Visit Israel with AFSI
- - - - by Batya
1623 Third Avenue, Suite 205, New York, NY 10128
Tel: 212-828-2424; Fax: 212-828-1717; afsi@rcn.com; www.afsi.org
Contact: Helen Freedman, Executive Director; September 29, 2005
NOW, MORE THAN EVER, THE GOOD JEWS OF ISRAEL NEED OUR SUPPORT!
AFSI MISSION TO ISRAEL NOVEMBER 20-28
OPEN TO YOU WHILE SPACE IS STILL AVAILABLE
WE ARE REACHING OUT TO ALL WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
REFUGEES FROM GUSH KATIF & THE N. SHOMRON
& THOSE WHO MAY FOLLOW, IF THE CRUEL AND DANGEROUS
SHARON PLAN FOR CONTINUED EXPULSIONS IS REALIZED.
Over a period of ten years, AFSI missions to Israel have been unique in that we have visited so many of the threatened and disputed communities in Gush Katif/Gaza, Judea, Samaria, Hebron, and Jerusalem. We know the people, have sat in their homes and synagogues, eaten with them, been lodged in their field houses and hotels, and enjoyed the warmth and hospitality that has endeared all our participants to the Jews of YESHA. Today, the A in YESHA is gone. The Jews of Gaza have been displaced from their communities since mid-August, still roaming as refugees in their own land.
AFSI’s intention on this November mission is to visit the refugees wherever they may be scattered. At this point it is still nebulous since the Sharon government, which conducted a brilliant military action against its own people, neglected to use that same efficiency and organizational skills to arrange for the aftermath of the expulsion – the basic humanitarian needs of the evacuees. They have not yet received the promised compensation, and indeed, are still compelled to pay the mortgages on their destroyed homes. Employment, homes, schools, synagogues, graveyards, yeshivot, farms, greenhouses, hothouses and more, have all been taken away from them.
At this point, we believe that the Negev may prove to be the new home for many of the refugees, so we have drawn up a tentative schedule:
Sunday, Nov. 20 – Depart Newark airport on El Al at 2: 30 PM
Monday, Nov. 21 & Tuesday, Nov. 22 – Arrive in Israel in the morning and depart immediately for the Negev.
Stay over Monday and Tuesday nights at the Makhtesh Ramon Inn, adjacent to Israel’s Grand Canyon. Arrange visits and special programs with the refugees. Exciting evening programs.
Wednesday– Nov.23 – Morning optional hike in the Makhtesh Ramon with a local guide. Leave for visits to the Gush Etzion area on our way to Jerusalem where we will check into the Kings Hotel. VIP guest speaker in the evening.
Thursday–Nov. 24 – Optional ascent to the Temple Mount in the early morning. Drive north for visits to threatened hilltop and Shomron communities. Overnight at the Kings Hotel.
Friday–Nov. 25 – Morning visit with representatives from Honenu, the legal organization that defends “ideological” Jewish criminals. Leave for Hebron. On the way, we will visit some of the Hebron hills communities. Arrive in Kiryat Arba/Hebron where we will be housed in Yeshivat Nir where Rav Waldman is Rosh Yeshiva. Kabbalat Shabbat Services at the Maarat HaMachpela followed by dinner at the Yeshiva.
Shabbat – Nov. 26 – Chaye Sarah services at Maarat HaMachpela with thousands of participants from all over Israel and the world. Tour of Hebron during the afternoon with our friend, David Wilder. All Shabbat meals at the Yeshiva. Return to Jerusalem and the Kings hotel at the conclusion of Shabbat. Evening free for shopping and personal plans.
Sunday, Nov. 27 – Full day in Jerusalem. Tour Jewish east Jerusalem and the Old City with Chaim Silberstein of Uvneh Yerushalayim and Dan Luria of Ateret Cohanim. Gala farewell dinner and departure for the airport at 8:30 PM for midnight flight to Newark, arriving early Monday morning, Nov. 28. Those wishing to arrive at JFK must notify us.
This is a very popular mission, unique in its travels to the disputed areas of Israel. Once again, Izzy Danziger, head of Mishmeret Yesha, will be our guide, Rabbi Bruce Rudolph will oversee the travel arrangements, and Helen Freedman will be the tour coordinator. The cost of the trip is $2000 plus airport taxes and additional costs for non-AFSI members, single occupancy, and other personal preferences. It includes the flight, bus travel, guides, hotels, all breakfasts and dinners and most lunches. A non-refundable deposit of $250 is required immediately. You may make your check out to AFSI or call in with your charge card information. Please consult the www.afsi.org website for detailed reports and photos of previous Chizuk missions. Contact AFSI at 212-828-2424; afsi@rcn.com. We look forward to welcoming you to the AFSI traveling family.
