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OCTOBER 17-28, 2018
FROM $3,999 LAND ONLY • FROM $5,789 AIR & LAND
INCLUDES Optional flights to and from Tel Aviv as listed in the air section of this program (Taxes and fuel charges are included and are subject to change by the Airline). 9 nights’ accommodation at select hotels + late check-out on last day 7 days of touring in a luxury, air-conditioned bus with licensed, English speaking tour educator 1 group transfer and assistance from/to Ben Gurion International Airport All site entrance fees and program fees as per itinerary Meals: daily breakfast, 2 lunches and 4 dinners Portage at the airport and hotels
DAY ONE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018 DAY THREE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018 DEPARTURE THE CHALLENGE OF INDEPENDENCE 10:50 Depart San Francisco on United Airlines flight 954. Breakfast at the hotel. Orientation to the program followed by a dialogue with scholar Overnight: Flight Paul Liptz of Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew Union College: DAY TWO THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2018 Israeli Society @ 2018: ARRIVAL Stroll down Rothschild Boulevard to view examples of the intriguing Bauhaus-style architecture from the 1930s. The local 10:50 p.m. Arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport. proliferation of the style won Tel Aviv recognition as a UNESCO Welcome by our representative and assistance with arrival World Heritage site and the nickname of ‘the White City' formalities. Visit Independence Hall, where David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the Depart the airport for Tel Aviv, known as the “city that never State of Israel on May 14th, 1948. sleeps,” with its centers of culture, recreation and national history, LaDa'at EthnicTasting Tour: walk through Tel Aviv's famous Levinsky great beaches and fine stores. Market, where you'll find a combination of foods and sweets from Check into the hotel. all over the Mediterranean and hear the unique stories of the Overnight: Tel Aviv individuals who sell them; lunch on own if still hungry! Visit the Jaffa Overlook for an introduction to Tel Aviv at the place where it all began and time permitting before the start of Shabbat, walk through the famous Jaffa Flea Market - “Shuk Hapishpishim”. Return to the hotel. Late afternoon cocktails and mingling with alumni. Dinner on own in the renovated Old Port of Tel Aviv, with its wonderful restaurants, cafés and shops, right on the water's edge; OR at the Tachana, Jaffa's Old Railway Station, renovated and restored as a great pedestrian complex, with restaurants, shops and open spaces for people-watching. Overnight: Tel Aviv DAY FOUR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2018 DAY FIVE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2018 SHABBAT IN TEL AVIV ALONG THE WATER Breakfast at the hotel. Breakfast at the hotel. Free Shabbat in Tel Aviv with an opportunity to: Check out of the hotel, depart Tel Aviv and drive north along Take in the grand art collection at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. the coastal plain to Caesarea, one of the Land of Israel's most Meander through the Old City of Jaffa. important cities in the Roman Period. Visit the Herodian Theater Explore the colorful and historic Neve Zedek and the excavations along the Mediterranean shore, concluding Visit some of Tel Aviv's legendary Art Galleries. with a visit to the ruined 900-year-old Crusader town. Crash the waves of the Mediterranean Sea. Visit a Druze village in the Carmel Mountains for a window into Wander through the Tachana, Tel Aviv's renovated old train the unique world of the Israeli Druze community, including a station, now a center of boutiques and good food, and one of home-hospitality lunch. Tel Aviv's blooming hot spots. Visit Akko (Acre), a UNESCO Heritage Site, for a multi-layered Walk or bike the Blue Route in Tel Aviv, with its beautiful experience from the days of the Crusades through contemporary coastline and Mediterranean atmosphere, from the Jaffa Ridge Israel, including guided visits to: in the south to Tel Aviv Port in the north. The restored Crusaders' Fortress. Guided walk with a local city guide through the streets of The colorful Akko shuk (market). old Tel Aviv to view examples of the intriguing Bauhaus-style OR architecture from the 1930s. The local proliferation of the style Drive to Rosh Hanikra, at the northern tip of Israel's won Tel Aviv recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage site and Mediterranean coastline. Take a cable-car down to the beautiful the nickname of ‘the White City'. sea grottoes, carved out of soft chalk cliffs by eons of wave action. Walk along the trendy Tel Aviv Port. Drive east to the Upper Galilee and check into the hotel. Dinner on own, the Sarona Market. Through the smells, flavors Dinner at the hotel. and tastes of this renovated historical Templers town, explore Overnight: Kibbutz Hotel, Upper Galilee the range of cuisine from local street food to fine dining by world renowned Israeli chefs. Overnight: Tel Aviv “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
DAY SIX MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018 DAY SEVEN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2018 SERENITY AND SECURITY ON THE GOLAN WHERE THE PAST AND PRESENT INTERTWINE Breakfast at the hotel. Breakfast at the hotel. Walk through the Tel Dan Nature Reserve, located on the largest Check out of the hotel and depart the Upper Galilee, driving tributary of the Jordan River, and explore the ruins of the great to the city of Nazareth; stop at Precipice for a grand view of the Biblical city of Dan. Jezreel Valley (and its many Biblical stories) and of Jesus' own Explore Israel's security situation on the Golan Heights. home town. Overlooking the Hula Valley from former Syrian fortifications, Visit Sindyannna of Galilee, a unique non-profit organization led discuss the challenges Israel faced leading up to the Six-Day War. by a team of Arab and Jewish women working to create social The panoramic