GROSS SCHECHTER – 8TH GRADE ISRAEL TRIP May 4-22, 2016 Draft 4 (March 21, 2016) SUBJECT TO CHANGE Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Shabbat May 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bruchim Haba’im The Sound of Silence Evolving Changes of Shabbat in Tzfat Northern Israel יום השואה ברוכים הבאים פרשת קדושים Participants: 10:15 Arrive in Israel (UA84) 11:00 Tour the Atlit 9:30 Tefillah on Mt. Arbel, 16 Students (12b + 4g) Detention Camp Hike Down Tefillah at Local 2 Chaperones Opening Ceremony in Tel 12:30 Visit Kfar Kedem – Synagogue (Davida+Joel) Aviv - Beach/Rabin Square 14:00 Visit Akko Prison Donkey Ride and Lunch Reflection Session 1 Tour Guide (Hillary) 14:00 Independence Hall Shabbat Lunch 1 Madrich (Alex) 16:30 Depart the US 15:45 Dialogue in the Dark 16:30 Explore the Grottoes Prepare for Shabbat Afternoon Rest and 1 Armed Guard of Rosh Hanikra 18:58 Candle Lighting Walking Tour 1 Bus Driver Check In, Dinner & Kabalat Shabbat at Local 20:04 Havdalah Total: 22 Orientation Drive to Nahariya, Check In Synagogue Shabbat Dinner & Oneg Ramah Evening Program Join Erev Yom HaSho'ah Ramah Evening Program Ceremony at Shefayim O/N: On Flight O/N: Shefayim O/N: Beit Kay, Nahariya O/N: Ascent, Tzfat O/N: Ascent, Tzfat 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 קום והתהלך בארץ Remembering Celebrating 68 with Yizkor & Heroism שבת אחים גם יחד Mountain Tops and Golan: “The Eyes of the Israel יום הזיכרון ”Water Sources Country פרשת אמור יום העצמאות ב' ר"ח אייר א' ר"ח אייר Drive to Beit She'an 9:00 Visit Yad Vashem 9:00 Glass Blower 9:30 Mt. Bental Continue Mifgash - Joint 9:00 Mt. Herzl Military 10:30 Ammunition Hill Reflection Session 11:00 Otzar Hastam 11:00 De Karina Chocolate Activities, Lunch Together Cemetery, including Siren 12:30 Supermarket Sweep 13:00 Pizur lunch at Host Shabbat Workshop Mifgash Summary and/or Festive Lunch at Gan Ramah Beit Hakerem 14:30 Rafting on the 12:30 Pizur Lunch in Katzrin 13:00 Lunch and Sataf Hike Sacher/Ha'atzmaut Jordan River 14:00 Begin Mifgash with Drive to Jerusalem 15:00 Ramah Activity at Depart for Host Shabbat Enjoy Shabbat with Students from Beit She'an Mt. Scopus Lookout Knesset Menorah Jerusalem drop-off Friends & Family Kinneret Cemetery Dinner with Host Families Check Into Hotel Tel Aviv drop-off Erev Yom Ha'atzmaut Cultural Activity TBD Reflection Session Return to Ma'agan Erev Yom Hazikaron Celebrations in Jerusalem 18:52 Candle Lighting 20:08 Havdalah Ceremony OR somewhere nearby Ramah Evening Program O/N: Ma'agan O/N: Ma'agan O/N: Jerusalem Tower O/N: Jerusalem Tower O/N: Jerusalem Tower O/N: Host Shabbat O/N: Host Shabbat 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Jerusalem: The Jerusalem in Her Glory Innovation in the Exploring the Arava Negev: The Realization Living Our Values Yerushalayim Shel Center of the World Negev of Ben Gurion's Vision Kodesh Ve’chol פרשת בהר Return from Host Shabbat 8:00 Tefillah at Robinson’s 9:30 Shvil Hasalat 5:30 Early Departure 6:30 Early Morning Bike 6:30 Ascend Masada via Pick-Up in TA Arch with Sefer Torah 6:30 Hike Mt. Tsfahot, Ride around Ketura Ramp, Tefillah and Tour, Pick-Up in Jerusalem 9:00 Tour Davidson Center, 12:30 Visit Sderot Tefillah on Top with View 9:00 Breakfast, Check Out Descend Path Tefillah at Local 10:30 Jewish Quarter and including Virtual Model 9:30 Snorkeling at the Coral 11:30 Ben Gurion's Grave 11:00 Dead Sea Swim & Synagogue Pizur Lunch Drive to Ketura Beach 12:30 Supermarket Sweep Lunch at Chamei Ein Gedi Reflection Session 13:00 Jewish Quarter sites 13:30 Dig for a Day at Beit 12:00 Pizur Lunch in Eilat Lunch in Sde Boker 14:00 Ein Gedi Hike? Shabbat Lunch OR Israel Museum Guvrin Tour of the Kibbutz 13:00 Banana Boats 13:30 Hike Ein Avdat Drive to Jerusalem Afternoon Rest 17:00 Kotel Tunnels Tour BBQ Dinner and Swim 13:30 Return to Ketura Drive to Kfar Hanokdim Prepare for Shabbat Walking Tour of Yemin Walk back via Teddy Park Check Into Kibbutz, Dinner Rest and Swim on kibbutz 18:57 Candle Lighting Moshe Bedouin Experience, Kabalat Shabbat at local 20:13 Havdalah Evening Out at Malcha Ramah Evening Program Evening Kasui Sand Dunes including Camel Ride, Hafla synagogue Mall Dinner and Kumzitz Shabbat Dinner & Oneg Ramah Evening Program O/N: Jerusalem Tower O/N: Mashabei Sadeh O/N: Ketura O/N: Ketura O/N: Kfar Nokdim O/N: Beit Shmuel O/N: Beit Shmuel 22 23 24 Working Towards a Better Future 9:00 Leket 4:20 Arrive in the US להתראות Machon Ayalon 12:00 13:00 Pizur Lunch לשנה הבאה בירושלים Palmach Museum 15:00 Sikum and Evaluation 17:30 Farewell Dinner Drive to the Airport 23:10 Depart Israel (UA91) O/N: On Flight .