Hevron 

3,800 years ago Avraham Avinu made the first Jewish acquisition of land in Eretz Yisrael for his descendants. Ever since then, Mea’arat HaMachpelahas been a site of pilgrimage and prayer for the children of Avraham and Sara and the city of Hebron is waiting with open arms.  At the Kever of the Avot and Imahot of Judaism we will be embraced with kedusha and embraced by Am Yisrael.

Kever Rachel

Chazal tell us that Rachel was buried on the road by Beit Lechem so that those Jews going into exile would be consoled by the hope that her prayers guarantee our return.  In the place where Binyamin was born and Rachel died, David Hamelech and the seeds of Moshiach will sprout.  There is a special segula at Kever Rachel to daven for the Geula Shleima.

Gush Etzion Winery & Restaurant

Yehuda, the son of Yaakov received the following blessing of wine from his father:

“כִּבֵּס בַּיַּיִן לְבֻשׁוֹ, וּבְדַם-עֲנָבִים סוּתֹה.  חַכְלִילִי עֵינַיִם, מִיָּיִן; וּלְבֶן-שִׁנַּיִם, מֵחָלָב”

“…he washes his garments in wine, and his robe in the blood of grapes. His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.”  The commentaries teach that this was a prophecy of the land of Judah in which wine will be as plentiful as water springs. Shraga & Tamar z”l Rosenberg founded the Gush Etzion Winery in 2005 and it has become one of the most famous boutique wineries in Israel. 

A visit to their award winning restaurant is an enjoyable experience that can include a tour of the wine cellar as well as a tasting of their world renowned wines.

Kfar Etzion Heritage Center

The Kfar Etzion Museum is situated in Kibbutz Kfar Etzion, one of the four kibbutzim that was founded in the 1920s, on the Jerusalem – Hebron road.  In 1948 one of the bloodiest battles in Israel’s history took place on this site, ending in a massacre and the death of 240 defenders.  At the newly renovated museum we will see an interactive video experience which tells the stories of these heros ending in the memorial room over the bunker which saw the last stand of these heros.

Other Options Include:

• Herodion
• ATVs
• Arugot Farm
• Zipline
• Tzomet Institute 
• Path of the Patriarchs Route