordan River valley in the general place that John would have been baptizing. You will have an opportunity to immerse. If you are going to immerse, please make sure you are wearing modest attire. Dark colors, shorts and top, with a swimming suit underneath. This is not the place where most groups visit. This is actually located in a military area. It is an authentic location in the Kikar HaYardin. We will study much there concerning the history of immersion both from a traditional viewpoint (Judaism) and from the perspective of the New Covenant. We then will proceed by Jericho and begin our ascent to the Holy City of Jerusalem. On our way to Jerusalem we will find an appropriate place to stop and learn about Jericho and Yeshua s temptation in the Desert of Judah. Then it is on to Jerusalem! We are staying in a wonderful, remote resort in Jerusalem to emphasize our Shabbat experience. We will welcome Shabbat together and then enjoy a traditional Shabbat dinner. After dinner we will meet for our Erev Shabbat worship service. Overnight: Jerusalem: Yehuda Hotel ( B & D): 3

5 ISRAEL STUDY TOUR APRIL 29-MAY 8, 2019 Day 6: Shabbat May 4, We will begin the day with a leisurely breakfast and then meet at our hotel for a Shabbat morning service. You have a free afternoon to relax and enjoy the hotel amenities. Find your own little place to relax either inside your outside.then we will gather before dinner (time will be announced) for our concluding Shabbat worship service. After dinner, those who would like, can take taxis to Ben Yehuda street for shopping and coffee. Overnight: Jerusalem: Yehuda (B & D) 4

6 ISRAEL STUDY TOUR APRIL 29-MAY 8, 2019 Day 7: Sunday May 5, Depart from hotel heading to the Old City. We will have a full day in Jerusalem visiting the House of Caiphas, where Yeshua was tried by the Sanhedrin. We will then go to the City of David to walk through Hezekiah s Tunnel (wet or dry tunnel- bring a flashlight!) and study about the Pool where the blind man was healed in John chapter 9. We will then go to the Western Wall and tour the Western Wall tunnel. After lunch, in the Old City we will see the place where Yeshua was condemned by Pontius Pilate and flogged (Church of the Flagellation). We will see some of the walls from the time of Nehemiah and learn about the return from Babylon and this significant period of renewal of Jerusalem. You will have time in the Cardo and Jewish Quarter for shopping. Overnight: Jerusalem: Yehuda (B & D) 5

7 ISRAEL STUDY TOUR APRIL 29-MAY 8, 2019 Day 8: Monday May 6, Depart 8:00 am for the Dead Sea. We will visit Ein Gedi and study about the book of Song of Songs and King David hiding out from Saul at this location. We plan to give some time to float in the Dead Sea before moving on to Masada and learn about Israel s history during the Roman period. We will depart Masada on way to Beer Sheva. We will visit Tel Sheva and learn about the Patriarchs. Return to Jerusalem. Overnight: Jerusalem: Yehuda (B & D) Day 9: Tuesday May 7, We will start the day at the Holocaust Memorial Yad V Shem. We will not only learn about the Holocaust, but discuss the connection between the Holocaust and the End Times. After Yad V Shem, we will go to the Mount of Olives and have a study there. Then it is to the Garden Gat-Shemnei where Yeshua prayed and was arrested. Finally we will end our afternoon at the Garden Tomb, to study about the death, burial and Resurrection of Yeshua. We will have a Farewell meeting at our hotel after dinner. Overnight: Jerusalem: Yehuda (B & D) Day 10: Wednesday May 8. Departure on your own from the hotel to the airport, full of wonderful memories of your Study tour with Baruch and Rivka, your new found tour friends, and memories of Eretz Israel and its people. 6

