One-Month Continuing Education Program Date Day Time Activity Guide/Lecturer/ Location / Notes Tantur Staff July
Please note all events are subject to change as circumstances arise 4 Wed 8:30-12:00 Tan-Tour Orientation Tantur Staff Bethlehem Room 13:00-17:00 Excursion: Jerusalem Horizon Tour Jared Goldfarb 19:00-20:30 Presentation of Program and Frederic Masson Bethlehem Room Group Introductions Allison Wattenbarger 5 Thurs 8:00-12:00 Excursion: City of David and Southern Jared Goldfarb Steps 14:00-16:00 Lecture: Biblical Geography Dr. Paul Wright Chapel Seminar Room 6 Fri 9:30-12:00 Lecture: Ancient and Modern Judaism Dr. Debbie Weissman Chapel Seminar Room 13:30-15:30 Lecture: Jewish Feasts/The Sabbath Dr. Debbie Weissman Chapel Seminar Room Dpt. 18:15 Kabbalat Shabbat Service Kehillat Yedidya 20:30 Shabbat Dinner Raanan Mallek Dining Room 7 Sat 8:00-16:30 Excursion: Bethlehem - Herodian, Kamal Mukarker Bring headphones, Shepherd's Field, Church of the Nativity, no shorts Old City of Bethlehem
8 Sun Dpt. 9:15 Mass at the Syriac Catholic Church Frederic Masson Free Afternoon 19:00 Movie Night: Ushpizin Reading Room 9 Mon 10:00-12:00 Lecture: Reading Our Bible in the Land Fr. Dr. David Neuhaus Chapel Seminar of the Bible Today, Part 1 Room, bring Bible 14:00-16:00 Lecture: Reading Our Bible in the Land Fr. Dr. David Neuhaus Chapel Seminar of the Bible Today, Part 2 Room, bring Bible 10 Tue 8:00-16:00 Excursion: Old City of Jerusalem - Hana Bendcowsky Bring headphones, Christian and Jewish Quarters no shorts 19:00-20:30 Tuesdays at Tantur - The Finding of the Dr. Robin Jensen Chapel Seminar Cross in Jerusalem: History & Art Room 11 Wed 7:45-16:00 Excursion: Desert Monasticism: St. Dan Koski Long skirts & George's Monastery & Wadi Qelt/Mount trousers, scarf for of Temptation; Jericho; Baptismal Site women 19:00 Traditional Arabic Music Concert Outdoor Garden 12 Thurs 7:45-11:00 Excursion: Haram al-Sharif - Al Aqsa Yousef Natshe No shorts; long Mosque, Dome of the Rock skirts & sleeves & hijab for women 11:00-16:00 Excursion: Islamic Tour of Jerusalem Hisham Khatib 13 Fri 9:00-11:00 Lecture: Introduction to Islam Dr. Mustapha Abu Chapel Seminar Sway Room 14:00-16:00 Lecture: Life of Muhammad Dr. Mustapha Abu Chapel Seminar Sway Room 19:00-20:30 Presentation of the Week & Debrief Frederic Masson Bethlehem Room Allison Wattenbarger 14 Sat Dpt. 5:45 Mass in Holy Tomb (6:30) No shorts Free Day 15 Sun Free Day
16 Mon Dpt: 7:30 Galilee Excursion: Caesarea Maritima, Ghada Boulos Stella Maris (Mt Carmel) Sisters of Nazareth 17 Tue Galilee Excursion: Churches of Ghada Boulos Annunciation (Latin and Greek, time permitting), St. Joseph's, Synagogue Church, Sepphoris Sisters of Nazareth 18 Wed 7:00 Mass at the Basilica of the Annunciation Galilee Excursion: Mt. of Beatitudes, Ghada Boulos Tabgha, Capernaum, Primacy of St. Peter, Boat Ride on the Sea of Galilee, Ancient Boat Pilgerhaus 19 Thurs Galilee: Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi Ghada Boulos (Banias); Golan Heights (Syrian border); Druze Lunch Pilgerhaus 20 Fri Galilee Excursion: Mt. Tabor (Mass in Ghada Boulos Moses Chapel at 10:00), Kafar Kama (Circassian village), back to Jerusalem Rtn: 16:00 Return to Tantur 21 Sat Free Day
22 Sun Free Day 19:00-20:30 Presentation of the Week & Debrief Frederic Masson Bethlehem Room Allison Wattenbarger 23 Mon 9:00-11:00 Lecture: History of the Conflict Dr. Asher Kaufman Chapel Seminar Room 14:00-16:00 Lecture: Zionism Dr. Debbie Weissman Chapel Seminar Room; bring Bible 24 Tue 8:00-16:00 Dual Narrative Tour: Ein Kerem, Nebe Hussam Jubran Shalom/Wahat al Salaam, Ramat Rachel Yuval Ben-Ami
25 Wed 8:00-16:00 Dual Narrative Tour: Gush Etzion, Hussam Jubran Hebron, Tent of Nations Yuval Ben-Ami
26 Thurs 9:00-11:00 Lecture: Palestinian Liberation Theology Dr. Munther Isaac Chapel Seminar Room 14:00-16:00 Lecture: Towards the Land I Will Show Fr. Dr. David Neuhaus Chapel Seminar You Room; bring Bible dpt. 18:15 Praying Together in Jerusalem 27 Fri 7:20-12:30 Excursion: Mount of Olives - Bethphage Fr. Russ McDougall (mass), Chapel/Mosque of the Ascension, Pater Noster, Gethsemane 19:00-20:30 Christian-Muslim Relations Stephanie Saldana Chapel Seminar Frederic Masson Room 28 Sat 9:00-12:00 Palestinian Cooking Class: maqloubeh, Issa Abu George Kitchen salads, and traditional dessert 19:00-20:30 Movie Night: Of Gods and Men Bethlehem Room 29 Sun 8:30-16:00 Silent Retreat Frederic Masson Bethlehem Room
30 Mon 9:00-11:00 Lecture: The Perception of the Other in Dr. Marcie Lenk Chapel Seminar Jewish-Christian Dialogue Room 14:00-16:00 Lecture: Anwar's Mandarin Stephanie Saldana Chapel Seminar Room 19:00 Debrief & Farewell Party Game Room 31 Tue 8:00-12:30 Excursion: Emmaus Nicopolis Frederic Masson