Most of today was spent in the air. Our 10-hour flight left JFK just after 11pm last night, and we arrived in Tel Aviv at 5pm today. The flight was relatively uneventful, and I was even able to get a little sleep (Don’t think my flight buddy, Sara, got much sleep at all).
Our group left the hotel in Miami around noon for the airport. We were able to work with American to split the group and get earlier flights so that our connection in JFK would not be as tight as originally rescheduled last night.
Today begins my first trip to another continent. I’ve been so excited to go to Israel since my dad told us we could come about a year ago. Today, we traveled to Miami, and we are hopefully going to be able to board a plane to Tel Aviv.
Today, our whole family begins our long-awaited trip to Israel. I love visiting this country and am looking forward to sharing this journey with Olivia, Kate, and Sara. This time, I’m one of the co-leaders of the group, along with Bruce Zupa, who has been to Israel six previous times. With us are 24 other pilgrims, many of whom are making their first trip to the Holy Lands.
PDF copies of the Slides and Notes from the preparation classes for our group going to Israel in May & June 2022
Lesson 01 – Introduction, Israel Overview, Caesarea Maritima, Tel Megiddo (February 15, 2022)
Lesson 03 – Sea of Galilee, Zippori, Jordan River, Beth-Shean, Qumran (March 8, 2022)
Lesson 04 – En-Gedi, Masada, The Dead Sea, Be’er Sheba, Valley of Elah (March 29, 2022)
Lesson 07 – Herodium, Shepherd’s Field, Israel Timeline (May 10, 2022)