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Y O U R T O U R E D U C A T O REvery journey we offer is accompanied by a Tour Educator (TE) who

brings your itinerary to life. Some of our TE’s have decades of firsthand

experience leading people to particular places.

Your TE will provide you with an authentic understanding of the

locations you will visit, will introduce you to the locals, and will share

his/her enthusiasm and passion for the local culture. The result is a

journey that transforms your understanding of a place, connecting

you to the people and places you encounter in a way that is palpable

and unforgettable.

Our TE's are like no other: intelligent, knowledgeable, engaging and

fun. They will become an indispensable part of your experience and

some might just become lifetime friends.

JULY 3–14, 2019

FROM $3,669 LAND ONLY

HIGHLIGHTS�A journey of inspiration, education and connection�Experience Israel from ancient history to high-tech innovation�Encounter the diversity, challenges and triumphs of the nation�From Jerusalem to the desert: explore authentic Israel�Outstanding tour educators�Israel in style: superb hotel and travel arrangements�Quality service and seamless logistics

OUR TRIP

DAY ONE WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2019DEPARTURE�Depart the U.S.A.

Overnight: Flight

DAY TWO THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2019ARRIVAL �Arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport.�Welcome by our representative and assistance with arrival

formalities.�Meet your Tour Educator and depart the airport.�Transfer to the city of Tel Aviv, known as the “city that never

sleeps,” with its centers of culture, recreation and national history, great beaches and fine stores.

�Check into the hotel.�Enjoy a Middle-Eastern-style dinner in Tel Aviv's Yemenite Quarter

Maganda, with a varied menu of traditional salads and grilled meats.

�Israel 101 - beginning our Journey - Orientation and opening words with Rabbi Lewis and your tour educator.

�Return to the hotel.

Overnight: Tel Aviv

DAY THREE FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2019TEL AVIV: THE FIRST HEBREW CITY �Breakfast at the hotel.�Old City of Jaffa: Stroll through the renovated artists' colony and

the old port and ascend from the old port through the renovated alleyways to the Jaffa Overlook for an introduction to Tel Aviv at the place where it all began.

�Stroll down Rothschild Boulevard to view examples of the intriguing Bauhaus-style architecture from the 1930s. The local proliferation of the style won Tel Aviv recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage site and the nickname of ‘the White City'.

�Against The Odds - Building a State: Visit Independence Hall, where David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the State of Israel on May 14th, 1948.

�LaDa'at EthnicTasting Tour: walk through Tel Aviv's famous Levinsky Market, where you'll find a combination of foods and sweets from all over the Mediterranean and hear the unique stories of the individuals who sell them; lunch on own if still hungry!

�Wander along the Nachalat Binyamin pedestrian mall, with its bi-weekly crafts fair and eateries. Alongside is the colorful Carmel open-air market and across the way Sheinkin Street, with its hip cafés and funky chic shopping.

�Return to the hotel.�Kabbalat Shabbat services with Beit Tefilah Yisraeli at Tel Aviv Port,

including music, prayer, dance and poetry.�Festive Shabbat dinner at the hotel.

Overnight: Tel Aviv

DAY FOUR SATURDAY, JULY 6, 2019SHABBAT IN TEL AVIV �Breakfast at the hotel.�Urban Culture Tours of Tel Aviv, Combining Street Art, Language

& Graffiti: Join Niro Taub, a local resident, to explore the urban culture of the city.

�Visit the Ayalon Institute near Rehovot for an eye-opening tour of a clandestine munitions factory used during the British Mandate.

�Return to Tel Aviv and take a walking tour through colorful Neve Zedek, one of Tel Aviv's earliest neighborhoods. Today it's a cultural mecca, with many small boutiques and galleries, and the Suzanne Delal Dance, and Theater Center.

�Lunch on own and chance for ice cream tasting (on own account) at the famous Anita Ice Cream Parlor, voted as the best Ice Cream in Tel Aviv.

�Rest of the afternoon at leisure at the hotel pool or on the Tel Aviv beachfront.

�Free Evening and dinner on own in Tel Aviv, for an opportunity to:�Meander through the Old City of Jaffa.�Stroll down Rothschild Boulevard, with its many cafés and bars.�Experience Tel Aviv Port, with its restaurants and clubs.�Explore the gentrified Neve Zedek�Saunter down the Tel Aviv Beach Promenade.�Wander through the Tachana, Tel Aviv's renovated old train

station, now a center of boutiques and good food, and one of Tel Aviv's blooming hot spots.

Overnight: Tel Aviv

DAY FIVE SUNDAY, JULY 7, 2019HISTORY AND NATURE ALONG THE COAST �Breakfast at the hotel.�Check out of the hotel, depart Tel Aviv and drive north along the

coastal plain, stopping at Caesarea, one of the Land of Israel's most important cities in the Roman Period. Visit the Herodian Theater and excavations along the Mediterranean shore, concluding with the interactive audio-visual program, The Stars of Caesarea, located in the ruined 900-year-old Crusader town.

�Visit a Druze village in the Carmel Mountains for a window into the unique world of the Israeli Druze community, with home-hospitality lunch.

�Visit Akko (Acre), a UNESCO Heritage Site, for a multi-layered experience from the days of the Crusades through contemporary Israel, including guided visits to:�The restored Crusaders' Fortress.�The al-Jazzar Mosque, one of the largest and most interesting

in Israel.�The Ottoman Fortifications around the city.�The Templar Tunnel to the port of Akko.

�Drive to Rosh Hanikra, at the northern tip of Israel's Mediterranean coastline. Take a cable-car down to the beautiful sea grottoes, carved out of soft chalk cliffs by eons of wave action.

�Continue to the Upper Galilee and check into the hotel.�Dinner at hotel.

“Sabra, the Hebrew name for prickly pear cactus fruit, fruit of the nopale cactus, native to Mexico, now endemic in the Middle East.”From Wikipedia

Adults�Kibbutz Ideology and Israeli Reality in the 21st Century: Meet with

a second-generation kibbutz member.

Kids�Israeli game night at the hotel with the tour educator.

Overnight: Kibbutz Hotel, Upper Galilee

DAY SIX MONDAY, JULY 8, 2019NATURE, SECURITY AND TASTES OF THE GOLAN �Breakfast at the hotel.�Walk through the Tel Dan Nature Reserve, located on the largest

tributary of the Jordan River, and explore the ruins of the great Biblical city of Dan.

�Take a Jeep tour off-road up the Golan Heights in the footsteps of Israeli soldiers and their battles in the Six-Day War. Enjoy the beautiful natural scenery and gain an insight into the strategic complexity of the Golan.

�Lunch on own en route.�The panoramic views from Bental (overlooking the abandoned

Syrian town of Kuneitra) give sharp insights into Israel's security situation on the Golan Heights, and the enormous challenges it faced in the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

Adults�Visit the Pelter Winery, a young family boutique winery located on

the Golan Heights, including wine tasting.

Kids�Enjoy the culinary delight of a chocolate workshop at the De

Karina Chocolate Factory on Kibbutz Ein Zivan.�Enjoy rafting or kayaking down the Jordan River.�Return to the hotel.�Dinner at the hotel.

Overnight: Kibbutz Hotel, Upper Galilee

DAY SEVEN TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2019TRADITION & SPIRITUALITY �Breakfast at the hotel.�Check out of the hotel.�Explore Tsfat, a center of Jewish mysticism for hundreds of years

and a contemporary artists' colony, including:�Guided visit to the Ari, Caro or Abuhav Synagogues, each with

its great stories and mystical messages.�A stroll through the quaint Artists' Colony, shop in the galleries

and crafts shops and engage in dialogues with local artisans inspired by the messages of Kabbalah.

�A visit with a traditional Jewish scribe (“sofer stam”).�Lunch on own en route.�Drive south via Tiberias, an ancient/modern city located on the

shores of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). One of Israel's four holy Jewish cities, this is where the “Jerusalem” Talmud was codified and where Maimonides is buried.

�Visit Bio-Bee Biological Systems on Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu, leading experts in the mass production of beneficial insects and mites for agricultural purposes. There is regional cooperation in this field with Palestinians and Jordanians.

�Drive southwards to Jerusalem along the Jordan Valley, part of the enormous Syrian-African Rift.

�Welcome to Jerusalem: Enter the vibrant and colorful ancient city of Jerusalem, and experience the convergence of the old and the new.

�Stop at Mount Scopus for an overlook of the Old and New City of Jerusalem and to recite the traditional “shehechiyanu” blessing.

�Check into the hotel.�Dinner on own.

Overnight: Jerusalem

DAY EIGHT WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2019THE LAYERS OF JERUSALEM �Breakfast at the hotel.�Depart the hotel for the Old City and begin with a walk along the

Ramparts of the Old City for a look at the various communities in Jerusalem and how they live alongside each other.

