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■Aug. 17
Flight from Japan via Europe to Israel:
KLM 868 (Osaka) 10:30 – (Amsterdam) 15:15
KLM 461 (Amsterdam) 19:50 – (Tel-Aviv) 1:20
Arrival is on August 18
■Aug. 18
Arriving at Ben Gurion Airport early in the morning. Transfer by minibus to the Mount Zion Hotel in Jerusalem
09:00
A guided tour of the major holy sites of Christianity, Islam and Judaism in East Jerusalem:
A view from the Mount of Olives; Temple Mount (Haram A-Sharif), including Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dom of the Rock; Western and Southern Wall excavations; computer simulation of the Second Temple at the Davidson Center.
Lunch at the Jewish Quarter.
Afternoon: walk the Via Dolorosa and visit the Holy Sepulcher Church, which commemorates the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
visit to the model of Jerusalem in Second Temple Time at the Holy land Hotel (West Jerusalem).
■Aug. 19
A day of Study at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies (Affiliated with the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the main school of the Conservative Movement)
Topic: “Religious Leadership in the Modern World”
A visit to the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum, where the Dead Sea Scrolls and other biblical documents are kept. A guided tour by the curator, Dr. Adolfo Roitman.
■Aug. 20
A visit to the Separation Fence constructed by Israel, in the vicinity of Jerusalem. The tour will be guided by a representative of Rabbis for Human Rights, an organization that intervenes on behalf of Palestinians, to protect their human rights. (http://www.rhr.israel.net/)
A visit to the area west of Jerusalem, where Jews, Christians and Moslems live in close proximity, including:
Yad-Hashmona, a village established by Christians from Finland, where messianic Jews also live.
Abu-Ghosh, a Moslem village with Christian churches, where we will meet a Benedictine monk and a Moslem-Arab woman, who will also serve an authentic Arab lunch.
Ein-Karem - a historic village with churches and monasteries, including the Church of the Visitation (Magnificat).
a visit to the House for Bible Translators.
drive to a Conservative synagogue in Jerusalem to join a Sabbath-eve prayer with the people of the Schechter Institute.
■Aug. 21
A trip to the Dead Sea:
Drive down in the direction of Jericho, to visit the full-scale replica of the Wilderness Tabernacle beside Kibbutz Kalia, near the Dead Sea.
A dip in the Dead Sea, at one of its public beaches.
Drive on to Qumran to see the introductory video and museum, and to visit the ruins of the Dead Sea Scroll Community settlement.
■Aug. 22
A seminar at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Mount Scopus.
A drive to the old city of Jaffa next to Tel-Aviv. A dinner at Dan Hotel, and a short tour of Tel Aviv before returning to Jerusalem.
■Aug. 23
Leave Jerusalem in the morning, and drive to Zichron Yaacov for a study day organized by the Department of History, Philosophy and Judaic studies of the Open University. The study day will take place at Beit-Daniel, the guesthouse of the Open University.
RELIGION, IDENTITY AND INTERFAITH ENCOUNTERS
Hosts: Prof. Ora Limor, Head of the Research Authority
Dr. Ram Ben-Shalom, Head of the Department
Tour of Zikhron Yaakov
Musical Performance and social evening
■Aug. 24
Drive to the Haifa and Mount Carmel to see the view.
Drive to Nazareth for an extended two hour visit of a full-scale replica of a 2000 year old farm village, with such items as grain fields, vineyard, threshing floor, wine press, olive press, carpenter shop, weaving center, animal stall, dwellings and synagogue - with live actors dressed in biblical garb involved in some of the activities according to the season.
St. Peter’s Fish Lunch by the Sea of Galilee.
Visit the ruins of Capernaum, residence of Jesus during most of his public ministry. See its ancient synagogue and study facilities, and earliest Byzantine church. Return across the Armageddon Plains, through the Carmel Hills via the Megiddo Pass, and on to the Sharon Plains.
Arrival at the Avia Hotel near the airport for a short rest.
■Aug. 25
departure to the airport
KLM 462 (Tel Aviv) 05:30 – (Amsterdam) 09:35
KLM 867 (Amsterdam) 14:25 – (Osaka) 08:35 (Aug. 26)
