Temple Beth El of Stamford , CT
Keshet: The Center for Educational Tourism in
Telephone: (972) 2 6451865 Fax: (972) 2 6452670
E-mail: keshet@keshetisrael.co.il www.keshetisrael.co.il
Israel
Led by Rabbi Joshua and Mara Hammerman
July 24-August 6, 2006
This unforgettable journey will
have something for everyone:
·
Bar/Bat Mitzvah affirmation service and celebration
·
Kibbutz
Experience in the North
·
Bedouin
experience in the Negev
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Exploring Tel Aviv and the mystical city of Safed
·
Visit to our sister city of Afula
·
Visit to an army base
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Exploring the Golan and Kayaking on the
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Archeological dig in the Judean Hills
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Relax at a five-star Mediterranean Spa
·
Guest speakers, including Dr. Michael Oren, author of Six Days
of War.
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Meaningful encounters with Israelis from a wide variety of backgrounds
- Western Wall
Tunnels
- Full children’s program with youth
counselor
- A glorious
Shabbat in Jerusalem
The Places We’ll
Go…
…the People We’ll Meet
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Date |
Site/Program |
Meals/Overnight |
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Monday July 24 |
Departure from JFK on El Al
002 at 19:30. |
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Tuesday July 25 |
Arrival at Ben Gurion
airport at 13:05. Opening ceremony on
“My Jewish Roots in Travel north along the |
Airport Snack Welcome Dinner at hotel Overnight: Le Meriden, Haifa |
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Wednesday July 26 |
Visit the charming pioneering town of Zichron Ya'akov
and the Program with the Partnership 2000 community
of Afula. Enjoy a family kayaking adventure on the Optional free evening in Tiberias. |
Lunch-on own in Afula Dinner at hotel Overnight:
Hagoshrim Kibbutz Hotel |
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Thursday July 27 |
Ascend the Golan
Heights for a lookout over Kuneitra
from Visit the reconstructed Talmudic village and
ancient synagogue of Katzrin. See the movie about Elisha bar Abuya and religious tolerance. Continue to the mystical city of Zefat
(Safed) to explore the ancient synagogues and shop
in the Jewish Quarter and artist colony. Enjoy a gourmet dinner in a private home in
the artist colony with a great storyteller over dessert. |
Lunch-on own in Katzrin Dinner in Artist Colony Overnight:
Hagoshrim Kibbutz Hotel |
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Friday July 28 |
Enjoy a refreshing nature walk through Tel Dan to the ancient Israelite
remains. Visit the Naot
Mordechai Sandal Factory (Teva
/ Naot sandals.
Continue to the ancient port of Caesarea to explore the theater, hippodrome, bath complex and Crusader remains
and see the new computer simulation and audio/visual presentation. Continue to the seaside resort of Herzliya to check-in and swim before getting ready for
Shabbat. Kabbalat Shabbat as a group on the beach as
the sun sets over the |
Picnic Lunch Shabbat dinner at hotel Overnight:
Daniel Hotel and Spa, Herzliya |
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Shabbat July 29 |
Shabbat morning tefilot
followed by lunch at the hotel. Afternoon free to enjoy the beach or take
advantage of the Shizen hotel spa. Evening free to enjoy the nightlife at the Herlizya Marina or nearby Tel Aviv |
Lunch at hotel Dinner-on own Overnight:
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Sunday July 30 |
See where David Ben Gurion
declared the establishment of the State of Continue to Rechovot
to the Ayalon Institute, a secret underground bullet
factory from the Mandate Period. Dig up history with your hands at an
archaeological excavation at Bet
Guvrin. Head to Kfar HaNokdim
Bedouin Ranch for a camel trek, Bedouin hospitality and dinner. Later, the
younger set (and those who wish to join them) will get into sleeping bags for
an overnight in the Bedouin tents (there are bathrooms & showers on
site) while the rest of the group will head to the Inbar
Hotel in Arad for a few hours of sleep before our
sunrise ascent to Masada. |
Picnic Lunch Bedouin “hafla”
dinner Overnight:
Inbar Hotel, |
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Monday July 31 |
Early morning ascent of Herod’s mountain
fortress in time for sunrise. After
our Bar/Bat Mitzvah affirmation service, (Torah scroll provided) explore why
the Jewish rebels chose to live here after the destruction of Hike to the Nahal
David waterfall at Ein Gedi. Float in the Head to Jerusalem,
where we’ll stop at |
Breakfast at Lunch-on own at Ein
Gedi Dinner-on own in Overnight:
Inbal Hotel, |
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Tuesday August 1 |
Visit Robinson's
Arch and explore the Southern Wall excavations
and the Kotel
Tunnels in
order to better understand the centrality of the Temple in ancient times. Lunch stop and shopping time in the Jewish
Quarter and Cardo. Walking tour through the Christian Quarter
and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (time
permitting). Evening:
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Kiddush Lunch-on own in Jewish Quarter Dinner-on own in Overnight:
Inbal Hotel, |
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Wednesday August 2 Erev
Tisha B’Av |
Visit Lifeline for
the Elderly -Yad L’Kashish- Program at the Bible
Lands Museum. Lunch stop followed by meeting with Dr. Michael Oren,
author of Six
Days of War and fellow
of the Seudat Mafseket
(last meal before the fast) at the hotel. Evening:
|
Lunch-on own Seudat
Mafseket at hotel Overnight:
Inbal Hotel, |
|
Thursday August 3 Tisha
B’Av |
We learn and remember at Yad
Vashem, including the historical museum and the
Children’s Memorial. Afternoon and evening free. |
Overnight:
Inbal Hotel, |
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Friday August 4 |
“If you will it, it is no dream”-Visit the
new museum on the Zionist movement at Mount
Herzl. Hands-on Mitzvah project at Yad Eliezer. Walk through the Machaneh
Yehuda open-air vegetable market (shuk) before returning to the hotel to
prepare for Shabbat. Kabbalat Shabbat
at Kol Haneshama
followed by festive Shabbat dinner at the hotel. |
Lunch-on own Shabbat dinner at the hotel Overnight:
Inbal Hotel, |
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Shabbat August 5 |
Shabbat morning tefilot
at Moreshet Walking tour of Late afternoon seudat
shlishit (traditional third Shabbat “meal”) picnic
and summary discussion. Group Havdalah, check-out and farewell
dinner. Transfer to the airport for departing flight. |
Lunch at hotel Seudat
Shlishit picnic |