THE 5-DAY SEMINAR WILL DEAL WITH THE LEGALITIES OF CREATING A MODERN NATION-STATE ISRAEL LAW & LEARN SEMINAR 2.0 November 11th – 16th, 2019 Experience 5 Memorable Days of Stimulating Debate, Study and Touring in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Plus an Optional 4-Day Extension. We will travel to Tel Aviv, Eilat, and Petra. ITINERARY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11th NOVEMBER 12th NOVEMBER 13th Check into The Orient Hotel, Israel: The Legal, Ethical and Erosion of Democracy? Next to Jerusalem’s “First Station” Historic Social Complexities of a State The Growing Tension between Legislative Restored Train Station Mall in the Making and Judicial Branches of Government Throughout the World 7:00 pm 8:00 am – 10:00 am Opening Dinner & Welcome Address: Breakfast and Leisure Time at Hotel 8:00 am – 9:00 am The Orient Hotel Breakfast at hotel 10:00 am Special Guest of Honour: Depart for the Schechter Institute 9:00 am Canadian Ambassador to Israel, Leave for the Schechter Institute H.E. Deborah A. Lyons. 10:30 am – 11:30 am Keynote Address: Dr. Einat Ramon, Jewish Thought and 9:30 am – 10:30 am President of the Supreme Court, Gender Studies, Schechter Institute Dr. Paul Mandel, Midrash and Rabbinics, Schechter Institute Esther Hayut (TBI) Topic: Two Great Jewish Thinkers: Topic: Theodor Herzl and Rabbi Abraham Isaac Historical Overview: The Jewish Sage HaCohen Kook - Defining Religious and as Interpreter of Law from the Rabbinic Nationalist Boundaries of the Jewish-State- Period Through Medieval Commentators in-the-Making. 10:30 am – 10:45 am 11:30 am – 11:45 am Coffee Break Coffee Break 10:45 am – 11:45 am 11:45 am – 12:45 pm Israeli Minister of Justice, Ayelet Shaked Prof. Alan Zisblatt, Prof. Emeritus, and guest. Hebrew U Law School Topic: Topic: Ministers of Justice in Conversation: 100 Years Later: Israel’s Written and Defending the Democratic Rule of Law Unwritten Laws-Vying Theologies on a Crowded Playing Field 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch at Schechter with the 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Honourable Ministers of Justice Lunch at the Israel Museum 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm With James Snyder, Director Emeritus Optional Tour of the Old City, of the Israel Museum, “New Archeological Discoveries in He will share his personal experiences an Ancient Land” on “Jerusalem: Capital of the World, Center of the Universe” 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Bus Leaves for Machane Yehuda 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm A Foodie Evening in the Shuk: Jerusalem’s Lecture and Guided Tour of the Open-Air Market, “Machane Yehuda” Shrine of the Book · Culinary personality and author With Dr. Adolpho Roitman, Chief Curator, Gil Hovav will guide us to his favorite Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum corners of the Shuk. Topic: · Following the tour, he will lead a Torah as the Original Jewish Text: cooking class culminating in a fabulous Uncovering the Meaning of the Dead dinner, where we will be eating Sea Scrolls in Jewish and Christian “the fruits of our labours.” Biblical Context FREE EVENING IN JERUSALEM PROGRAM, SPEAKERS AND STUDY TOPICS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14th NOVEMBER 15th NOVEMBER 16th Capitals and the Nation-State: Sovereign Nations and the Refugee Shabbat Show or Substance? Crisis: Israel’s Own Unique Situation 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 8:00 am – 10:00 am Tel Aviv: The Royal Beach Hotel Israel’s Independence Trail Breakfast and Leisure Time at Hotel 7:00 am – 8:00 am Abraham Singer, Jewish educator 