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program for parents
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• Volunteers Plus
(June 26-Aug. 22)
High school age programs
and longer programs are
also available.
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Local Trip To Israel
To Be Music-Filled
torial soloist booked her third trip to
Israel for sentimental reasons.
"I'm going to be 50 on July 5," said
the mother of two. "My gift from my
antors Harold Orbach of
husband was to send me to Israel so I
Temple Israel and Stephen
can celebrate Israel's birthday with
Dubov of Temple Beth El
mine."
promise numerous musical
The tour includes the Golan
surprises when they lead members of
Heights, with an afternoon of river
their congregations to Israel this sum-
rafting and jeep rides. The group will
mer.
visit the restored Roman city of Beit
In addition to the usual sightseeing
Shean and the ancient synagogues and
excursions, the June 28 to July 13 trip
art galleries of Safed.
offers visits to a worldwide cantors'
The next day's walking tour of
convention, three days of
Old Jerusalem encom-
concerts, and opportuni-
passes everything from
ties to hear the Oakland
the Jewish Quarter to
County cantors sing as
King David's Tower. It's
part of Israel's birthday
followed by a Kabbalat
celebration.
Shabbat dinner with
"It's a once-in-a-life-
songs.
time experience to be in
On the Sabbath,
Israel on the 50th
congregants
can attend
anniversary, to see the cel-
services in a Reform
ebration, hear the great
synagogue, visit
cantors of the world and
Jerusalem-based
travel to Jordan," said
Hebrew Union College
Orbach, who also sang
for Shabbat study and
during Israel's 25th birth-
attend
an evening con-
day bash. "There's so
Stephen Dubov:
cert
in
Liberty Bell
much happening and
The perfect setting.
Park.
being built and changed.
The next day
It's such a dynamic envi-
includes a visit to the
ronment ... from the
Jerusalem Forest to
archaeological digs with
plant trees, a stop at
things being unearthed all
the Knesset and Yad
the time to the modern
Vashem
and an evening
construction going on. It's
concert.
In the morn-
an ongoing miracle."
ing,
congregants
will
Congregants can still
travel to Masada, where
sign up for the tour,
Jewish zealots once
which begins with an
chose suicide over
overnight flight to Israel
Roman persecution.
and a stay in Tel Aviv.
Then
comes leisure
"Anyone there will
time
in
the unsinkable
have the opportunity to
waters
of
the Dead Sea
have a bar or bat mitzvah,
and a concert at Mt.
Harold Orbach:
adult or child," said
Herzl.
25th and 50th.
Dubov, whose son, Ariel,
Day 10 of the jour-
was born in Israel. 'And
ney calls for an archae-
we'll be happy to do it.
ological dig at Tel Maresha at Beit
It's the perfect setting."
Guvrin followed by a banquet. The
The sightseeing portion begins in
group
will then cross the Allenby Bridge
Caesarea, with visits to the ancient
into
Jordan
for a visit to Jerash and the
aqueduct, Roman theater and excava-
Elliptical Forum, the Street of
tion sites. Then it's off to Israel's main
Columns, the Temple of Artemis and
port of Haifa, followed by stops at the
Nymphaneum and the Roman theaters.
Bahai World Center, the Persian Gar-
The next day's tour of Amman
dens and the Crusader city of Akko. A
includes stops at the Citadel, the
walk through the sea-carved passages of
Roman Theatre and bazaars and a drive
the underground grottos of Rosh
to Mount Nebo, where Moses viewed
Hanikra leads the group to Tiberias.
the
Promised Land. The steep roads
An evening dinner cruise on the
through the Wadi al Mujab lead to the
Kinneret includes entertainment by
Christian village of Madeba and an
Marci Shulman of Orchard Lake, who
ancient mosaic map of the Holy Land.
often takes to the pulpit at Temples
Also on the agenda are the Crusader
Beth El, Israel and Kol Ami. The can-
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Special to The Jewish News
Live and work on a kibbutz alongside
Israelis. Tour the sites of historical
and modern Israel.
FOR AGES 18-28:
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(June 7-July 31)
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