Events Calendar

Chol Hamoed Succoth visit to Barkan winery, followed by lunch at Shvil Ezim, kosher dairy restaurant on Moshav Tal Shachar, 10 minutes drive away.

Booking in advance, by 13th September, is essential.

To reach Barkan Winery, drive through the vineyards via the entrance to Bet Herzl and the Hulda Forest on Route 411

We will meet in the lobby of the Visitors Centre at 10:45 on Sunday, 22^nd September 2013. The tour will start at 11:00 and lasts about 1½ hours

Includes full board, half-day trip to Dolphin Reef and half-day trip to Hai Bar Reserve and visit to goat farm with cheese-making workshop.

Come and discover Old Gedera on a fascinating walking tour led by Barry Levinson followed by a meal in the delightful Bereshit restaurant (optional).

Booking essential as numbers are limited.

A guided tour of the Museum of the Philistines in Ashdod.

The exhibition has recently been updated and new technology installed.

It should be a fascinating morning.

Booking essential.

HOB National is organising a Chol Hamoed Succot Picnic. The venue will be Neot Kedumim Park (www.neot-kedumim.org.il/) which is located between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and has over 600 acres (2,500 dunams).

We will have our own private English speaking guide to make the visit enjoyable and informative for all. Among other things we will be able to check out the various succah styles at the life-sized succah exhibition and walk through the gardens of the Four Species Everywhere we go we will be able to experience the sights and smells of the plants and get to understand their relevance to the history of the Jewish People and the Land of Israel.

During Succot cars are not permitted in the park but coaches with guides are. We are planning to hire a coach or two which would travel from Zichron Yaakov, Netanya, Raanana, Petah Tikva and Tel Aviv. It will also be possible for those who wish to make their own way there and join the coach at the park. We are expecting a large number of people from all over Israel to this event, so in order to ensure that there is room for everyone who wants to come we have decided to make this a pre-paid event. If you are interested please register NOW as places must be booked and paid for by 11th October.

At each point of interest in the park we will get off the coach in order to experience the sights, smells and sounds to the full. At some stops there is a small amount of easy walking in order to appreciate the park properly.

This will be a full day event and we have allowed time in the schedule for a bring-your-own-from-home picnic lunch. There will also be time during the afternoon to enjoy the many special activities that the park organizes over Succot. We have made an effort to keep costs to a minimum: 120 shekels per person for coach, entrance & guide while those joining the coach at the park will pay 80 shekels per person which includes entrance & guide.

Please contact your local chairman or Nadia for payment details.

Bookings should be made by 9th October

This promises to be a most interesting and sociable event. It would be wonderful to fill two coaches and double the fun of the day.

David Miller

JACKIES HOB HOLIDAY TO EILAT 6th to 10th November.  At the Laguna Hotel Eilat – All-inclusive Full Board including Afternoon Tea. Only 1900 NIS per person sharing double room, please note payment can be made with three post-dated cheques. Visits include a Talitot and Judaica factory, weather permitting a 1/2 day boat trip and a visit to the botanical gardens. Call 050 744 7411 for further information and reservations.

This trip is in the planning stage. Please let Jackie know if you are interested.

We are hoping to have a half-day tiyul to the Yvel Jewellery Design Centre in Ramat Moza near Jerusalem. They specialise in jewellery made with pearls, emeralds, sapphires and naturallycoloured diamonds. Please let Jackie know if you are interested, this would not be a commitment.