8 ISRAEL STUDY TOUR April 29- May 8, 2019 with Baruch Korman host of LoveIsrael.org We invite you to join us as we take a life-changing study tour of Israel. When you come to the Land with us, you will not only visit powerful, historic sites, but you will experience places that have prophetic significance. Just as Yeshua's encounters with people left them forever changed, you too can experience the powerful presence of Yeshua anew in your own life. You will visit places of great significance both from an OldTestament perspective as well as a New Testament perspective. This is not just any tour; it is a faith-building and learning experience. We have already begun to pray for the group that God will draw together on this spiritual journey. We look forward to seeing you in Israel with us. Blessings and Shalom, Baruch and Rivka Korman Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, whose heart is set on pilgrimage. PS 84:5 TOUR ITINERARY TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Day 1 Monday April 29-Herzilya Airport transfers-on your own All tour participants meet at Herod s Hotel in Herzilya. Meeting room- 6:00pm Welcome dinner 6:30pm Overnight Herod s Day 2 Tuesday April 30-Tzfat Meggido- Armageddon Beit Shaarim Meron Beit Midrash Overnight-Tzfat Ruth Rimonim Day 3 Wednesday May 1- Tzfat Hazor Caesarea Philippi Golan Heights & Bental Gamla Overnight- Tzfat-Ruth Rimonim Day 4 Thursday May 2- Tzfat Kfar Nachum Beit Tzaida Sea of Galilee Boatride Mt Arbel Overnight- Tzfat-Ruth Rimonim Day 5 Friday May 3- Jerusalem Beit Shean Jordan River Judean Wilderness Up to Jerusalem Meeting Room-Shabbat Service Overnight-Jerusalem- Yehuda Day 6 Saturday Shabbat May 4 Morning- Shabbat Service Afternoon- Relax and enjoy the area Erev Shabbat- Service & teaching Overnight- Jerusalem Yehuda May 7 Sunday May 5- Jerusalem House of Caiphas City of David Hezekiah s Tunnel Pool of Siloam Western Wall Church of the Flagellation Nehemiah s Wall Overnight- Jerusalem Day 8 Monday May 6 En Gedi Masada Float in Dead Sea Beersheva Overnight- Jerusalem Day 9 Tuesday May 7- Jerusalem Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Mount of Olives Garden Gat Shemnei Garden Tomb Farewell dinner Overnight- Jerusalem Day 10 Wednesday May 8 Transfers on your own to the Airport Return home today full of wonderful memories Sail on the Sea of Galilee Be immersed or rededicate your life in the Jordan River Float in the Dead Sea Cable Car to Masada King Herod s fortress (or the adventurous can walk UP Masada Hike through the oasis of En Gedi where David hid from Saul and where avid wrote many of the Psalms Visit Beit Shaarim-and learn about the Sanhedrin. Study on the hillside of...mount Meron and learn about Yeshua s teaching. Stop in the Judean wilderness and study about Yeshua s temptation. Enjoy the Biblical on site teaching by Baruch, and your tour guide Naftali. Remember at Yad Vashem Celebrate His Resurrection at the Garden Tomb. Return home. Full of wonderful memories of your Holy Land tour, the ewish people and the Land. 7

9 TOUR INCLUDES AIR ARRANGEMENTS: None. Air to be arranged on your own. TRANSFERS TO & FROM THE HOTEL: Arrangements on Your own- at your own expense. Meet the group in Tel 6:00pm-April 29, at the Herods in Herzilya. (taxis approximately 225 shekels, from Jerusalem 300 shekels). MEALS: Breakfast & dinner daily. SIGHTSEEING: All entrance fees included per itinerary GRATUITIES: to guides, drivers, reception, maitre de, porters, maids. TRANSPORTATION: Deluxe air-conditioned motor coaches. TOUR GUIDES: The best in Israel DOCUMENTATION: Luggage tags, name badges, hotel list with phone numbers provided. TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE * Passport fees. * Lunch daily. (from $8 to $15 per day) COST SUMMARY EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT SAVE $100! REGISTER WITH $ 300 PER PERSON DEPOSIT BEFORE SEP 15, 2018 LAND ONLY- $ 2, per person (two people sharing 1 room) Before Sep 15, 2018: $2, inc tips After Sep 15, 2018: $3, inc tips The tour cost already reflects a 4% discount for check or cash payment Based on 2 people per room. Single Room Supplement: $899 (Roommates assigned by gender on a first comefirst serve basis If a roommate cannot be assigned the single supplement will apply) Payment Schedule: Deposit- $300 to secure your tour space 2nd payment- $ due Nov 15, 2018 Final payment: due Jan 15, 2019 (Installment payments welcome) Cancellation & Refund Policy: A full refund, less a $200 per person handling fee and any unrecoverable deposits, will be given for cancellation more than 91 days prior to departure. From 90- days prior to departure, loss of deposit plus any non-recoverable payments to hotels, tour operators, or airlines will be imposed. Less than 7 days before departure there are no refunds. 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