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YOUR NEW YEAR!
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Celebrate the New Year with the promise of exciting, new opportunities
at The Bridges at Warwick. Come preview our celebrated lifestyle and
see all that awaits at Bucks County’s newest senior community-offering
supportive living and comprehensive memory care.

CAREGIVING: HOW IT AFFECTS YOUR LIFE
Tuesday, January 19 | Noon
Event will be held at the Warwick Township Building in Jamison.

Call today to RSVP . 215.490.9785
www.thebridgesatwarwick.com 1600 Almshouse Road | Jamison, PA 18929
Name: Morse Tours Experience Israel with
Margaret Morse Tours
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2016 DATES
2016 Adults Only Tours
Family – Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tours
16 days including 2 nights in Eilat
THE ULTIMATE FAMILY EXPERIENCE!
GUARANTEED TO BE THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME!
March 29-April 13
May 10-25
September 13-28
October 25-November 9
November 8-23
All 16 Days Include:
• Deluxe 5 Star Well
Located Hotels
• Fabulous Breakfasts
Daily and Most Dinners
• Exciting Comprehensive Itinerary
• Expert Licensed Guides
and Drivers – Israel’s Best
• Wonderful Evening Entertainment
• Surprise Extras and MORE!
RE-VISITORS TOUR
May 10-22 • October 25-November 6
See Tours, Page 28
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Op Nostalgic for Junior Year Abroad? The
classic Israel tour is uniquely conducive to
friendships that endure after the plane lands
at Newark. That’s because minutes into the
welcome dinner, travelers are playing a game
their guides call Jewish Geography — swap-
ping stories of Brooklyn childhoods and ex-
claiming over mutual acquaintances in
Michigan. For tour devotees, what you sac-
rifice in flexibility and independence, you
more than gain in hassle-free roaming and
conviviality. Friendships are forged over
camel rides and hummus; couples broaden
their social circle, while solo visitors find
companionship (though the single supple-
ment is still common.)
Most excursions cover the essentials:
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, Masa-
da, Haifa, the Sea of Galilee, the Golan
Heights and maybe Caesarea. Still, as
times have changed, so have the trips. Itin-
eraries have grown more adventurous, in-
corporating culturally immersive activities
like home-based Shabbat and newer at-
tractions like Abraham’s Tent at Genesis
Land. “And over the years, hotel quality
has improved — from four to five stars,
which in Israel is a big step up,” said
Michael Morse, a third generation mem-
ber of the family behind Margaret Morse
Tours, a Florida-based company that has
specialized in Israel for 35 years. “The
Jewish traveler from the U.S. prefers
something better.”
Morse offers more than a half-dozen
adults-only departures in spring and fall,
the most pleasant seasons in Israel, with
13- and 16-day programs from $3,999 to
$4,399 per person, not including airfare.

Groups are large — an average of 60-90
people, spread over two to three buses with
lots of empty seats for comfort — and sev-
eral departures are geared specifically for
second-timers. At Gil Travel Tours, another Holy Land
specialist, 12-day trips for ages 55+ sell out
as fast as Susan Blum schedules them. The
average age is late 60s, though Blum has
had energetic guests in their 80s and 90s;
with 15 to 20 people, groups are large
enough to keep dinner conversation lively
but small enough to warrant spontaneous
additions to the schedule. “If we have a real
shopping crowd, we can make sure to do
that,” Blum explained, ticking off the ad-
vantages of a Gil senior tour: “They’re all
the same age. There’s no kids on the trip.

We go when it’s not too hot. We become a
family.” Another benefit: the price, $4,900
per person, includes airfare and nearly
everything else.

ALL NEW Sites – Experiences – Memories
THE GOOD LIFE
March 16-27 .................. 12 days
June 14-26 .................... 13 days
June 14-29 .................... 16 days
June 28-July 10 ............ 13 days
June 28-July 13 ............ 16 days
July 12-24 ..................... 13 days
July 12-27 ..................... 16 days
July 26-August 7 ........... 13 days
July 26- August 10 ........ 16 days
August 16-28 ................ 13 days
August 16-31 ................ 16 days
Dec. 24-Jan. 4, 2017 ..... 12 days
Celebrant Goes Totally Free*
Free Tour Includes:
• Ceremony on Masada & Rabbi’s services
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah Celebration Party
• Archeological hands-on dig • Kayaking • Camel rides
• Jeeps • Snorkeling • Hiking • Gifts • And more!
Browse Photos, Order Brochures, Register Now!
Call 800.327.3191 \ 954.458.2021
or Email: info@margaretmorsetours.com
www.margaretmorsetours.com *Restrictions apply.

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