The Matan Summer Experience: The Twelve Tribes, From Ancient Roots to Modern Israel
Week 1: The Southern and Transjordan Tribes: Sons of Leah (Reuben, Gad, Simeon, Levi, Judah)
Sunday, July 14 Monday, July 15 Tuesday, July 16 Wednesday, July 17 Thursday, July 18
8:30 - 17:30 8:45 - 10:00 Who Loves the Land? The Request of Reuven, Gad, Bnei Leah Tiyul with Reuven and Gad, Leah’s Whatever Happened to the and Half of Menashe to Stay The Cities of Leviim: Arei Rabbi Alan Haber Eldest Sons Tribe of Shimon? on the Other Side of the Miklat Jordan We’ll visit two different -Tamar Weissman - Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig - Malka Hubscher parts of Yehuda’s vast - Rabbanit Nechama nachala: Bet Guvrin in Goldman Barash the shefela (lowlands) and Gush Etzion at the peak of the mountain range (where we will 10:15 - 11:30 King Solomon - Exemplar of Do the Nachalot of Ever R’ Kook on Yehuda: Uniting The Sceptre Shall Not experience the Kfar Yehuda Who Lost it All ha’Yarden Have Kedushat Three Groups within Israel Depart from Judah- King Etzion visitor’s center Ha’Aretz? David picks up the baton and the Lone Tree - Rabbi Shai Finkelstein - Rabbi Ari Ze’ev Schwartz monument). We’ll see - Rabbanit Surale Rosen - Deena Kahane how the territory of Yehuda has always been integral to the A Virtual Tour of Nachalot settlement and defence 11:45 - 13:00 Shevet Levi Nachalat Yehuda The Menashe Question Reuven v’Gad of the entire country. We will end the day -Tamar Weissman - Rabbi Johnny Solomon - Rabbi Alan Haber - Sarina Novick with a tour and wine ————————————— tasting at the Gush All are encouraged to bring Etzion boutique winery, lunch with you to stay after where all wines are class and meet the other made from grapes summer program grown by Jewish participants! We will farmers. introduce ourselves over lunch at 13:00