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December 4

How Israel stands today

Witness the Israel Defense Forces, a masterful blend of precision, innovation, and unbreakable spirit, as they safeguard Israel with the quiet heroism that has defined a nation's survival.

  • 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM Enjoy an Israeli breakfast at your Hotel.

  • 8 AM Leave on the Slate / Navy Blue 11 Tour Bus in front of the hotel and drive to Mt. Hertzel

  • 9:30 AM Join the opening event at Mt. Hertzel Military Cemetary which will include remarks from the President and IDF Chief of staff.

  • 10:00 AM Walk through the Memorial hall

  • 11:00 AM Depart from Mt. Hertzel and drive to Atarot Border Police military base.

  • 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM Visit border police base and enjoy lunch.

  • 3:00 PM Drive to Jerusalem

  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Join our Sunset Event at the Southern Steps of the Temple Mount—where the stones where Jesus stepped.

  • 5:00 PM Prayer and Worship by the Kotel Chief Rabbi and Cantor. Pray at the Western Wall and touch the stones that made disciples marvel.

  • 6:45 PM Enjoy dinner at Between the Arches Restaurant.

  • 8:10 PM - 9:30 PM Visit the Western Wall tunnels and step back into history.

  • Rest for the evening at Dan Panorama Hotel

Meditate Scriptures

  • A song of ascents.

    1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
        where does my help come from?
    2 My help comes from the Lord,
        the Maker of heaven and earth.

    3 He will not let your foot slip—
        he who watches over you will not slumber;
    4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
        will neither slumber nor sleep.

    5 The Lord watches over you—
        the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
    6 the sun will not harm you by day,
        nor the moon by night.

    7 The Lord will keep you from all harm—
        he will watch over your life;
    8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going
        both now and forevermore.

  • A song of ascents. Of David.

    1 I rejoiced with those who said to me,
        “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
    2 Our feet are standing
        in your gates, Jerusalem.

    3 Jerusalem is built like a city
        that is closely compacted together.
    4 That is where the tribes go up—
        the tribes of the Lord—
    to praise the name of the Lord
        according to the statute given to Israel.
    5 There stand the thrones for judgment,
        the thrones of the house of David.

    6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
        “May those who love you be secure.
    7 May there be peace within your walls
        and security within your citadels.”
    8 For the sake of my family and friends,
        I will say, “Peace be within you.”
    9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
        I will seek your prosperity.

  • 1 Praise the Lord.[a]

    How good it is to sing praises to our God,
        how pleasant and fitting to praise him!

    2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
        he gathers the exiles of Israel.
    3 He heals the brokenhearted
        and binds up their wounds.
    4 He determines the number of the stars
        and calls them each by name.
    5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
        his understanding has no limit.
    6 The Lord sustains the humble
        but casts the wicked to the ground.

    7 Sing to the Lord with grateful praise;
        make music to our God on the harp.

    8 He covers the sky with clouds;
        he supplies the earth with rain
        and makes grass grow on the hills.
    9 He provides food for the cattle
        and for the young ravens when they call.

    10 His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,
        nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
    11 the Lord delights in those who fear him,
        who put their hope in his unfailing love.

    12 Extol the Lord, Jerusalem;
        praise your God, Zion.

    13 He strengthens the bars of your gates
        and blesses your people within you.
    14 He grants peace to your borders
        and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.

    15 He sends his command to the earth;
        his word runs swiftly.
    16 He spreads the snow like wool
        and scatters the frost like ashes.
    17 He hurls down his hail like pebbles.
        Who can withstand his icy blast?
    18 He sends his word and melts them;
        he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.

    19 He has revealed his word to Jacob,
        his laws and decrees to Israel.
    20 He has done this for no other nation;
        they do not know his laws.[b]

    Praise the Lord.

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