NFTY-EIE HIGH SCHOOL IN ISRAEL Fall 2016 Parents’ Pilgrimage UPDATED Itinerary October 25 - November 4, 2016 UPDATED JUNE 20, 2016 Tuesday, October 25 9:00 AM Parents meet NFTY-EIE staff across from the El Al check-in counters near Aisle 6 at Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York for group flight check-in. El Al Flight #004 departs at JFK at noon. Wednesday, October 26 5:30 AM Group Flight arrival Ben Gurion National Airport Transfer by group bus to Kibbutz Tzuba Check into rooms (and say hi to your EIE student!) 8:00 AM Welcome ceremony on hotel lobby balcony 8:30- 9:30 Breakfast in dining room 9:30-12:30 Unpack and rest 1:00 PM Lunch in dining room with students 2:00 Orientation and meet the staff 4:00 Tour of kibbutz 6:45 Dinner in dining room with students Evening free with your child 11:30 Rooms in – Lilah Tov – Good Night Thursday, October 27 7:00 AM Boker Tov - Good Morning 7:30 Breakfast in the dining room 8:00 Depart for Israel Museum for a tour of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Model of 2nd Temple, Jerusalem 10:30 Join students for a lesson about Jewish life in the Middle Ages 12:00 PM Lunch at Modern Restaurant at the Israel Museum 2:00 Tour of Jerusalem’s Old City 8:00 Dinner in Jerusalem – students will be bused in to join you 10:30 Return to Tzuba 11:30 Rooms in – Lilah Tov – Good Night Friday, October 28 6:30 AM Boker Tov - Good Morning 8:00 Breakfast 9:00 Optional Tzedakah Project 1:00 PM Lunch 4:30 Depart for Friday night Services in local Reform congregations 8:00 Festive Shabbat Dinner at Tzuba 9:00 Oneg Shabbat with EIE 11:30 Rooms in – Lilah Tov – Good Night Shabbat, October 29 8-10 AM Boker Tov - Good morning - Optional breakfast 11:00 Tfillot 1:00 PM Kiddush & Lunch at Kibbutz Tzuba 2 – 4 Optional guided tour of Tzuba's antiquities Rest and leisure time 6:30 Dinner 7:00 Parents and students have an evening out in Jerusalem– bus will be provided 10:30 Return to Tzuba 11:30 Rooms in – Lilah Tov – Good Night Sunday, October 30 6:15 AM Boker Tov - Good Morning 6:45 Breakfast 7:30 Parents and students depart for Crusader and Kabbalah Tiyul what to wear: Dress in layers, including rain gear 9:30 Visit Belvoir Crusader Fortress 12:00 PM Lunch at Kibbutz Afikim 2:00 Tzfat (Safad)- learn about Kaballah 6:30 Dinner at restaurant in Galilee 10:30 Return to Tzuba 11:30 Rooms in – Lilah Tov – Good Night Monday, October 31 7:00 AM Boker Tov - Good Morning 7:30 Breakfast 8:15-1:00 Join your child for Hebrew/Jewish History class 1:00 PM Lunch in the dining room 2:00 Join your child's General Studies classes 7:00 Dinner in the Tzuba dining room Evening Free 11:30 Rooms in – Lilah Tov – Good Night Tuesday, November 1 6:30 AM Boker Tov - Good Morning 7:00 Breakfast 7:30 Parents depart for (optional) guided tour to Masada. (Bring layered clothing, hat, water, hiking shoes, sunscreen, bathing suit) 1:00 PM Lunch at Dead Sea Hotel Spa Afternoon Relax in the various pools (you may choose from a variety of massages for which you can pay in cash or by credit card) 1:00 PM Lunch at kibbutz Tzuba (for those not at Masada) 2:00 You are invited to audit your child's classes (for those not at Masada) 6:30 Parents return from Masada / Dead Sea tiyul 7:00 Dinner in Tzuba dining room Evening Free 11:30 Rooms in – Lilah Tov – Good Night Wednesday, November 2 5:30 AM Boker Tov - Good Morning 6:00 Depart for Rosh Chodesh prayers with Women of the Wall 9:00 Breakfast 10 - 12:30 Join EIE students for Tiyul on Hasidism (dress modestly) 12:45 PM Lunch 2:00 Yad Vashem (optional tour) 5:30 Return to Tzuba 7:00 Dinner in Tzuba dining room Evening Free 11:30 Rooms in – Lilah Tov – Good Night Thursday, November 3 7:15 AM Boker Tov – Good Morning! 7:45 Breakfast in the dining room 8:15 Parents depart for Jerusalem 8:45 Yvel factory/school tour 10:30 Visit Yad LeKashish workshops 12:30 PM Free time and lunch in downtown Jerusalem 3:30 Return to Tzuba to complete packing and preparation for departure 6:00 Check out of rooms for departing parents 6:30 Festive Farewell Banquet 8:30 Depart for Ben Gurion Airport for return flight to NY Friday, November 4 12:45 AM El Al Flight 001 departs Ben Gurion Airport 7:00 AM Arrive JFK Airport Please return your key to the hotel reception desk, close your room-charge account and don't forget to follow company instructions for cell phones to be returned in Israel. Thank you for visiting us – Nsiyah Tovah! Have a good flight. Shalom u'lhitraot .