FIELD WORKSHOP IN JERUSALEM
Dates: March 13-20, 2011.
Included in the cost of the program are 8 days - 7 nights lodging in hotel in Jerusalem, three daily meals, transfers and transportation to all program activities, all program activities, city tours, sightseeing and excursions and cultural events. Total cost: $2,428.90 (when paying by credit card) or 2,270.00 (when paying without using a credit card)
Day one: Arrival and transfer from Ben Gurion International Airport to Jerusalem Hotel. After check-in, we will have an orientation meeting followed by a "Getting to Know You- City Tour" of important sites in Jerusalem. Welcome dinner with many of our different hosts in Jerusalem, and a cultural presentation.
Day Two: After Breakfast, morning visit to central Christian sites in Jerusalem. Churches, Monasteries, Sites, etc. After Lunch: Visits to churches and monasteries for talks with Church authorities of different denominations: Latin Patriarchate, Armenian Patriarchate, Ethiopian Coptics, Greek Orthodox, Protestant, etc. After Dinner: talk with scholars on the history of Christianity in Jerusalem.
Day Three: After Breakfast, morning visit to central Islamic sites in Jerusalem. The Haram al Sharif. After Lunch. Visits to Jerusalem mosques for talks with Islamic Religious leaders from different denominations: Sunni, Shi'a, etc. After dinner, talk with scholars on the history of Islam in Jerusalem.
Day Four: After breakfast, morning visit to central Jewish sites in Jerusalem. The Wailing Wall, the old city, the Chief Rabbinate, etc.. After lunch: visits to synagogues for talks with Rabbinical Authorities from different denominations: Hasidic, Orthodox, Reforms, etc. After dinner, talk with scholars on the history of Judaism in Jerusalem.
Day Five: Tour to the Dead Sea, to the Qumran community (site of the Dead Sea Scrolls) and to the Greek Orthodox desert monastery.
Day Seven: After breakfast: Tour to the Palestinian Authority city of Bethlehem (Church of the Nativity). After lunch: visits with "the mystics" from the three Abrahamic religions: Kabbalists, Monks, Sufis, etc. After dinner: farewell Dinner with a musical and theatrical presentation.
