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Israel Trip Fall 2016 – Day 19 Teaming Up and Visiting a Friend in His Home Town

First, we journeyed to pick up our friends, Paul and Jan….. then, on to Kfar Saba for a Torah Celebration! Our dear friend, Rabbi Itzhak Shapira, visited to bless the arrival of a new Torah Scroll with a congregation in his home town.  The crowd filled the room, rejoicing in the Torah with loud and exciting praise!  Rabbi Shapira gave a […]

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Israel Trip Fall 2016 – Day 18 Sukkah Building at March of Life House

Lesley and Petra were hoping to become acquainted with their neighbors…their first sukkah made the connection for them! The morning was full of anticipation! Petra and Lesley were ready to make the sukkah happen.  Rozalie and Lesley gathered special greenery from the yard, and fruit, then added some of the decorations from the store.  Lesley already

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Israel Trip Fall 2016 – Day 22 Last Look at En Gedi and Journey to Jerusalem

So we took a leisurely look at the botanical gardens, told the oasis ‘so long, for now’ and made our way to Jerusalem… For a good while, along the highway, we could see the Dead Sea…. the greenish blue water made the mountains in the distance seemed dreamy, almost imaginary…   We arrived very late at night and were

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Israel Trip Fall 2016 – Day 5 First Shabbat in Israel!

First Shabbat Service! We visited a congregation in Kyriat Yam, with Daniel and D’vorah.  There, the congregation’s leader, Eiton Shishkoff, prayed for The City On The Hill.  We also received impartation prayers from Mark Chapinsky, the songwriter who traveled and worked with Paul Wilbur for many years.   We left Haifa to check in at

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Israel Trip Fall 2016 – Day 23 Sukkot with Barry and Batya Segal, Morning Speaker, Dr. Victoria Sarvadi

Each street in the section has its own theme for decor above.  Such fun!  Early in the morning, we walked ten minutes to the location of the Sukkot Celebration, with Barry and Batya Segal, Alyosha and Jody Rabynov, and a special morning speaker and dear friend of The Crossover Project, Dr. Victoria Sarvadi.  After she

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Israel Trip Fall 2016 – Day 14 Morning in Shiloh, Evening in Natanya

In the morning, we accompanied D’vorah to Shiloh, the ancient site of the Ark of the Covenant.  There, we met D’vorah’s friend, who showed us the Synagogue, and shared her interesting life there, in the orthodox Jewish community.  She fed us a fabulous Ethiopian style lunch and took us on a little walk to the ancient resting

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Israel Trip Fall 2016 – Day 20 Mountain Climbing, Oasis, and Sukkot in the Desert

    Early in the morning, just outside our door, down a short sidewalk path, this view of the misty grey sky revealed how close we were to the Dead Sea! A turn of the head and POW! Different scenery! From oasis, to desert, to the Dead Sea… Here we enjoyed the contrast between lush green botanical

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