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Day October 2016 – October 2017
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.
First we will visit Tzipori. The sophisticated ancient northern city is the site of one of Israel’s most interesting archeological sites. It has wonderful mosaics that tell a story of life nearly 2,000 years ago.
The we shall visit the amazing Agamon Hula. You may have visited before but we are taking a special tour as the birds come home to roost. We will start with a tour around the lake in our bus and then board the ‘Safari Wagon’ for a very close encounter with the birds. This tour will be at dusk and they tell us it is just a splendid sight to see all the birds coming down for some rest and sleep.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9I7qlD3Gxw (Short video)
Pick-up points: Tel Aviv (7:45), Netanya South (8:15), Netanya Centre (8:30) and Zichron Ya’acov (9:15)
Price includes: licenced Guide Pamela Levene throughout the day (in English), entrance to both Tzipori and Hula, the special dusk ‘Safari wagon’ tour.
There will be a little walking involved on uneven Roman roads and some steps. Tzipori is on top of a hill and the bus will not be able to get right up close to everything.
There will be a guided tour in English.
The Igudan (the Dan Region Association of Towns for Sewage and Environmental Issues) Visitors Centre is an educational-ecological centre committed to expanding environmental education. Underground life in the Dan Region is exhibited throughout the tour. The interactive experience combines educational films, a simulation of an underground pipe and an introduction to the water cycling process.
Meet at 10:30 at the entrance to the Visitors’ Centre after you’ve parked your car.
The tour starts at 11:00 prompt and should end by about 13:00
Advance booking essential
as this event is subject to a minimum participation quota
This is at Kibbutz Nachsholim, a centre for nautical and regional culture by the ancient site of Tel Dor.
Refreshments included in cost.
Details to be announced nearer the time
Orot Rabin is a coal-fired power station situated on the coast in Hadera. It is owned and operated by the Israel Electric Corporation. It has been operating since 1981. It is now Israel’s largest power station.
The Israel Guide Dog Centre is on Moshav Bet Oved.
The center is a member of the International Guide Dog Federation and is considered a pioneer in new innovative training methods. It is the only certified guide dog school in the Middle East. At two months the puppies are given to puppy raisers who raise them with love and dedication and expose them to the environment. At the age of one year the dogs return to the center, where they undergo six months of training during which they learn to avoid obstacles, stop at every curb, travel on public transport, and other necessary skills. Only the best dogs complete the training course, and are then paired with a blind person.
Join us for a visit to see the dogs and the work they do at the Centre.