The Israel Trip

TEMPLE SHOLOM OF VANCOUVER • INTERGENERATIONAL TRIP TO ISRAEL • LED BY RABBI DAN MOSKOVITZ

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M E THE T ISRAEL TRIP

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Every 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. OUR TRIP

MARCH 24 – APRIL 3, 2019

FROM $2,759 LAND ONLY

HIGHLIGHTS A journey of inspiration, education and connection Experience Israel from ancient history to high-tech innovation Celebrate with a pluralistic B’nai Mitzvah ceremony at the Western Wall From Tel Aviv to the desert: the diversity of Israel Camels, caves & jeeps: outdoor adventures Outstanding tour educators Israel in style: superb hotel and travel arrangements Quality service and seamless logistics

DAY ONE  SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 Start-Up Nation: Explore the world of renowned Israeli inventions DEPARTURE and creations at the State of Mind Innovation Center, followed by a dialogue with an up and coming startup entrepreneur. Depart Canada. Stroll down Rothschild Boulevard to view examples of the Overnight: Flight intriguing Bauhaus-style architecture from the 1930s; the local proliferation of the style won Tel Aviv recognition as a UNESCO DAY TWO  MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019 World Heritage site and the nickname of ‘the White City'. ARRIVAL Visit the Nachalat Binyamin pedestrian mall, with its bi-weekly Evening arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport. crafts fair and eateries. Alongside is the colorful Carmel open-air Welcome by our representative and assistance with arrival market and across the way Sheinkin Street, with its hip cafés and formalities. funky chic shopping; a chance for lunch on own. Meet your tour educator and depart to Tel Aviv. Urban Culture Tours of Tel Aviv, Combining Street Art, Language & Enter the city of Tel Aviv, known as the “city that never sleeps,” Graffiti: Join a local resident, to explore the urban culture of the city. with its centers of culture, recreation and national history, great Return to the hotel and enjoy the promenade along the beaches and fine stores. Mediterranean Sea. Check into the hotel, with light refreshments. Free Evening and dinner on own in Tel Aviv for an opportunity to: Welcome to Israel: Stop at the Jaffa Overlook for an introduction Meander through the Old City of Jaffa. to Tel Aviv - and to our journey in Israel. Stroll down Rothschild Boulevard, with its many cafés and bars. Enjoy a Middle-Eastern-style dinner at Maganda, in Tel Aviv's Experience Tel Aviv Port, with its restaurants and clubs. Yemenite Quarter, with a varied menu of traditional salads and Explore the gentrified Neve Zedek neighborhood. grilled meats. Saunter down the Tel Aviv Beach Promenade. Wander through the Tachana, Tel Aviv's renovated old train Overnight: Tel Aviv station, now a center of boutiques and good food, and one of DAY THREE  TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2019 Tel Aviv's blooming hot spots. FOUNDATIONS OF A CITY AND STATE Overnight: Tel Aviv Breakfast at the hotel. Visit Independence Hall, where David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the State of Israel on May 14th, 1948. DAY FOUR  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2019 DAY FIVE  THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 HISTORY AND ETHNICITIES ON THE WAY NORTH FROM MYSTICS TO DREAMERS IN THE GALILEE Breakfast at the hotel. Breakfast at the hotel. Check out of the hotel drive north along the Mediterranean LaDa'at Families in Tsfat: Find your way through the alleyways of coast to Guided visit to Caesarea, one of the Land of Israel's most Tsfat, uncovering the hidden words, secret codes and mystical important cities in the Roman Period. Visit the Herodian Theater messages on a family scavenger hunt through the Old City of the and the excavations along the Mediterranean shore, concluding ancient Kabbalists. with a visit to the ruined 900-year-old Crusader town. Take a Jeep tour off-road up the Golan Heights in the footsteps Visit Akko (Acre), a UNESCO Heritage Site, for a multi-layered of Israeli soldiers and their battles in the Six-Day War. Enjoy the experience from the days of the Crusades through contemporary beautiful natural scenery and gain an insight into the strategic Israel, including guided visits to: complexity of the Golan. The restored Crusaders' Fortress. Lunch on own en route. The al-Jazzar Mosque, one of the largest and most interesting The panoramic views from Bental (overlooking the abandoned in Israel. Syrian town of Kuneitra) give sharp insights into Israel's security The Ottoman Fortifications around the city. situation on the Golan Heights, and the enormous challenges it The Templar Tunnel to the port of Akko. faced in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Lunch on own in the colorful Akko shuk (market). Enjoy rafting or kayaking down the Jordan River Drive to Rosh Hanikra, at the northern tip of Israel's Or Mediterranean coastline. Take a cable-car down to the beautiful Pending confirmation: Ice hockey game with the CIHS - Canada sea grottoes, carved out of soft chalk cliffs by eons of wave action. Israel Hockey School in Metula. Drive along the Lebanese Border for powerful overviews and Return to the hotel. further insight into the strategic realities facing Israel in that region, Dinner at the hotel. specifically in the aftermath of the 2006 Second Lebanon War. Overnight: Kibbutz Hotel, Upper Galilee Continue to the Upper