Friday, January 4, 2008





החוויה הישראלית - שירותי תיירות חינוכית בע"מ

The Israel Experience – Educational Tourism Services Ltd.

משלחות ופרוייקטים

Missions & Projects



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

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