Educational Excursions

Educational Excursions (EE) is a collective fund & program set in motion by the Anointed, Ben Ammi, in 2003 (?) to allow young adult members of the Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem to travel each year to a select African (Edenic) country to represent the Chosen First Fruit and interact with other youth.  Under EE, every member of the CFF sets aside a monthly payment towards the collective fund.  Each year, selected members are delegated to represent the CFF on an Edenic Excursion on a rotating basis.  During such excursions, the delegates are involved in speaking engagements, radio & television interviews, meetings with other youth organizations, and educational excursions through the African-Edenic country.  The experience is richly rewarding for both the CFF delegates and the youth and populace they interact with.  The CFF delegates inevitably return home with an indelible bond to our beloved people and our richly beautiful Continent.  Strong, enduring friendships are created and hearts are eternally endeared, as the CFF sojourn Edenic Lands, shining the light from Jerusalem.  The theme of Edenic Excursions is: “Of Love for our Continent, of Glory for our Culture, of Faith in our Vision and Confidence in our Ability”.

The first CFF Edenic Excursion took place in October-November 2004, when 5 CFF were journeyed to Southern Africa.  In East London, South Africa, the delegation spoke at a Department of Education Summit on Moral Regeneration.  CFF delegates brought powerful presentations: “Moral Degeneracy – How did we get into this predicament?” by Uzziyahu HaCohen; “Morality and Manhood” – by Rofeh Elimelech; “Restoring Divinity to Femininity” – by Acote Adinah; “It Takes a Village to Raise a Child – Shared responsibility amongst the family, school and community” – by Acote Hitsilyah; and “Returning to the Old Paths as Keys to Our Future” – by Acote Ahedahlyah.

The CFF also sponsored 2 conferences in Johannesburg and Mogale City, entitled “Buyani eKhaya: African Youth Returning Home to Edenic Cultures, Morals and Spirituality”. They were interviewed on national television broadcast (SABC) and also spoke to youth in Sharpeville, a central site of the 1976 youth uprising.  In addition to their speaking and youth exchange activities, they also enjoyed educational tours of the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Mogale, Venda, and the magnificent Mosi oaTunya (“the smoke that thunders”) - aka Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.