See the Land.
Understand the Book.
Love the People.

Join us in our 2027 trip to Israel!

  • Gerad Hall serves with Moody Bible Institute as a Stewardship Representative and the Director of the Alumni Association Coaching Initiative. He serves on the board of directors for Life in Messiah. He provides itinerant preaching and leadership coaching throughout the Midwest. You can join him on a tour of Israel or of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum at the University of Chicago He completed his undergrad at Moody Bible Institute and his masters at Moody Theological Seminary. His wife, Melissa, and he have three sons, Blaise, Hudson, and Steele. In his free time he enjoys coaching 8th grade basketball.

  • Levi Hazen is the Executive Director of Life in Messiah, International. Originally established in 1887 as the Chicago Hebrew Mission, Life in Messiah diligently works to bring the gospel to the Jewish people and educate Christians about the Jewish roots of our faith and God’s ongoing plans for Israel. Levi is the host of The TŌV Podcast, a teaching ministry that brings a biblical view of Israel, eschatology, and ministry to Jewish people. He is also the author of God Israel and Bible Prophecy, a book that provides readers with a deeper understanding and greater appreciation of what God has in store for Israel and the nations.

Join Bible teachers Levi Hazen and Gerad Hall, who will help connect the history, geography, archaeology, and Jewish context of the land to the Bible, along with David Westlund, a licensed Israeli tour guide. This will be more than just a journey to biblical sites. Along the way, you’ll also experience the land through Life in Messiah’s mission of sharing God’s heart for the Jewish people.

May 1 - 14, 2027.

  • (Depart U.S. on April 30th)
    May 1 - Arrival in Israel. Optional walking tour of Tel Aviv
    May 2 - Walking tour of Jaffa, Caesarea Maritima
    May 3 - Mt. Carmel, Megiddo, Nazareth
    May 4 - Tel Dan, Caesarea Phillipi, Golan Heights
    May 5 - Korazim, Capernaum, Mount of Beatitutes, Magdala
    May 6 - Mt. Arbel, Jezreel Valley, Beit She’an
    May 7 - Jordan River, Qumran, En Gedi
    May 8 - Masada, Arad, Be’er Sheva
    May 9 - Tel Lachish, Beit Guvrin, Valley of Elah
    May 10 - Bethlehem, Old City of Jerusalem
    May 11 - Full day in Jerusalem
    May 12 - Full day in Jerusalem
    May 13 - Yad Vashem & Israel Museum
    May 14 - Fly Home

If Israel has been on your heart, consider joining Life in Messiah for this unforgettable journey together.

Experience the sites, sounds and tastes of Israel. Connect Scripture with its historical, cultural, geographical, and Jewish context. Encounter Israel as more than biblical sites and grow in your understanding of, and love for, the Jewish people.

During this study tour, you will walk through the places where the biblical story unfolded and see familiar passages move from black and white into vivid color.

Registration closes December 31, 2026.

The trip price is $4,500 per person based on double occupancy, with a $1,805 single-room supplement. The trip is limited to one bus.

The $4,500 includes:

  • Hotels

  • Breakfast and dinner

  • Bus transportation throughout Israel

  • Licensed tour guide

  • Entrance fees to scheduled sites and activities

  • Tips for the guide, driver, hotel, and restaurant staff

  • A personal listening system so participants can clearly hear the guide and Bible teacher throughout the tour

Trip cost does NOT include:

  • Airfare

  • Israel Visa (ETA-IL) (less than $10)

  • Lunches

  • Souvenirs/personal expenses

  • Travel insurance

To secure your seat, you must register and submit a $250 non-refundable deposit. Once the bus is filled, we will start a waitlist. The remaining balance will be due by February 1st, 2027.

If you want to join us in this amazing journey to Israel 2027, please complete the form below. Israel is a click away!

Ways to Pay

 Giving by Check

If you would like to send a check (or a bank check), please make it payable to Life in Messiah and mail it to:
Life in Messiah
PO Box 5470
Lansing, IL 60438

Please, add the note “Israel Trip 2027” with the check.

Giving by Credit Card

Please call during business hours to pay by credit card. A 4% processing fee applies:
$260 deposit.

708-418-0020

Call between 8:30am-3:00pm CST.

Any Questions?

You can send them to israeltrips@lifeinmessiah.org