The advancement of learning is the highest commandment - Maimonides
WSJL's 2005/2006 Chanukah Trip to Israel
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The first day - the WSJL group arrived from Milwaukee at midnight on December 22, 2005 and went directly to the Western Wall.
12/23/05 - On our first full day in Israel, we saw the the Temple area excavations and visited the Cardo in the Old City of Jerusalem.
12/25/05 - We went to Tel Aviv and toured several sites related to modern Israeli history. In Founders Hall (Independence Hall) we listened to a recording of the 1948 United Nations vote for independence. We celebrated the 1st night of Chanukah in a Yemenite restaurant in Tel Aviv.
12/26/05 - Chanukah Past and Present: A visit to Modi'in and the Na'ot Kedumim Biblical Nature Reserve
We spent an evening wandering around Mahane Yehuda, an active open-air market in Jerusalem.
12/27/05 - Archeological Dig at Bet Guvrin and Chanukah Party in Jerusalem. The party, on the 3rd night of Chanukah, was hosted by WSJL for Milwaukeeans living in Israel.
12/28/05 - A Day of Learning: We studied at Melitz and visited Yad Vashem.
12/29/05 - We then headed north to Tzippori and Safed.
After spending the day at the synagogues and artists colony of Safed, we celebrated the fifth night of Chanukah at Kibbutz Lavi.
12/30/05 - We left beautiful Lavi and went on to volunteer at Beit Talia, which is in Tiberius and part of the Partnership 2K program.
Tiberius, Milwaukee's P2K partner city on the Kinneret
January 1, 2006 - Exploring the Desert: A visit to Masada and Ein Gedi
Bedouin Hospitality and Music in the Desert on the 8th night of Chanukah
