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Date |
Program |
Meals/Overnight |
Sunday May 2 |
Departure from Oakland |
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Monday May 3 |
Arrival at Ben Gurion airport. Welcome BBQ in the Yarkon Park and check-in. |
BBQ Dinner Overnight: Bnei Dan Youth Hostel, Tel Aviv |
| Tuesday May 4 | Begin the day at Independence Hall to reenact the moving moment when the State of Israel was declared by David Ben Gurion. Volunteer hands-on with the Jaffa Institute, preparing food packages for the city’s less fortunate. Stroll through the Jaffa Flea Market. Travel south to the Negev. Visit David Ben Gurion’s Grave. Check-in and Dinner. |
Packed Lunch Dinner at hostel Overnight: Sdeh Boker Field School |
Wednesday May 5 |
Dawn hike at Nahal Havarin. Breakfast. Crawl through the Loz Cisterns. Explore the Ramon Crater, a geological wonder, on foot and by jeep. Evening: Star Gazing |
Lunch at Mitzpeh Ramon YH Dinner at hostel Overnight: Sdeh Boker Field School |
Thursday May 6 |
Visit Kibbutz Revivim, one of the first pioneering settlements in the Negev. Visit the Biblical city of Tel Arad, built as an outpost by King Solomon. Sunset camel ride at Kfar Hanokdim followed by Bedouin “hafla” dinner. Sleep in a Bedouin tent (bathrooms and showers available). |
Cash Lunch in Arad Bedouin Hafla Dinner Overnight: Kfar Hanokdim Camel Ranch |
Friday May 7 |
Hike to the Nahal David waterfall in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve. Float in the Dead Sea. To the North. Check-in and prepare for Shabbat. Kabbalat Shabbat at Beirav Carlebach minyan. Festive Shabbat dinner |
Lunch at Ein Gedi YH Shabbat Dinner at hostel Overnight: Zefat |
Shabbat May 8 |
Shabbat morning tefilot at local synagogue followed by walking tour on the Jewish Quarter. Shabbat lunch and rest time. Seudah Shlishit picnic followed by meeting with Kabbalistic artist, David Friedman. Havdalah. Evening: Kinneret boat ride and dinner in Tiberias. |
Shabbat lunch at hostel Seudat Shlishit picnic Dinner in Tiberias Overnight: Zefat |
Sunday May 9 |
Meet IDF soldiers serving on the northern border. Ascend the Golan Heights to Mt. Bental, to the bunkers overlooking Syria. Hands-on chocolate workshop at the De Karina Boutique Chocolate factory on Kibbutz Ein Zivan. Hike to the Jilaboun waterfall at Nahal Devorah. Continue to Gonen for check-in and dinner. |
Packed Lunch Dinner at hostel Overnight: Kibbutz Gonen Guest House |
Monday May 10 |
Visit the impressive Roman city of Bet Shean. Explore the site in teams as you fill in a special questionnaire. Travel to Jerusalem via the Jordan River Valley. Meet Ethiopian families who crossed the desert to Sudan to wait for months in refugee camps before being airlifted to Israel by the Mossad. End the day with a spectacular outlook over Jerusalem from Mt. Scopus. Check-in and dinner. |
Cash Lunch in Bet She’an (Kosher McDonald’s) Dinner at hostel Overnight: Agron Youth Hostel, Jerusalem |
Tuesday May 11 Erev Yom Yerushalayim |
Descend to the City of David. Walk through Hezekiah’s water tunnel. Jewish Quarter Scavenger Hunt and cash lunch. Participate hands-on in a unique rescue dig, sifting through remains from the Temple Mount. Yom Yerushalayim tekes with local community and dinner. |
Cash Lunch in Jewish Quarter Dinner at hostel Overnight: Agron Youth Hostel, Jerusalem |
Wednesday May 12 Yom Yerushalayim |
Learn and remember at the Yad Vashem Memorial Complex, including visits to the historical museum and Childrens’ Memorial. Visit Ammunition Hill, site of a fierce battle for the reunification of Jerusalem during the Six Day War. Evening: TBA (Degel March?) |
Lunch at Yad Vashem Cafeteria Dinner at hostel Overnight: Agron Youth Hostel, Jerusalem |
Thursday May 13 |
Visit Yad L’Kashish-Lifeline of the Elderly, where shopping is a true mitzvah! Volunteer with Hazon Yeshayahu. Last minute shopping time. Final visit to the Kotel. Visit the Neot Kedumim Biblical Nature Reserve. Enjoy tree planting, sheep herding, and other activities. Summary discussion and farewell dinner. Transfer to airport for departing flight. |
Cash Lunch Farewell Dinner at Neot Kedumim |
Friday May 14 |
Arrival in Oakland. |
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VISITATION: The following times are recommended for family/friends visits at the hostel: Program will be staffed by senior tour educator and security escort. All meals are included in the package price. Listed speakers’ participation subject to confirmation. |
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Israel Trip: Itinerary 2010
