Emunah/ Great Neck Mother Daughter Chesed Mission
****Itinerary is subject to change
Motzei Shabbat November 11, 2017
Depart from the US for Israel
Sunday, November 12, 2017
ברוכות הבאות!!! -Arrival in Israel*
*Assistance upon arrival
*Drive to Tel Aviv
*Check in to your hotel
*Festive welcome dinner at a restaurant in Tel Aviv
*Orientation to Israel and Trip Orientation
*Overnight Tel Aviv
Layla Tov!
Monday, November 13, 2017
*Optional early (7:30am) morning pre breakfast Bike Ride along the Tel Aviv Promenade
*Breakfast in the hotel
*9:30am- Check out and depart the hotel
*Meet the caring staff and the adorable children at Emunah Day Care Center in Yaffo !
See Emunah’s important work firsthand, caring for the very youngest in Israel’s society!
Interact with the babies and children! *Visit Independence Hall where the State of Israel was declared in 1948 and relive one of the most extraordinary moments in world history.
*Explore the smells and tastes of Tel Aviv’s famous market- Shuk Ha Carmel.
*Lunch in the market together as a group.
*Experience the interactive Heroes Exhibit at the Diaspora Museum
*Check in to the hotel –Jerusalem
*Dinner on your own ( options- Mamilla, Emek Refaim Street, Machane Yehuda, Tachana Rishona)
*Overnight in Jerusalem
Layla Tov
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
*Breakfast in the hotel.
*8:30 am- Depart the hotel
*We will start our day with the glorious overlook from the Haas Promenade.
The stunning view of Har Habayit and the Old City will set the tone for our day in Jerusalem
*Get to know the unique neighborhood of Nachlaot with a Mother- Daughter Scavenger Hunt
Explore the alleyways, courtyards and history of Jerusalem.
*Lunch on your own in Shuk Machane Yehuda
Daven Mincha at Kever Rachel
Pantry Packers
*Return to the hotel
*Layla Tov!
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
*Breakfast at the hotel
*8:45 Depart the hotel
*Drive to Yad Vashem and share the experience of Israel’s official national memorial to the six million Jews who were killed in the Shoah.
*We will be joined by some of the students from Emunah’s Torah and Arts High School who will be spending the rest of the day with us.
*Drive into the Judean Hills and lowlands for a fun jeep ride along the Burma Road.
*Lunch on your own in the Beit Ha Kerem Mall
*Visit the Emunah Torah and Arts High School- meet the staff and students and share an interactive activity.
*Dinner at a restaurant in Jerusalem a*Continue to the Tower of David for the Jerusalem Night Spectacular!
*Daven Maariv at the Kotel
*Return to the hotel
*Layla Tov!
Thursday, November 16, 2017
*Breakfast at the hotel
*8:30am- Check out and depart the hotel
*Drive north thru the Jordan Valley to Kochav Ha Yarden.
Climb up to the Belvior Crusader Fortress and enjoy a magnificent view of the Jordan Valley.
*Continue to Tachanat HaKoach – the Naharayim hydro- electric power plant
*Visit the Island of Peace. In 1997, a Jordanian soldier murdered seven Beit Shemesh school girls who were on a class trip. Six other girls were injured in this attack. We will pay our respects at the memorial site.
*Continue to Beit Shean for a delicious (meat) lunch at Ha Shipudiyah
We will be joined here by the bat mitzvah girls from Emunah’s Afula Children’s home.
*Daven Mincha at the grave of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes *Get ready for a fun boat ride on the Kinneret!! Music and dancing!
*Check in to Kibbutz Lavi Guest House
*Dinner as a group in the hotel
*Overnight- Kibbutz Lavi
*Layla Tov!
Friday, November 17th 2017
*Breakfast at the hotel
*8:30am- Check out and depart the hotel
*Drive south to Zichron Yaakov, one of Israel’s most charming cities, for a visit to the Aronson House, dedicated to the Jewish spy family from World War I and the heroism of Sarah Aronson
*Next stop is Tut Niyar, an amazing paper mill, where we will make our own paper at this hands on experience!
*Stroll thru Zichron’s outdoor pedestrian mall - Lunch on your own
*Continue to Netanya to prepare for Shabbat at Emunah’s Bet Elazraki Children’s home
*Candle lighting at 4:19pm
Shabbat Parshat Toldot, November 18, 2017
*Enjoy a memorable Shabbat with the staff and children at Bet Elazraki
Time to reflect and share memories and highlights from the past week.
*Shabbat Ends 5:18
*Festive Havdalah and Melave Malka
*Transfer to Ben Gurion airport
*Have a safe journey home!
Come back again soon!