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Taglit-Birthright Israel: Hillel trip
Bus 717
January 8-17, 2008
Tuesday January 8 – Getting Started
Morning Arrive in Israel; welcome at airport
Drive to Jerusalem
Shehecheyanu ceremony celebrating group's arrival to Israel at Haas promenade offering spectacular panoramic view of new and old Jerusalem
Group program, orientation, icebreakers and light snack
Drive to Old City
Begin tour of the Jewish Quarter
Afternoon Lunch on own in the Jewish Quarter
Visit to the Davidson Visitors Center and the Southern Wall Excavations
Check in to hotel
Evening Dinner at hotel
Overnight Kedem Towers Hotel, Jerusalem
Wednesday January 9 - Memory and Continuity
Morning Breakfast at hotel
Visit Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum
Afternoon Lunch at Yad Vashem Cafeteria
Conversation: My Relationship with Jewish Memory
Visit Jerusalem neighborhood of Nachlaot
Free time on Ben Yehuda Street
Evening Dinner at local restaurant
Overnight Kedem Towers Hotel, Jerusalem
Thursday January 10 – Jerusalem & South
Morning Breakfast at hotel
Meet with Abraham Infeld, President Emeritus of Hillel
Participate in Tsedek project in Jerusalem
Visit military national cemetery on Mt Herzl and museum
Afternoon Lunch on own
Drive south
Go on camel ride and learn about Bedouin culture
Evening Bedouin-style dinner
Conversation: Spirituality - Wrestling with G-D
Overnight Kfar Hanokdim Bedouin Tourist Camp
Friday January 11 - Masada
Morning Ascend Masada on foot via Roman ramp
Tour Masada
Descend Masada via Snake Path
Breakfast at Masada Youth Hostel
Swim in the Dead Sea
Afternoon Lunch at Ein-Gedi Youth Hostel
Drive to Nachsholim
Check in at hotel; prepare for Shabbat
Evening Shabbat dinner at hotel
Shabbat workshops
Oneg Shabbat
Overnight Nachsholim Hotel
Saturday January 12 – Shabbat
Morning Breakfast at hotel
Optional morning prayers
Afternoon Lunch at hotel
Guest speaker providing update on current events in Israel
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony
Havdalah
Evening Drive to Zichron Ya'akov
Guided tour of Zichron Ya'akov
Free time and dinner on own on pedestrian promenade
Overnight Nachsholim Hotel
Sunday January 13 – Along the Coast
Morning Breakfast; check out of hotel
Drive to Haifa; begin mifgash with Israeli soldiers
Overview from the Bahai Gardens
Drive to the Druze village of Usifiyya
Druze hospitality and short program on community in Israel today
Afternoon Druze-style lunch
Drive to ancient port of Caesarea including new audio-visual presentation
Drive to Kibbutz Shfayim
Dinner at hotel
Conversation: Special and Normal
Overnight Kibbutz Shfayim Hotel
Monday January 14 – Tel Aviv
Morning Breakfast
Drive to Tel Aviv
Cultural event - Improcess dance workshop
Afternoon Lunch
Visit Independence Hall, where David Ben Gurion declared the establishment of the state of Israel
Visit Rabin Square where Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin was assassinated by a Jewish fanatic on November 4, 1995
Evening Tour of Jaffa
Dinner on own
Overnight Kibbutz Shfayim Hotel
Tuesday January 15 – Heading North
Morning Breakfast; check out of hotel
Drive to Beit Shearim, 2nd century CE Jewish center; visit site and tour fascinating catacombs
Afternoon Lunch on own
Drive to Mt Arbel for view of area
Visit Kinneret Cemetery to learn about the dreams and difficulties faced by the early Zionist pioneers
Drive to kibbutz Guest house
Evening Dinner at guest house
Conversation: How I relate to Israel – How Israel relates to me
Overnight Kibbutz Ein Gev Guest House
Wednesday January 16 – The Galilee
Morning Breakfast;
Drive to Safed, center of Kabbala; explore the winding streets and picturesque alleys of historic sites and synagogues
Visit local art gallery in Safed; meet with artist who explains Kabbala through his art
Afternoon Lunch on own
Biking and guided tour Hula Lake, temporary home of migrating birds
Visit Teva Naot – outlet shop of Kibbutz Naot Mordechai.
Evening Drive to Hamat Gader Hot Springs
BBQ dinner at Hamat Gader
Overnight Kibbutz Ein Gev Guest House
Thursday January 17 – The Golan Heights
Morning Breakfast at hotel and check out of hotel
Drive to Mitzpe Ofir for panoramic view of Kinneret and Galilee
Tour in Golan Heights including film "Oz 77" on Yom Kippur War
Drive to Mt. Bental overlooking site of decisive tank battle during '73 War
Afternoon Lunch on own en route
Final discussion summarizing trip
Evening Farewell dinner at local restaurant in Afula
Drive to airport
Hotel, Kedem Towers Jerusalem Tel: 972-2-6558888 Fax: 972-2-6525521
Kfar HaNokdim Tel: 972-8-9950097 Fax: 972-8-9957326
Hotel Nachsholim Tel: 972-4-6399533 Fax: 972-4-6397614
Hotel Shfayim Tel: 972-9-9595595 Fax: 972-9-9595555
Ein Gev Guest House Tel: 972-4-6659800 Fax: 972-4-6659818
קרית מוריה, רח' העסקן 3 , ת.ד. 92, ירושלים 91000
Kiryat Moriah, 3 Haaskan St., P.O.B. 92, Jerusalem
טלפון 02-6216474Tel , פקס 02-6216588 Fax
Email: nimrods@ jazo.org.il
Mike and Suza at the Airport.
Joelle and Adam after landing in Tel Aviv
Not one, but TWO rainbows greet us as we leave the airport.
