Tour Israel, Study Early Church Holy Women, and more...
My life is a tapestry of stories, shaped by women before, beside, and ahead of my own. Even as I've become a mother this year, unexpectedly receiving a call of adoption and suddenly owning this new part of myself, I've learned even more of what it is to respect and learn from the many mothers who have raised me. Not just my mother, her mother, my precious aunts, and the women at my childhood church who I still call "auntie" - but the mothers of the early church, those who have shaped the history I so readily claim. I learn every day from their stories and use them as I attempt in my own way to live into my own calling as a woman - professor, clergy, mother, wife, and leader.
Come with me and explore Israel - learning about the women who have shaped each of us. We'll take a spiritual pilgrimage while floating in the Dead Sea, eating lots of hummus and telling our own stories along the way - learning from the ancient and the modern.
We have some touring planned along with some time to reflect, wander the streets of Jerusalem, and have a baptism experience in the Jordan River. Join me in Israel in 2017 and come home forever changed.
-Kimberly Majeski
Study the lives of early church holy women along with Dr. Kimberly Majeski in the Holy Land of Israel! This custom tour is a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience up close and personally the stories and sites of the early Christian era.
Experience the magnificent Israel in all it's grandeur
and more!
Trace the steps of early church holy women and visit prominent early church sites
Explore Jerusalem, Galilee, Magdala, Nazareth, and more
See Israel's ancient ruins, world renowned architecture and stunning masterpieces
Enjoy 4 star accommodations
TOUR ISRAEL
8 DAY/7 NIGHT TOUR
WITH Dr. KIMBERLY MAJESKI
DECEMBER 27, 2016-JANUARY 5, 2017
PRICE: $2,395.00
INCLUDES ALL LODGING, TWO MEALS PER DAY, GROUND TRANSPORTATION, GUIDES, VISAS, ENTRANCE FEES TO SITES, TIPS
NOT INCLUDING: INTERNATIONAL AIRFARE (estimated price $1,100-$1,500), LUNCH EACH DAY (estimated total: $10-$15 per meal)
Itinerary
December 27 - Depart USA (Air quotes forthcoming)
December 28 - Arrive Tel Aviv; After a short drive overnight in Netanya
December 29 - TRAVEL TO NAZARETH/GALILEE VIA CAESAREA, SEEING ANCIENT CITIES AND GETTING AN OVERVIEW OF THE VARIOUS CIVILIZATIONS WHO HAVE LIVED ON THIS LAND OVER THE MILLENIA
December 30 - TOUR GALILEE, RIDING A BOAT ON THE SEA OF GALILEE, see the ancient home village of Mary Magdalene and have the opportunity for a baptism in the Jordan River
December 31 - TRAVEL TO THE DEAD SEA VIA BEIT SHEAN, A BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED ROMAN CITY. Along the way we'll talk about the prophetess Deborah and end the day with a chance for a sunset, new year's eve float in the Dead Sea.
January 1 - Take a late morning and start the year right with a trip to Bethlehem and Jerusalem. On the way we'll see the archaeologically important Qumran Caves and Masada.
January 2 - Our first full day in Jerusalem will include walking many of the places Jesus walked and taught, including the Mt of Olives, Garden of Gethsemane, St. Stephen’s Gate, Pools of Bethesda, Suq Market, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Western Wall Tunnels, Western Wall, and more
January 3 - The second full day in Jerusalem includes many more holy sites like the Temple Mount, City of David new excavations, Gihon Spring, Hezekiah’s Tunnel and Siloam Pool, Ophel Garden and Davidson Center at Southern Wall Archeological Park, Bethany, Garden Tomb
January 4 - We'll have a late start this morning to rest a bit. After checking out from our hotel, we'll visit the Israeli museum, Shrine of the Book and Model of city, take a somber walk through the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, Ein Kerem traditional John the Baptist birthplace, and have a farewell dinner before leaving for the airport. We'll take an evening flight out of Tel Aviv.
January 5 - Arrive USA
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE
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