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Israel and Palestine
Study Groups and Tours
Clarence Musgrave in Jerusalem is suggesting a Study Tour (details
below). Contact him directly if you are interested.
E-mail
stachjer@netvision.net.il
15 May 2004
These are outline proposals. Need to be checked out with the providers or
services etc!
However, if anyone is interested, and could let me know, [E-mail
stachjer@netvision.net.il]
then I will proceed with plans.
Expressing an interest is not a commitment – though I would hope so!
How about getting your congregation, your Presbytery, your work, your
anything, to sponsor you, and you could then go back and give a few talks?
September : Meet the People
The idea of this group would be to meet as wide a range of people from all
parts of the community here, and to travel to different places on the West
Bank to see what is happening in different villages etc.
Friday 17th September – Depart from UK (or from anywhere else!)
Saturday 18th September – Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport and transfer to
Jerusalem.
Sunday 19th September – Friday 23rd September : Programme of meeting people.
May also include a visit to Nazareth and a night in Tiberias.
Saturday 24th September – leave on early morning flight – possibly afternoon
flight
Sunday 25th September - Yom Kippur – there is no travel at all on this day
in Israel.
Monday 27th September – leave for UK
People can spend the weekend in Jerusalem if it fits into their timetable.
Otherwise, they would have to leave before Yom Kippur.
Should people wish to add a bit more to the beginning or end of the “tour”
this would be possible.
I have made provisional bookings for 10 people for this tour. A maximum, I
think, would be 15.
October : Meet the Desert.
Dates are, I think, suitable for Aberdeen and Edinburgh Schools October
Holiday.
Friday 15th October – Depart from UK (or from anywhere else!)
Saturday 16th October – Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport and spend night in
Jerusalem at St Andrew’s
Sunday 17th October – Morning service at St Andrew’s. Afternoon to a Bedouin
Camp near Arad, where spend the night.
Monday 18th October – To Sinai, via Taba Border crossing. Night in desert
Tuesday 19th October – To St Catherine’s Monastery – spend night there.
Wednesday 20th October – Sunrise on Mount Sinai – back to desert
Thursday 21st October – Desert Walk – night in desert
Friday 22nd October – Coast resort hotel.
Saturday 23rd October – Back to Jerusalem – night at St Andrew’s
Sunday 24th October – Morning worship at St Andrew’s. Afternoon flight to UK
– Lufthansa would get you back to Edinburgh that evening.
Granted that I do not have costings at present. Granted that arrival and
departure could be altered.
Anybody interested? I have made provisional reservations for 10 people at St
Andrew’s. Ideally I would like 15.
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