views from Bental (overlooking the abandoned change from the ground up, including spices workshop. Syrian town of Kuneitra) give sharp insights into Israel's security Lunch on own en route. situation on the Golan Heights, and the enormous challenges it Drive along the Trans-Israel Highway for a close-up view of the faced in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. ‘Security Barrier' along the seam zone between Israel and the Wine Tasting at a local winery on the Golan Heights. Palestinian Territories. Lunch on own en route. Upon arrival in Jerusalem stop for an overlook of the Old City Explore Tsfat, a center of Jewish mysticism for hundreds of years from atop the Mount of Olives. Walk through the ancient Jewish and a contemporary artists' colony, including: cemetery, via the Dominus Flevit Church and down to the Garden Guided visit to the Ari, Caro or Abuhav Synagogues, each with of Gethsemane and the Kidron Valley. its great stories and mystical messages. Check into the hotel. A stroll through the quaint Artists' Colony, shop in the galleries National Museum, National Identity: Visit the renewed and and crafts shops and engage in dialogues with local artisans wonderfully creative Israel Museum, with its wide-ranging and inspired by the messages of Kabbalah. eclectic collection, from Archaeology and the Dead Sea Scrolls, to Return to the kibbutz hotel. Jewish Life and Art, European art, contemporary Israeli art and the Dinner at the hotel. open-air model of Jerusalem in the Second Temple period. Dinner on own, perhaps on trendy Emek Refaim Street in Overnight: Kibbutz Hotel, Upper Galilee Jerusalem's German Colony. Overnight: Jerusalem DAY EIGHT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018 Return to the hotel. HISTORY AND SPIRITUALITY IN JERUSALEM Dinner on own. Evening event with students (arranged by HUJI, not included). Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to the Old City and explore the excavations at the City Overnight: Jerusalem of David, the very core of ancient Jerusalem, followed by a walk through the recently opened Second Temple-period tunnel DAY NINE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2018 under the walls of the Old City, emerging in the Jerusalem MEMORY & RENEWAL Archaeological Park to visit Robinson's Arch and the Southern Breakfast at the hotel. Wall steps where Jewish pilgrims entered the Temple Mount 2,000 The Memory of the Holocaust in Contemporary Israeli Society: years ago. Dialogue with Holocaust scholar, Rachel Korazim. Stop at the Kotel (Western Wall) and experience the special Visit the Yad Vashem complex, the Jewish National Memorial to atmosphere of this holy site and then walk through the Western the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, including: Wall Tunnel, the underground continuation of the Western Wall The Avenue of the Righteous alongside the Temple Mount. The new Historical Museum Lunch on own in the Old City and then walk through the Christian The Children's Memorial Quarter, including stops along the Via Dolorosa and a visit to the Enjoy a multi-cultural tasting journey through the hustle and Church of the Holy Sepulchre. bustle of Jerusalem's Machaneh Yehudah open-air market; enjoy Continue to the Jewish Quarter for visits to archaeological the sights, smells, tastes and sounds of this vibrant area where treasures and other highlights, among them: Jerusalemites shops, with lunch cards. A walk along the Rooftops of the Old City for a behind-the- Return to the hotel. scenes look at the various communities in Jerusalem and how Special Gala dinner and event celebrating 50 years of cooperation they live alongside each other. with Hebrew University (arranged by HUJI, not included). The Cardo, the main street of Jerusalem in the 6th Hurva Square, the central square of the Jewish Quarter. Overnight: Jerusalem One Mountain, Three Religions: Zion and the Religious Challenge: Finish the day's touring with a visit to the traditional burial site of King David, a 1948-67 Temple Mount observation point, the Dormition Abbey, a mosque and the Room of the Last Supper. DAY TEN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018 DAY ELEVEN SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2018 INTO THE DESERT, MASADA & THE DEAD SEA SHABBAT IN JERUSALEM Breakfast at the hotel. Breakfast at the hotel. Descend to the Dead Sea Basin and ascend by cable-car or Free Shabbat in Jerusalem for an opportunity to explore (on own): walk up the Snake Path to Masada, Herod's mountain palace The Old City Ramparts for a walk along the ancient walls of and the site of the Jewish Zealots' last stand against the Roman the city Legionnaires; discuss Masada's role as a symbol of Jewish defence The Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem, for and its current significance in modern Israel. a walk through the city's history - with observation points, an Lunch on own at Masada. animated film and visual and audio-visual aids - from the time of Experience the weightlessness of the Dead Sea as you float in its Abraham to the end of the British Mandate over Palestine. waters at the Kalia or Neve Midbar Beach. Wander in the Arab Bazaar. Return to Jerusalem, driving by Qumran, the area where the Dead Wrap up and late check out from the hotel. Sea Sect established a community, and the caves where the Dead Farewell dinner at one of Jerusalem's great restaurants. Sea Scrolls were found. Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport to check in for the departure flight Free time. to the USA. Time to freshen up before Shabbat. Overnight: Flight Witness how Shabbat is welcomed in at the Kotel. Dinner on own, perhaps at the Old Train Station Plaza, with its DAY TWELVE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2018 fashionable restaurants featuring local and international cuisine. DEPARTURE Overnight: Jerusalem 00:55 a.m. Departure on United Airlines flight 955to the U.S.A., arriving in San Francisco at 6:00 a.m. “The flowering, not the fruit. The way, not the distance covered.” Meir Shalev
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