Walkin with Jesus

Im in Israel safe and sound after a 14 hr flight and not much sleep. We made our way up North to Kanerick (sp) otherwise known as the sea of Gallie (sp). It is the lake that jesus is said to have walked on. Heres a picture from our hotel which is above the lake. It is full of other groups of birthright jews that as ive previously heard they are hoping for us to breed with. 

FFT13

Friends and Family Tour 2013 kicked off the right way in LA. Meeting my cousins for the first time. Here we are at a Journey tribute band in Woodland hills. Remember- Dont stop believing!

LA

Upon arriving to LA and meeting my cousin for the first time, who I only knew through my moms words with friends app, we went to an amazing house concert. 2 great live bands, appetizers,  pulled pork, desserts and 81 degrees. Not bad for a first few hours!

Israel Trip Itinerary

Day 1 – Departure

Day 2 – Arrival & The North 
Landing at Ben Gurion Airport at 1:45 PM 
Meet Israeli Staff
Depart for the North 
Opening ceremony in Caesarea
Program introductions & ice breakers 

Day 3 – The North 
Gadot Lookout
Nahal Zavitan – Canyon Hike in the Golan
Mount Bental – View of the Golan Heights 
Jordan River Rafting 
Cultural Activity 

Day 4 – The North & Jerusalem 
Merion to Hirbet Humema – Canyon Hike 
Tzfat – Birthplace of Jewish mysticism
Depart for Jerusalem
Prepare for Mifgash 

Day 5 – JerusalemHaas Promenade – Panoramic view of Jerusalem
Welcome & icebreakers with Israeli peers 
City of David – Tour of Biblical Jerusalem 
Jewish Quarter – Old City walking tour 
The Kotel – Reflections at the Western Wall
Mahane Yehuda – Colorful Jerusalem marketplace 
Prepare for Shabbat
Start of Shabbat – Candle lighting ceremony
Festive Shabbat dinner 
Group Activity
Oneg Shabbat – Celebrating Shabbat 

Day 6 – Jerusalem 
Political Seminar with Neil Lazaros – The Situation Today in Israel 
Walking Tour of neighborhood 
Group Activity 
Havdallah Ceremony – Conclusion of Shabbat 
Prepare for Yad Vashem

Day 7– Jerusalem & The NegevYad Vashem – 
Holocaust Memorial & Museum
Har Herzl – National Memorial
Depart for the Negev 
Mifgash activity with Israeli peers

Day 8 – The NegevAscend Masada – Via the Roman Ramp 
Masada – Ancient mountaintop fortress 
Descend Masada – Via the Snake Path 
Nahal David – Desert waterfalls trek in Ein Gedi Reserve 
Dead Sea – Floating at Ein Bokek Beach 
Depart for Bedouin tent
Bedouin hospitality 

Day 9 – The North & Tel Aviv 
Camel trekking – Travel the Negev desert in style!
Ein Ovdat – Canyon Hike

Sde Boker – Desert outpost & grave of Ben Gurion
Green Activity – Shvil HaSalat 
Wrap up and depart from Israelis 
Depart for Tel Aviv 
Group Night Out 

Day 10 – Tel Aviv 
Rabin Square – Memorial to Yitzhak Rabin
Independence Hall – Declaration of the modern State of Israel 
Tel Aviv Beaches – Relax along Tel Aviv’s Mediterranean Coast 
Jaffa – Ancient seaport & artist colony 
Closing Dinner and Wrap-Up Session
Depart for airport

Day 11 – Departure 

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Legend

Category of site
 Cultural site  Natural site  Mixed site

Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
 Cultural site  Natural site  Mixed site

Israel

• Masada
• Old City of Acre
• White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement
• Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
• Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev
• Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
• Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves

Turkey

• Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
• Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
• Historic Areas of Istanbul
• Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
• Nemrut Dağ
• Hierapolis-Pamukkale
• Xanthos-Letoon
• City of Safranbolu
• Archaeological Site of Troy
• Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
• Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük

China

• Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
• Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
• Mogao Caves
• Mount Taishan
• Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
• The Great Wall
• Mount Huangshan
• Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
• Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa 7
• Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
• Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
• Lushan National Park
• Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
• Ancient City of Ping Yao
• Classical Gardens of Suzhou
• Old Town of Lijiang
• Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
• Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
• Dazu Rock Carvings
• Mount Wuyi
• Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
• Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
• Longmen Grottoes
• Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
• Yungang Grottoes
• Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
• Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
• Historic Centre of Macao
• Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
• Yin Xu
• Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
• South China Karst
• Fujian Tulou
• Mount Sanqingshan National Park
• Mount Wutai
• China Danxia
• Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
• West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
• Chengjiang Fossil Site
• Site of Xanadu
• Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
• Xinjiang Tianshan

Japan

• Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
• Himeji-jo
• Shirakami-Sanchi
• Yakushima
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
• Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
• Shrines and Temples of Nikko
• Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
• Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
• Shiretoko
• Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
• Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
• Ogasawara Islands
• Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration