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Next SUMMER in Jerusalem! Find out More About the Cohen Camps’ 2015 Dor L’Dor ADULT Israel Trip Next SUMMER in Jerusalem! Find out more about the Cohen Camps’ 2015 Dor L’Dor ADULT Israel Trip Each year, the Cohen Camps’ Dor L’Dor Israel Programs partner with Keshet, the Center for Educational Tourism in Israel, to introduce our Dor L’Dor Leadership Program teens to Israel. But why should the kids get all the fun? Next summer, it’s YOUR turn! We’re packaging all that expertise into an inspiring trip JUST FOR ADULTS. Find out more about the Cohen Camps 2015 Adult Israel Trip, designed for our entire, extended Cohen Camps community: alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends. Experience Israel with depth, passion, and all the continued warmth of our Cohen Camps spirit. We had a great time last year, and we hope you’ll join in. Plan now for 10 fantastic days next July… and even be home in time for Visiting Day at camp! What’s included? We’ve created a tour that will enhance your connection to Israel, bridging the biblical and the modern, on a trip suitable for both first-time and returning visitors. You’ll encounter inspiring adventures every day. Instead of all the hiking and roughing-it of the Dor L’Dor program, we’ve got a wonderful array of speakers, tours and accommodations. For those with teens going on Dor L’Dor, we’ll meet up for a meal along the way. You’ll get to share in the Cohen Camps ruach (spirit) every day—just like your kids! Keshet will gladly work with you to create personalized pre- or post-tour extensions for additional touring and learning. View the planned itinerary on the following pages. Information Session on Wednesday, November 5, 7-8:30pm at Temple Reyim in Newton, MA. Come for an evening to see and hear more about the trip. Interested? Please RSVP to Patty at the Cohen Camps: [email protected] or (781) 489-2070. See you there… and in Israel! Cohen Camps Adult Israel Exploration Led by Jonathan Cohen Planned Itinerary for July 9-19, 2015 (rev 2 Oct 14) Powered by Keshet: The Center for Educational Tourism in Israel PO Box 8540 Jerusalem 91084 Email: [email protected] Telephone: (972) 2 671-3518 Fax: (972) 2 671-3624 www.keshetisrael.co.il DATE PROGRAM Program will be staffed by senior tour educator. All breakfasts plus underlined meals are included in the package price. Listed activities and speakers’ participation subject to confirmation. Thursday July 9 Bruchim Haba’aim – Welcome to Israel! Arrival at Ben Gurion airport (you make your own air arrangements) Rendezvous in the hotel lobby at 6:30pm for Opening Program on the beach Welcome dinner in Tel Aviv’s Yemenite Quarter Overnight: Renaissance Hotel, Tel Aviv (on the beach promenade). Check-in starts at 2pm. Friday July 10 Exile and Return Begin the day with a moving reenactment of the declaration of the State of Israel by David Ben Gurion at Independence Hall Explore Old Jaffa, the entry point to the Holy Land for pilgrims and immigrants for centuries. Walk through the alleyways dotted with artist galleries and studios. Stroll through the weekly arts & crafts fair in the Nahalat Binyamin neighborhood. Lunch (on own) and shopping time. Prepare for shabbat. Join thousands of Israelis for a unique, musical Kabbalat Shabbat on the Namal (port) boardwalk led by Bet Tefilah Hayisraeli, a liberal, independent & egalitarian community in Tel Aviv committed to Jewish spirit, culture, and social action. Enjoy a traditional Shabbat dinner at hotel Overnight: Renaissance Hotel, Tel Aviv Shabbat July 11 Tel Aviv Shabbat Leisurely breakfast. Morning speaker: “Palestinian Political Culture” with Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh. Day at leisure to enjoy Tel Aviv’s museums, cafes, and the beach. (Tel Aviv Museum of Art: open 10-4; Eretz Israel Museum and Bet Bialik: open 10-2; Rubin Museum: open 11-2; Nahum Gutman Museum of Art: open 10-3; Namal (port) and Tachana (shopping/dining): open.) Group Havdalah followed by special evening performance of the Kol Demama Daka dance troupe (deaf dancers) or other cultural event. Enjoy a Mayumana percussion/dance performance (or other cultural event). Overnight: Renaissance Hotel, Tel Aviv This itinerary is subject to change, is proprietary to Keshet, and is intended to inform only those considering joining this Keshet trip. It is not to be transmitted to any other party without prior authorization from Keshet. Page 2 of 6 C ohen Camps Adult Israel Exploration Planned Itinerary for July 9-19, 2015 Sunday July 12 Innovation Nation Lecture on “The Israeli Economy, a Hi-Tech Dynamo” by Assaf Luxembourg Hi-tech visit to Stratsys 3D or the Weizmann Institute of Science multi-media visitor center. Lunch at Café Mada with Dor L’ Dor campers Visit the Ayalon Institute, a secret underground bullet factory (Mandate Period). Meet the inspirational Rabbi Sharon Shalom, an Ethiopian Rabbi whose community is make up of Holocaust