10:00 am Breakfast and Checkout of the Orient Hotel and tour guide, will lead a guided tour Depart for the Schechter Institute of Rothschild Blvd - a microcosm of 8:15 am Israel’s modern history, architecture 10:30 am – 11:30 am Bus Departs for Tel Aviv - Neve Zedek and vibrant cultural life Prof. David Golinkin, President, Tel Aviv’s Oldest and Most Trendy The Schechter Institutes, Inc. Neighbourhood! Topic: Neve Schechter Center for Jewish Culture Jerusalem, the Capital of Israel: An Historical Survey of the Texts 9:30 am – 10:30 am Welcome to Neve Schechter by 11:30am – 11:45 am Yonit Kolb, Center Director Coffee Break 10:30 am – 12:00 pm 11:45 am – 12:45 pm Speaker: David M. Greenberg , the Honourable (TBA) US Ambassador to Israel, will make Topic: opening remarks, followed by a panel Illegal Immigration to Israel: discussion on the status of Jerusalem, Legal and Moral Implications for the the Capital of Israel, with experts Jewish State and the World representing Israeli and Palestinian positions from a political, demographic 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm and economic perspective Lunch at Neve Schechter Topic: CHECK IN AT ROYAL BEACH HOTEL Jerusalem, Whose City? 5:00 pm 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Rabbi Roberto Arbib leads Friday Night Lunch at Schechter Institute Services/Kabbalat Shabbat: Kehillat 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Neve Zedek Prof. Doron Bar, President, Schechter DINNER AT HOTEL Institute of Jewish Studies will take us on a Geo-Historical Tour of Mt. Herzl cemetery. Topic: OPTIONAL EXTENSION Political Zionism: The Rewards and the Cost of Dreaming ARTS & CULTURAL TOUR a Jewish State into Being Sun Nov 17th — Thur, Nov 21st 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Tour of the interactive Mt. Herzl Highlights will Include: Museum, with founding Director, · Tel Aviv · Wadi Rum Dr. David Breakstone, Vice Chairman · Petra · Eilat of the Jewish Agency Hotels: EVENING FREE · Royal Beach Hotel Tel Aviv · Royal Beach Hotel Eilat · Mövenpick Hotel in Petra TAX RECEIPTS WILL BE ISSUED FOR PART OF THE TRIP FOR COST SUMMARY THOSE WHO DO NOT CLAIM IT AS A BUSINESS EXPENSE PRICES MAY FLUCTUATE BASED ON NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS ACCOMMODATIONS November 11th – 16th SEMINARS November 11th – 16th Monday Nov 11th – Thursday Nov 14th $448.00 USD / Person 4 DAY FULL SEMINAR PROGRAM $3,600.00 CAD / Person ORIENT HOTEL Double Room in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Includes: in Jerusalem · Lunches $435.00 USD / Person · Opening Dinner Prices Include All Single Room Taxes + Incredible Breakfast + Transfers · Shabbat Dinner · Transportation The Seminar will Offer all 12 CPD Credits Friday Nov 15th $390.00 USD / Person for the Year Including Ethics Credits ROYAL BEACH HOTEL Double Room in Tel Aviv $365.00 USD / Person Prices Include All Single Room Taxes + Incredible Breakfast + Transfers OPTIONAL EXTENSION November 17th – 21st 4 DAY EXTENSION 0 – 24 People Includes: $3,166.00 USD / Person · 4 Days of Touring 25 – 29 People · 1 Day – Tel Aviv $2,996.00 USD / Person · 2 Day – Jordan · 1 Day – Eilat 0 – 24 People $2,886.00 USD / Person · 4 Nights in Luxury Hotels · Most Meals & Admission to All Sites $660.00 USD / Single · Round-Trip Flight to Eilat Included Supplement INFORMATION SESSION AT BETH ISRAEL Wednesday, Dec 12th @ 7:30 pm FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Rabbi Infeld Email: [email protected] Call: 604 731 4161 Howard Mickelson QC Email: [email protected] Call: 604 688 7400 TRAVEL AGENT FOR BOOKING Neal Chark – Uniglobe Call: 604 677 1495 Email: [email protected].