Shalom friends,
For this coming Sukkot, I am planning a very special tour.
We will visit two classic archeological sites, rich in history and the Tanakh.
We will drive through the biblical Judean Desert to the Jordan Valley on our way north to the Bet Shean Valley.
There, we will tour the most splendid and complete Roman-Byzantine (Mishnah- Talmud ) period excavation in the Eastern Mediterranean, Biblical Bet Shean (Scythopolis)
Nearby, in the Jezreel Valley, we will visit the famous "Beit Alpha" synagogue from the Talmudic period.
It is the synagogue with the most beautiful and completely preserved mosaic floor.
The accompanying dramatic film makes it all come to life.
On the Sukkot holiday, as we celebrate our ancient roots and mitzvot, we delight in unearthed ancient Jewish sites.
But that is not all.
We shall celebrate not just the roots but the new vibrant branches and their sweet fruit.
There is a new hilltop farm on biblical, beautiful Mount Gilboa rising above the Jezreel Valley.
We are invited to be guests of a wonderful young couple who have undertaken the task of guarding the open areas threatened by Arab encroachment.
These young people are part of a national awakening of a vanguard of young Jews who are inspiring and showing the way for our Nation.
We will have the honor of showing our appreciation and support.
It means a lot to these geographically isolated families, and it will inspire us all.
We will meet at the Inbal Hotel at 8:30 and return around 6:00
Bring a picnic lunch.
We will have a Sukkah to eat in.
320 shekels
I recommend you reserve early, as Sukkot is always a time of particularly great demand.
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