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Stand with Israel Signature Study Tour (Ground Only)
August 28 - September 7, 2025
Led by Rich Ferreira, Ronen Ben Moshe
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Trip Blog Posts
Day 08 - Art Exhibit, Kirbet Qeyafa, Mount of Olives, Gethsemane
posted on Saturday September 06 2025 at 11:00 pm UTC
Shalom from Jerusalem! It’s our last day in the land (at least all together). We started off at the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center to see an unbelievable art exhibit by the Chilean artist Daniel Cariola. The work depicts the moment the Holy Spirit...
Day 07 - City of David, Herodium, Bethlehem, Shabbat Dinner
posted on Friday September 05 2025 at 9:00 pm UTC
Shalom from Jerusalem! We started our day in the ancient City of David. When David became the second king of Israel, the capital was at Hebron - the place where Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are all buried. It was a fitting site for the capital, but David, upon retrieving the Ark of the...
Day 06 - Temple Mount, Western Wall, Bethel, Shiloh
posted on Thursday September 04 2025 at 8:00 pm UTC
Shalom again from Israel! We woke up this morning in the beautiful city of Jerusalem and headed first to the Temple Mount. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to us, the Temple Mount was closed for a Muslim holiday. In case you don’t know, the Temple Mount...
Day 05 - Ein Harod, Lower Jordan, Kibbutz Almog, Good Samaritan Inn
posted on Wednesday September 03 2025 at 8:00 pm UTC
Today we left the Galilee and headed south towards Jerusalem! But we had a handful of stops along the way, starting with Ein Harod. “Ein,” in Hebrew, means “spring.” “Harod” means “to tremble” or “to be afraid.” It’s...
Day 04 - Capernaum, Katzrin, Magdala, Ancient Boat (Ginosar), Galilee Boat Ride
posted on Tuesday September 02 2025 at 8:00 pm UTC
Shalom! We spent a beautiful day in and around the Sea of Galilee, starting with Capernaum - the place Jesus made the base for His ministry. Capernaum is the most visited site in Galilee, but this morning we had it all to ourselves. So many things happened in Capernaum. It’s...
Day 03 - Safed, Rosh Hanikra, Acco
posted on Monday September 01 2025 at 9:00 pm UTC
Good morning from the region of Galilee! We began our day by gathering together at the Sea of Galilee. Though we didn’t have time to visit the site, on a mountain adjacent to where we were standing is the ancient city of Susita (or Hippos). Susita was, if you will, pagan territory....
Day 02 - Sepphoris, Church of Annunciation, Mt. Precipice
posted on Monday September 01 2025 at 12:00 am UTC
Shalom, Shalom! We left Tel Aviv this morning to make our way north to Galilee. Our first stop was Sepphoris (or, in the Hebrew, Zippori). Sepphoris began to develop during the Greek period, but when Herod Antipas (one of the three sons of Herod the Great) took...
Day 01 - Hostage Square, Nova Memorial, Jaffa
posted on Saturday August 30 2025 at 8:00 pm UTC
Boker Tov (Good Morning) from Israel! We woke up this morning in Tel Aviv. We’re still a bit jet-lagged, but on the whole feeling less tired than yesterday (at least most of us are)! Our day began in the ancient city of Jaffa (or Joppa if it’s often...
Day 00 - ARRIVAL IN ISRAEL
posted on Friday August 29 2025 at 8:00 pm UTC
Shalom from Israel! Our group has arrived from all over the United States – Missouri, Texas, Arizona, Arkansas… We are all very tired and very happy to be here. Our tour begins in earnest tomorrow morning, but this evening we’re staying in Tel Aviv and enjoying...
Preparing for Israel
posted on Monday April 28 2025 at 12:07 am UTC
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