RAMAH ISRAEL SEMINAR 2017 -סמינר רמה בישראל תשע"ז קבוצת שמר – Shemer

שבת SHABBAT יום ו –FRIDAY יום ה –THURSDAY יום ד – WEDNESDAY יום ג – TUESDAY יום ב – MONDAY יום א – SUNDAY חקת June 25 26 27 28 29 30 July 1 ARRIVAL IN ISRAEL PPeople, Land, and Community People, Land, and Community SHABBAT IN HODAYOT שבת בהודיות אדם, אדמה, וקהילה אדם, אדמה, וקהילה ברוכים הבאים! ORIENTATION FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL Transfer to the Hodayot Youth The Arbel and the Morning services together Village near the The Golan: Kinneret Torah study session Kinneret. Getting settled. Optional walking tour of Kibbutz נסיעה טובה! הארבל על הכינרת Past and Present

Shacharit at sunrise, then descend Lavi with former kibbutz member, הגולן היום ואתמול down the Arbel mountain and swim in Rabbi Ed. Poland Seminar EVE: Initial group meeting The beauty, Jewish roots, and Getting acquainted the Kinneret. Visit Upper Tiberias and Afternoon: Group Shabbat arrives in Israel strategic importance of the join the Shabbat preparations. Golan. Enjoy a breathtaking activity EVE: Shabbat in Hodayot Orientation to the summer hike and visit key sites. Security orientation EVE: Pool Party 8 בלק 7 6 5 4 3 2 People, Land, and Community People, Land, and Community People, Land, and Community People, Land, and Community PILGRIMAGE TO JERUSALEM Jerusalem and Environs: Past SHABBAT IN JERUSALEM שבת בירושלים and Present עליה לרגל לירושלים אדם, אדמה, וקהילה אדם, אדמה, וקהילה אדם, אדמה, וקהילה אדם, אדמה, וקהילה

ירושלים: מרכז העולם היהודי Borders Before our trip to Jerusalem, experience

קדושתה של ירושלים Living Together and The Jewish Spiritual Dreamers and Builders the amazing Emek Hashalom, the only fully accessible hiking trail in Israel, and גבולות What is it like living on a הציונים בגליל Cooperation in the Journey in the Galil the Lotem Farm, a fully inclusive Secrets of Archaeology Choice of synagogues border? experiential farm based on ancient - הגליל בימי קדם Galil Torah study session הסודות בארכיאולוגיה Visit settlements of the early The Galilee panhandle, sites technology. Our main question: Now Zionists, including Rosh Pina of קהילות מיעוטים בגליל ודו קיום Discover how the Galilee such as Tel Hai, Kfar Giladi, Tel that we have created our Ramah Special program challenging the First Aliya and Kvutzat Take part in an ongoing Rest time; optional swimming became the center of Judaism Dan. Seminar Community, are we including us to explore the issues Kinneret of the Second Aliyah. everyone, just the way they are? Archaeological dig program at in the aftermath of the relating to minorities in the Hike next to the beautiful Banyas Bet Guvrin – Tel Maresha. Afternoon: group Shabbat activity Destruction of the Second Galilee, be it Arabs or Druze: river. We then continue South, to see the Temple and the Bar Kochba Examine the concept of ‘the Who is a true halutz (pioneer)? incomparable beauty of Jerusalem. EVE: Special program Revolt, almost 2000 years ago. other’. Take part in a group Kabbalat Shabbat services at the Melave Malka Hike the Galilee and visit the כותל .encounter with Arab teens holy and mystical city, Tzfat. Get settled at Goldstein Youth Village Hearing a speaker who Walk back to the Where do we see the reflection in Jerusalem Goldstein Youth Village of these communities in ours? lives on the Lebanese Goldstein Youth Village Eve: Cruise on the Kinneret Kayaking down the Jordan river. border. זמריה - Free time in Tiberias. Zimriah

15 פנחס 14 13 12 11צום י"ז בתמוז 10 9 Dream and Reality of Israel Dream and Reality of Israel Dream and Reality of Israel Dream and Reality of Israel Dream and Reality of Israel HOST SHABBAT HOST SHABBAT חזון ומציאות בארץ חזון ומציאות בארץ חזון ומציאות בארץ חזון ומציאות בארץ חזון ומציאות בארץ שבת אירוח שבת אירוח Israel in the Middle East: From Mountain to Mountain Tel Aviv Havayot: Exploring Conflict and Peace The Dream and Reality תל אביב Tel Aviv The First Hebrew City The Tel Aviv Experience מהר להר ”of Jerusalem A day of Tel Aviv “Your Way הסכסוך והדרך לשלום / ”Walking through “ancient ישראל במזה"ת ,For three thousand years Walking through ancient/ modern Jerusalem has been the spiritual modern Tel Aviv. Choose your own Tel Aviv track and Take part in a special seminar day, Jerusalem we ask: Depart for host Shabbat Overnight at hosts center of the Jewish world. What experience the city as you wish. Tel Aviv, the city that “makes the hearing from speakers, and Is the Jewish/Zionist dream of happens when the spiritual Choose Between: from Jerusalem in the old, new.” participating in a security oriented 2000 years fulfilled? Visit the capital becomes the modern Merkaz Rabin tour along the “seam.” Jerusalem. national mountain of memory- morning. political capital? Explore the Bet Hatefutot (including the Bob What are the tensions between Visit Gush Etzion and learn about Mount Herzl, including the Herzl City of David, where the ancient the events and effects of the Six- Dylan Exhibit) Jerusalem (the Old) and Tel Aviv Museum. kings sat during the millennia of Day war in 1967; Participate in Bet Nahum Gutman (the New)? Go from serious contemplation to the first and second Temples, Visit Old Jaffa, continue to the first interactive meetings with Palmach Museum amazing fun in and juxtapose it with the modern Tel Aviv neighborhoods, and end personalities from a variety of Later- the day at the Tel Aviv port for political viewpoints, including Machane Yehuda Shuk.. Free Time Azrielli Center day national precinct on Givat Ram (Where the Israeli dinner and a beautiful sunset. Israeli Jews, Israeli Arabs and Tel Aviv Beach government sits today) Palestinians. Goldstein Youth Village