Galilee and check into the kibbutz hotel. Dinner at the hotel. Overnight: Kibbutz Hotel, Upper Galilee DAY SIX  FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 DAY SEVEN  SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019 THROUGH THE JORDAN VALLEY SHABBAT IN JERUSALEM | WALKING TOUR Breakfast at the hotel. Breakfast at the hotel. Check out of the hotel. One Mountain, Three Religions: An inter-denominational Visit the Hula Lake (Agamon HaHula) for bike-riding, golf-carting, exploration of Zion, the traditional burial site of King David, the nature walks and bird-watching. Room of the Last Supper and a mosque - all sharing a single Drive past Tiberias, an ancient/modern city located on the shores building. of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). One of Israel's four holy Jewish Enter the Old City via the Zion Gate. cities, this is where the “Jerusalem” Talmud was codified and where Walk along the Rooftops of the Old City for a behind-the-scenes Maimonides is buried. look at the various communities in Jerusalem, and how they live Option 1 alongside each other. Visit the Kinneret Cemetery and hear about the dreams of the Walking tour through the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of early young Zionist pioneers, the challenges they faced and the Jerusalem, for visits to archaeological treasures and other obstacles they overcame. highlights, among them: Option 2 The Cardo, the main street of Jerusalem in the 6th Enjoy the culinary delight of a chocolate workshop at the Galita King Hezekiah's First Temple-period “Broad Wall”. Factory on Kibbutz Degania Bet. Hurva Square, the central square of the Jewish Quarter. All Walk through Jerusalem's famous Old City Market (shuk), with Continue south along the Jordan Valley Rift and upon entering time for lunch on your own. Jerusalem, stop to recite the traditional “shehechiyanu” blessing. Explore the fascinating medieval Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Check into the hotel. venerated by many as the site of the crucifixion, burial, and Drive to Tzur Hadassah for Kabbalat Shabbat at Kehillat Tzur resurrection of Jesus. Hadassah, led by Rabbi Stacey Blank, followed by home Return to the hotel. hospitality Shabbat dinner with members of the congregation. Ben Kodesh Lechol: Havdallah overlooking the Old City. Stroll along the Ben-Yehuda Street and Nachalat Shiva pedestrian Overnight: Jerusalem malls, joining the many Israelis out on the town, with dinner on own. Overnight: Jerusalem DAY EIGHT  SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 2019 DAY NINE  MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2019 INTO THE DESERT, MASADA & THE DEAD SEA THE LAYERS OF JERUSALEM Early breakfast at the hotel. Breakfast at the hotel. Descend to the Dead Sea Basin. Return to the Old City for the B'nai Mitzvah Service at Azarat Israel, Ascend by cable-car or walk up the Snake Path to Masada, the pluralistic section of the Kotel (Western Wall). Herod's mountain palace and the site of the Jewish Zealots' last Explore the Jerusalem Archaeological Park, including the stand against the Roman Legionnaires. Discuss Masada's role as a Davidson Center, Robinson's Arch and the Southern Wall steps symbol of Jewish defense and its current significance in modern where Jewish pilgrims entered the Temple Mount 2,000 years ago. Israel. Stop at the Kotel (Western Wall) and experience the special Lunch on own en route. atmosphere of this holy site and then walk through the Western Experience an astonishing sense of weightlessness as you float in Wall Tunnel, the underground continuation of the Western Wall the super-saline Dead Sea. alongside the Temple Mount. Ride camels through the desert in Biblical-style. Depart Jerusalem with a packed lunch. Return to Jerusalem. Take part in an archaeological dig at the Beit Guvrin Caves and Dinner on own, perhaps at the Old Train Station Plaza, with its' prepare to get your hands dirty as you uncover pottery from the fashionable restaurants featuring local and international cuisine. Hellenistic period, 2,300 years ago, followed by a crawl through On certain evenings you will enjoy street musicians, Israeli the Maresha Cave Labyrinth (crawling is optional). Beit Guvrin- dancing, and other attractions. Maresha National Park was recently recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Overnight: Jerusalem Return to Jerusalem. Optional celebration dinner (cost not included). Overnight: Jerusalem “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 TEN  TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 DAY ELEVEN  WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 MEMORY & RENEWAL RETURN TO VANCOUVER Breakfast at the hotel. Return to Canada. Check out of the hotel. Option 1 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 new Historical Museum The Children's Memorial Option 2 Visit the Biblical Zoo, a beautifully landscaped habitat with a special focus on preserving Biblical fauna, geared to children of all ages (2-80). All Participate in a concluding Memorial Service at Yad Vashem. Experience the sights, smells, and tastes of Jerusalem while walking through the Machaneh Yehuda open-air market, with lunch on own. Free time for some last-minute shopping in Jerusalem. Festive farewell dinner. Transfer to Ben Gurion International Airport and check in for the departure flight to Canada. Overnight: Flight “The flowering, not the fruit. The way, not the distance covered.” Meir Shalev

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