November
2009
Day
Trips
I
I
An
Insider’s
View
of
the
Security
Apparatus
of
Yehuda
and
Shomron
Trip
Details
Wednesday,
November
25
Get
into
the
Chanukah
spirit
by
revisiting
the
site
of
the
Maccabean
battles
in
Beit
Horon.
Meet
Yehudit
Tayar,
world-renown
YESHA
spokeswoman
and
take
a
tour
inside
and
get
an
in
depth
perspective
of
the
“security
wall”.
Take
part
in
an
exercise
with
the
Emergency
Medical
First-
Responders.
I
Travel
to
the
endangered
community
of
Haresha.
Meet
Zimra
Schlessinger
and
learn
about
the
legal
battle
being
waged
in
the
courts
to
save
this
12
year
old
community.
From
this
vista
we
will
understand
the
strategic
importance
of
this
and
many
other
communities
in
Judea
and
Samaria
as
we
look
down
on
to
Tel
Aviv
and
Ben
Gurion
Airport.
I
Enjoy
lunch
in
the
once
ancient
and
now
modern
Yishuv
of
Shilo.
I
Take
a
guided
tour
of
the
First
Response
Training
Center
inside
Shilo
with
Avigdor
Shatz,
Director
of
Security
for
the
Binyamin
Region.
We
will
be
debriefed
regarding
recent
terror
attacks
in
the
area
and
how
the
Rapid
“civilian”
Response
Teams
play
an
integral
role
in
the
successful
fight
against
terror.
Witness
a
Rapid
Response
Team
Exercise.
I
Meet
the
pioneers
on
the
hilltops
of
Kida
and
Adei
Ad
and
learn
about
the
unique
security
situation
facing
the
smaller
communities
of
the
region.
Receive
a
personal
view
of
the
terror
situation
from
a
victim
of
a
recent
terror
attack.
I
Begin
the
way
back
to
Jerusalem
with
a
stop
in
the
outpost
community
of
Migron.
I
End
the
day
with
the
award
winning
wines
of
the
Psagot
Winery
and
meet
its
vintner,
Yaacov
Berg.
Monday,
November
30
Visit
Kever
Rachel
(Rachel’s
Tomb),
where
Jews
from
around
the
world
beseech
our
Mother
Rachel’s
intercession.
I
Travel
down
south
to
Sussia
and
Maon
and
meet
with
Dani
Kapach,
Director
of
Security
for
the
South
Hevron
Region.
Hear
an
in
depth
debriefing
of
the
Security
situation
of
this
region
and
meet
with
the
Response
Team
Commander
for
a
deeper
understanding
of
the
responsibilities
and
equipment
these
teams
bear.
I
Lunch
in
the
field
school
in
Sussia.
I
Explore
the
holy
city
of
Hevron
and
its
young
Jewish
neighborhoods.
Pray
at
the
Me’arat
Hamachpela
and
visit
Yeshiva
Shavei
Hevron.
Take
an
inside
tour
with
Eliyau
Livman,
Director
of
Security
of
Hevron
and
learn
about
the
delicate
situation
in
which
these
heroic
people
live.
I
Meet
YESHA
spokeswoman
and
former
One
Israel
Fund
staff
member,
Eve
Harow
in
Efrat
and
visit
the
Efrat
Security
Center
where
you
will
witness
a
demonstration
of
the
importance
of
surveillance
camera
systems
for
the
yishuvim.
I
Learn
how
the
first
responders
train
for
their
difficult
task
of
keeping
their
communities
safe
from
terrorist
infiltrations
at
Caliber-3
–
the
Gush
Etzion
Training
Facility.
I
End
the
day
tasting
the
famous
wines
at
the
Gush
Etzion
Winery.
Margalit
Frydman,
an outstanding guide, will lead the tours in English
in a
bulletproof bus. Tours depart each day from Jerusalem's Inbal
Hotel
promptly at 8:30am and return at approximately 7:00 pm
Cost
including
lunch:
$75
adult;
$65
children
under
12
Itinerary
Subject
To
Change
as
Determined
by
Security
Considerations