survivors and immigrants from the FSU. Continue to the Dead Sea Region, lowest point on earth Check-in and dinner at the hotel. Overnight: Isrotel Dead Sea Monday July 13 What Price Freedom? Leisurely breakfast and time to enjoy the hotel spa or float in the Dead Sea. Depart hotel for Masada, Herod’s mountain fortress. Ascend by cable car to explore why the Jewish rebels chose to live here after the Romans destroyed Jerusalem. Descend by cable car. Lunch (on own) at the visitor’s center. Travel north along the Jordan River Valley to Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu, a leader in the “Green Revolution” in Israel. “Bio-Tour” of organic farm and their “Bio-Bee” bug factory. Continue to Tiberias for check-in and dinner at the hotel. Overnight: Galei Kinneret, Tiberias Tuesday July 14 Mystics and Mountains Meet young IDF soldiers defending Israel’s northern border. Visit the Druze village of Peki’in. Enjoy a traditional Druze lunch while learning about Druze culture and religion. Stroll the mystical city of Zefat, exploring its alleyways and ancient synagogues. Art & Kabbalah program with local artist. Return to Tiberias for dinner (on own). Evening: Boat ride on the Kinneret. Overnight: Galei Kinneret, Tiberias Wednesday July 15 Pioneering Spirit Travel to the city of Haifa. Outlook over the port of Haifa and Bahai gardens. Picnic Lunch. Visit the Atlit Clandestine Immigration Camp, where Jewish immigrants, many Holocuast survivors, where interred by the British Mandate Forces. In the charming pioneering town of Zichron Yaakov, tour the Carmel Winery, complete with wine-tasting. Continue to Jerusalem. Check-in at hotel. Dinner and evening at leisure. Overnight: Mt. Zion Hotel, Jerusalem This itinerary is subject to change, is proprietary to Keshet, and is intended to inform only those considering joining this Keshet trip. It is not to be transmitted to any other party without prior authorization from Keshet. Page 3 of 6 C ohen Camps Adult Israel Exploration Planned Itinerary for July 9-19, 2015 Thursday July 16 Jerusalem of Gold Visit Yad L’Kashish-Lifeline of the Elderly, where shopping is a true mitzvah! Visit the workshops and gift shop. Outlook over Jerusalem from the Haas Promenade. Discussion on the Binding of Isaac and whether Abraham “passed the test”. Visit the beautiful Chagall Windows at Hadassah Hospital Lunch break (on own) Learn and remember at the Yad Vashem Memorial Complex: visit the historical museum, Childrens’ Memorial and Sculpture Garden (open late on Thursdays). Dinner and evening at leisure. Overnight: Mt. Zion Hotel, Jerusalem Friday July 17 Biblical Jerusalem Begin the day at the City of David, the original Jerusalem from Biblical times. Discuss Jewish Political Morality in light of the story of David and Bathsheeba. Grab a flashlight to wade through Hezekiah’s water tunnel, built 2700 years ago to protect Jerusalem’s water supply from invading armies. Ascend to the Jewish Quarter for lunch break (on own) and Cardo shopping time. Explore the Machaneh Yehuda market as the city prepares for Shabbat. Free time to prepare for Shabbat. Kabbalat Shabbat at the Ezrat Yisrael “egalitarian” Kotel and visit the Kotel Plaza; join Jews and visitors from around the world to welcome the Sabbath. Festive Shabbat dinner at hotel Overnight: Mt. Zion Hotel, Jerusalem Shabbat July 18 Shabbat in Jerusalem Options: From the Four Corners of the Earth: “Shul hop” to a variety of synagogues representing different ethnic and liturgical tradition OR Join optional services at local synagogue OR Enjoy late breakfast. Day at leisure to explore Jerusalem on own or enjoy the hotel pool. (Israel Museum: open 10-5; Tower of David Museum: open 10-2; Bible Lands Museum: open 10-4). Optional walking tour to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Christian Quarter. Late afternoon walking tour of the historical Jewish neighborhoods of Mishkenot Shaananim and Yemin Moshe, the first to be built outside the walls of the Old City. Poetry by Israeli Poet Laureate Yehuda Amichai will help us explore Jerusalem's multi-faceted character as a historical, political, emotional and spiritual center. Reconvene for a seudah shlishit snack and summary and conclusion session. Group Havdalah followed by farewell dinner. Overnight: Mt. Zion Hotel, Jerusalem Sunday July 19 Bashanah Haba’ah – Farewell…for Now! Check out from hotel by 11am. Transfer to airport for departing flights home (you make your air arrangements) This itinerary is subject to change, is proprietary to Keshet, and is intended to inform only those considering joining this Keshet trip. It is not to be transmitted to any other party without prior authorization from Keshet. Page 4 of 6 Cohen Camps Adult Israel Exploration Tour Rates & Details for July 9-19, 2015 Land Package Price per Person: $3,341 In double occupancy hotel accommodations, based on a minimum of 25 paying participants.
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