Tel: 212-828-2424; Fax: 212-828-1717; afsi@rcn.com; www.afsi.org
Contact: Helen Freedman, Executive Director; September 29, 2005
NOW, MORE THAN EVER, THE GOOD JEWS OF ISRAEL NEED OUR SUPPORT!
AFSI MISSION TO ISRAEL NOVEMBER 20-28
OPEN TO YOU WHILE SPACE IS STILL AVAILABLE
WE ARE REACHING OUT TO ALL WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
REFUGEES FROM GUSH KATIF & THE N. SHOMRON
& THOSE WHO MAY FOLLOW, IF THE CRUEL AND DANGEROUS
SHARON PLAN FOR CONTINUED EXPULSIONS IS REALIZED.
Over a period of ten years, AFSI missions to Israel have been unique in that we have visited so many of the threatened and disputed communities in Gush Katif/Gaza, Judea, Samaria, Hebron, and Jerusalem. We know the people, have sat in their homes and synagogues, eaten with them, been lodged in their field houses and hotels, and enjoyed the warmth and hospitality that has endeared all our participants to the Jews of YESHA. Today, the A in YESHA is gone. The Jews of Gaza have been displaced from their communities since mid-August, still roaming as refugees in their own land.
AFSI’s intention on this November mission is to visit the refugees wherever they may be scattered. At this point it is still nebulous since the Sharon government, which conducted a brilliant military action against its own people, neglected to use that same efficiency and organizational skills to arrange for the aftermath of the expulsion – the basic humanitarian needs of the evacuees. They have not yet received the promised compensation, and indeed, are still compelled to pay the mortgages on their destroyed homes. Employment, homes, schools, synagogues, graveyards, yeshivot, farms, greenhouses, hothouses and more, have all been taken away from them.
At this point, we believe that the Negev may prove to be the new home for many of the refugees, so we have drawn up a tentative schedule:
Sunday, Nov. 20 – Depart Newark airport on El Al at 2: 30 PM
Monday, Nov. 21 & Tuesday, Nov. 22 – Arrive in Israel in the morning and depart immediately for the Negev.
Stay over Monday and Tuesday nights at the Makhtesh Ramon Inn, adjacent to Israel’s Grand Canyon. Arrange visits and special programs with the refugees. Exciting evening programs.
Wednesday– Nov.23 – Morning optional hike in the Makhtesh Ramon with a local guide. Leave for visits to the Gush Etzion area on our way to Jerusalem where we will check into the Kings Hotel. VIP guest speaker in the evening.
Thursday–Nov. 24 – Optional ascent to the Temple Mount in the early morning. Drive north for visits to threatened hilltop and Shomron communities. Overnight at the Kings Hotel.
Friday–Nov. 25 – Morning visit with representatives from Honenu, the legal organization that defends “ideological” Jewish criminals. Leave for Hebron. On the way, we will visit some of the Hebron hills communities. Arrive in Kiryat Arba/Hebron where we will be housed in Yeshivat Nir where Rav Waldman is Rosh Yeshiva. Kabbalat Shabbat Services at the Maarat HaMachpela followed by dinner at the Yeshiva.
Shabbat – Nov. 26 – Chaye Sarah services at Maarat HaMachpela with thousands of participants from all over Israel and the world. Tour of Hebron during the afternoon with our friend, David Wilder. All Shabbat meals at the Yeshiva. Return to Jerusalem and the Kings hotel at the conclusion of Shabbat. Evening free for shopping and personal plans.
Sunday, Nov. 27 – Full day in Jerusalem. Tour Jewish east Jerusalem and the Old City with Chaim Silberstein of Uvneh Yerushalayim and Dan Luria of Ateret Cohanim. Gala farewell dinner and departure for the airport at 8:30 PM for midnight flight to Newark, arriving early Monday morning, Nov. 28. Those wishing to arrive at JFK must notify us.
This is a very popular mission, unique in its travels to the disputed areas of Israel. Once again, Izzy Danziger, head of Mishmeret Yesha, will be our guide, Rabbi Bruce Rudolph will oversee the travel arrangements, and Helen Freedman will be the tour coordinator. The cost of the trip is $2000 plus airport taxes and additional costs for non-AFSI members, single occupancy, and other personal preferences. It includes the flight, bus travel, guides, hotels, all breakfasts and dinners and most lunches. A non-refundable deposit of $250 is required immediately. You may make your check out to AFSI or call in with your charge card information. Please consult the www.afsi.org website for detailed reports and photos of previous Chizuk missions. Contact AFSI at 212-828-2424; afsi@rcn.com. We look forward to welcoming you to the AFSI traveling family.