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שבת SHABBAT יום ו –FRIDAY יום ה –THURSDAY יום ד – WEDNESDAY יום ג – TUESDAY יום ב – MONDAY יום א – SUNDAY 22 מטות מסעי 21 20 19 18 17 16 The Leader Within ETGAR The Leader Within The Leader Within מנהיגות מנהיגות אתגר מנהיגות

A special leadership workshop 4-day special options program; overnights by Etgar What is a Jewish Leader? We will celebrate this in Jerusalem designed to help Shabbat with a large group determine our own leadership Sea to Sea Hike Leadership training with 70 of Israeli young people style. Desert Survival young Israeli leaders, who will who are training to work as Meet young social Jerusalem as Inspiration continue with us through Shlichim in Jewish entrepreneurs who will talk Shabbat. about their projects. Gadna – IDF Hike together through the communities throughout Jerusalem hills. North America. This is a wonderful opportunity to Overnight in Jerusalem Discuss our different concepts connect with Israeli society through July 28 of Jewish identity. through young and

dynamic Israeli leaders. Enjoy Kabbalat Shabbat in ליל כישרונות :Eve Talent Show Final Day of Etgar: Late Afternoon Return to Goldstein Youth Village: Re-Unite with Bus Groups Yemin Moshe

Goldstein Youth Village Goldstein Youth Village Goldstein Youth Village 29 דברים 28 27 26 25 24ר"ח אב 23 Israel Unwrapped The Negev: Judaism, The Negev: Judaism, The Negev: Judaism, The Negev: Judaism, The Negev: Judaism, Zionism, and You Zionism, and You Zionism, and You Zionism, and You מגלים את ישראל Zionism, and You הנגב: היחיד מול המדבר הנגב: היחיד מול המדבר הנגב: היחיד מול המדבר הנגב: היחיד מול המדבר :2-day special interest program Travel to Kibbutz Ketura in the הנגב: היחיד מול המדבר שבת חזון Hike the northern Negev - Ein Visit the Bedouin city of Rahat Arava Desert. On way hike in  Defining a Unique Israeli Culture Travel South Avdat, visit Sde Boker and and visit a embroidery Ein Yorkeam Visit the organic farm known encounter David Ben Gurion. workshop run for and by Kibbutz Seminar and Tour Shabbat on Kibbutz שבת בקיבוץ  Tzedek Hevrati: Social Justice as Shvil Hasalat. Hike in Was his dream of making the women. Explore the innovative solar in Israel Nachal Habasor before desert bloom a realistic or Take part in a desert field and other cutting edge arriving in our kibbutz home even ideal one? exploration in the sand dunes branches of the Kibbutz Torah study session, south of Beersheva. of NItzana, including a desert  Advocating for Israel Rest time, optional cookout. Shabbat in the Desert –creating swimming Night Hike in Nachal Havarim a spiritual community together  Eco-Israel Overnight Kibbutz Mashabei Sade Overnight Kibbutz Mashabei Sade Overnight Kibbutz Mashabei Sade Overnight Kibbutz Ketura Goldstein Youth Village Overnight Kibbutz Ketura 5 ואתחנן 4 3 2 צום ט' באבAug 1 ערב ט' באב 31 30 The Negev: Judaism, The Negev: Judaism, Tisha Be'Av Yom Tikun Olam Legacy of Masada-The Summing Up FINAL SHABBAT IN JERUSALEM סיכום התכנית Zionism, and You Zionism, and You Symbolic End to שבת בירושלים From Darkness… Summary of educational Following TishaB’Av, we will Choice of synagogues ר ר Jewish Sovereignty program, with visits to the איכה ישבה בדד הנגב: היחיד מול המדב הנגב: היחיד מול המדב .Torah study session מורשת מצדה Bike through the Arava Desert. Early Hike and shacharit on join the Israeli social action Visit Yad Vashem: How does movement “Hashomer Kotel, Davidson Center, Enjoy a visit to Yotvata. Mount Tzefachot, spectacular the Shoah impact on Israel and Ascend Masada for a Ben Yehuda Rest time; optional swimming. view of four countries Hachadash” in various sunrise Shacharit Service, and Afternoon: group Shabbat the Jewish People, volunteer projects throughout Kabbalat Shabbat at the Evening in Eilat Snorkeling in the Red Sea demographically, intellectually, continue to one of the wonders activity the center of Israel. Goldstein Youth Village Travel up to Jerusalem spiritually and emotionally? How of the world, the Dead Sea. Campout in Bedouin Tent does it impact us as individuals? What is the changing place of Camel Caravan עליה לירושלים Overnight Kibbutz Ketura Return to Goldstein Youth the Masada epic in Israeli Village for the 9 of Av. Society? Were they heroes? Eve: Final event Overnight: Goldstein Youth Village Return to Jerusalem 6 7 שלום ולהתראות! The Last Day Some flights arrive in North היום האחרון Flights depart America today RAMAH ISRAEL SEMINAR 2017 -סמינר רמה בישראל תשע"ז קבוצת שמר – Shemer