BETH TEFILLAH SCOTTSDALE ISRAEL TRIP DECEMBER 2018 LED BY RABBI PINCHAS ALLOUCHE ! ! www.IsraelMaven.com +972-2-560-6676 Nachal Dolev 9/6 Bet Shemesh, Israel 9962109 Phone: 866-317-9307 (Toll free US & Canada) +972-2-560-6676 (Israel) IsraelMaven.com SCOTTSDALE ISRAEL TRIP DECEMBER 2018 LED BY RABBI PINCHAS ALLOUCHE Updated by Zev Jacobson – June 04, 2018 Day 1 – Thursday December 27th - Jerusalem • Welcome to Israel!!! Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport and transfer to Jerusalem • Walk in the footsteps of Prophets and Kings in the City of David including the recen- tly opened Givati Excavations. (Possibility to meet with resident Hen Hamakon) • Lunch on own in the Jewish Quarter • Explore the Moslem Quarter with Ateret Cohanim & meet with local residents OR Tour the Security Barrier with its chief architect - Dr. Dani Tirzah • Relive the dramatic battle at Ammunition Hill guided by an IDF veteran who fought there in the Six Day War • Check-in to hotel - unpack, rest & relax • Dinner at the hotel - included • Overnight: Leonardo Plaza Hotel – Jerusalem Day 2 – Friday December 28th - Jerusalem • Full Israeli breakfast at hotel • Exclusive learning session with renowned scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz • Explore the colorful Nachlaot Neighborhood & feel the personalities come to life • Shopping time in the Machane Yehuda Outdoor Market & prepare for shabbat • Join thousands as they bring in Shabbat at the Kotel! • Shabbat Dinner at Rabbi Allouche’s sister • Overnight: Leonardo Plaza Hotel – Jerusalem Day 3 – Shabbat December 29th - Jerusalem • Shabbat breakfast at hotel • Shacharit at Tzemach Tzedek shul with Rabbi Steinsaltz, followed by a Chasidic gathering • Kiddush • Lunch at hotel - included • Rest & relax • Maariv & Musical Havdallah (arranged) • Dinner on own • Overnight: Leonardo Plaza Hotel – Jerusalem Nachal Dolev 9/6 Bet Shemesh, Israel 9962109 Phone: 866-317-9307 (Toll free US & Canada) +972-2-560-6676 (Israel) IsraelMaven.com Day 4 – Sunday December 30th – Hevron & Gush Etzion • Full Israeli breakfast at hotel • Time for reflection at Rachel’s Tomb on the outskirts of Bethlehem • Discover the “Path of the Patriarchs” off-road by ATV led by local guide • Lunch at the Gush Etzion Winery - included • Experience Hevron, including the Cave of Machpela, Avraham Avinu neighborhood, Bet Hadassah, Tel Romano and a l’chaim with local Shaliach Rabbi Danny Cohen • Study session at Yeshivat Makor Chaim- R. Allouche’s Yeshiva • Dinner with Racheli Frankel in a Jerusalem restaurant - included • Overnight: Leonardo Plaza Hotel – Jerusalem Day 5 – Monday December 31st – Jordan Valley • Full Israeli breakfast at hotel • Check-out & departure • Visit Kasr el-Yahud where the Children of Israel led by Joshua crossed over the Jor- dan River into the Promised Land • Ascend the Gilboa Mountains are King Saul fell in battle against the Philistines OR Visit Bio-Bee in Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu & see how Israel bio-tech is helping to feed mil- lions of people around the globe • Lunch on own in Bet Shean - not included • Tour the impressive ruins of Bet Shean including the Roman Theater, Cardo, Bath- house & more • Transfer to hotel & check-in • Dinner at the hotel - included • Overnight: Kibbutz Lavi Hotel – Galilee Day 6 – Tuesday January 1st – Upper Galilee • Full Israeli breakfast at hotel • Discover the Mystical City of Tzfat including beautiful synagogues, picturesque al- leyways and artists’ colony • Watch a live glass-blowing demonstration by Kabbalistic artisan Sheva Chaya • Lunch on own on the promenade - not included • Experience the gorgeous Tel Dan Reserve & stunning waterfall where history, nature and hydro-politics come together • Lookout over the border with Lebanon from Kibbutz Malkiya and hear a security briefing from local resident Eitan Oren • Dinner on own in Tiberias - not included • Overnight: Kibbutz Lavi Hotel – Galilee Nachal Dolev 9/6 Bet Shemesh, Israel 9962109 Phone: 866-317-9307 (Toll free US & Canada) +972-2-560-6676 (Israel) IsraelMaven.com Day 7 – Wednesday January 2nd – Golan Heights • Full Israeli breakfast at hotel • Check-out & departure • Tour the Ancient Talmudic Village in Kazrin • Sample the local fare at the Golan Heights Distillery & meet with founder David Zi- bell - a former French-Canadian real estate professional who found his true passion in Israel • Lunch on own in Kazrin • Lookout over the border with Syria from Tel Saki & hear a briefing from former IDF commander Yaakov Selavan • Drive to Jerusalem & check-in to the hotel • Dinner at the hotel - included • Overnight: Leonardo Plaza Hotel – Jerusalem Day 8 – Thursday January 3rd - Central Region • Full Israeli breakfast at hotel • Tour the IAF Palmachim Base & meet with participants in the “Special In Uniform” Program • Lunch with inspirational wounded IDF veterans from Achim LeChaim • Discover the Underground Bullet Factory at Machon Ayalon where the Haganah se- cretly manufactured ammunition under the noses of the British prior to Indepen- dence • Visit the prestigious Weizmann Institute in Rechovot • Return to Jerusalem • Dinner at Jerusalem Restaurant - included • Overnight: Leonardo Plaza Hotel – Jerusalem Day 9 – Friday January 4th – Shilo • Full Israeli breakfast at hotel • Tour the ancient site of Shilo where the Mishkan (Tabernacle) once stood • Meet with local residents • Lunch at the Psagot Winery • Return to Jerusalem & prepare for shabbat • Shabbat services at the Kottel or at the Great Synagogue • Shabbat dinner at R. Allouche’s brother • Overnight: Leonardo Plaza Hotel – Jerusalem Nachal Dolev 9/6 Bet Shemesh, Israel 9962109 Phone: 866-317-9307 (Toll free US & Canada) +972-2-560-6676 (Israel) IsraelMaven.com Day 10 – Shabbat January 5th – Jerusalem • Full Israeli breakfast at hotel • Shabbat services at local synagogue • Class with Rabbi Allouche • Lunch at hotel- included • Rest & Relax • Ma’ariv & Havdalla • Watch the Sound & Light Spectacular at the Tower of David • Overnight: Leonardo Plaza Hotel – Jerusalem Day 11 – Sunday January 6th – Departure day • Full Israeli breakfast at hotel • Checkout & departure from the hotel • Volunteer at Colel Chabad Pantry Packers packaging food for the needy • Meet with Mois Navon - one of the founding engineers of Mobile Eye • Lunch on own • Encounter the immigrant success story at Yvel Jewelry • Visit the Shalva Center for Special Needs Children in Jerusalem • Farewell dinner with Gil Hoffman - Jerusalem Post Senior Political Correspondent - included • Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport & fly to the USA Next Year in Jerusalem!!!!! Nachal Dolev 9/6 Bet Shemesh, Israel 9962109 Phone: 866-317-9307 (Toll free US & Canada) +972-2-560-6676 (Israel) IsraelMaven.com.