�Explore the excavations at the City of David, the very core of ancient Jerusalem. View the Gihon Spring and wade through the 2,700-year-old water tunnel of King Hezekiah (optional dry exit).

�Visit the Kotel (Western Wall) and experience the special atmosphere of this holy site.

�Walk through Jerusalem's famous Old City Market (shuk) with time for lunch on own.

�Walking tour through the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, for visits to archaeological treasures and other highlights, among them:�The Cardo, the main street of Jerusalem in the 6th century.�King Hezekiah's First Temple-period “Broad Wall”.

�Hurva Square, the central square of the Jewish Quarter.

Option 1�Explore the Western Wall Tunnel, the underground continuation

of the Temple Mount's Western Wall, exposed in recent years.�Return to the hotel.

Option 2�Return to the hotel and enjoy some down time and leisure at the

swimming pool.

All�Educating for Peace & Coexistence: Dialogue with Kids4Peace

Founded in Jerusalem in 2002, Kids4Peace is a global movement of Jewish, Christian and Muslim youth, dedicated to ending the conflict and inspiring hope in divided societies around the world. Tour the Jerusalem campus and gain insight into their successes and the challenges they face.

�Free time in the Mamilla pedestrian arcade, a very contemporary shopping area with a whiff of the past, located outside the Jaffa Gate of the Old City, dinner on own.

�The Night Spectacular at the Tower of David Museum: The walls of the Citadel serve as a stage for a night-time show - a celebration of sight and sound - that depicts the story of Jerusalem.


DAY NINE THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019MEMORY & RENEWAL �Breakfast at the hotel.�Depart the hotel and drive to the Ella Valley to take part in an

archaeological dig at the Beit Guvrin Caves; prepare to get your hands dirty uncovering pottery from the Hellenistic period, 2,300 years ago, followed by a crawl through the Maresha Cave Labyrinth (crawling is optional). Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park was recently recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

�Return to Jerusalem.�Experience the sights, smells, and tastes of Jerusalem while

walking through the Machaneh Yehuda open air market, with lunch on own.

�Tree planting at the Jerusalem Bird Observatory, and an insight into the urban wildlife of Jerusalem.

Adults and kids over 10 years old�Visit the Yad Vashem complex, the Jewish National Memorial to

the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, including:�The Avenue of the Righteous�The Historical Museum�The Children's Memorial�A concluding Memorial Service

Kids under 10 years old with an adult�Visit the Biblical Zoo, a beautifully landscaped habitat with a

special focus on preserving Biblical fauna, geared to children of all ages (2-80).

�Return to the hotel.

Adults�Parent's night out! The Labyrinth of Israeli Politics: Dialogue with

Reuven Hazan of the Political Science Department at Hebrew University.

�Dine around Jerusalem - enjoy the various culinary choices Jerusalem has to offer (on own account; Da'at will make the reservations).

Kids�Kids' pizza party at the hotel with the youth counselor.


DAY TEN FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019INTO THE DESERT, MASADA & THE DEAD SEA �Early breakfast at the hotel.�Descend to the Dead Sea Basin, stopping for a chance for a photo-

op on�Ascend by cable car to Masada, Herod's mountain palace and

the site of the Jewish Zealots' last stand against the Roman Legionnaires; discuss Masada's role as a symbol of Jewish defense and its current significance in modern Israel.

�Lunch on own.�Experience an astonishing sense of weightlessness as you float in

the super-saline Dead Sea.�Join Jerusalemites in a musical Kabbalat Shabbat at the Old

Train Station Plaza, a central neighborhood hub for food, entertainment, culture, and enrichment.

�Private Shabbat dinner at the hotel with lone soldiers.


DAY ELEVEN SATURDAY, JULY 13, 209PASSAGES �Breakfast at the hotel.�Proceed to the Old City for the B'nai Mitzvah service at Azarat

Israel, the pluralistic section of the Kotel.� Lunch on own and rest of the day at leisure to explore on own,

relax, perhaps finish shopping and pack.� Farewell dinner at a local restaurant.


DAY TWELVE SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2019DEPARTURE � Breakfast at the hotel.� Check out of the hotel and transfer to Ben Gurion International

Airport to check in for your flight.� Depart for the USA, arriving the same day.

“The flowering, not the fruit. The way, not the distance covered.”Meir Shalev

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