MODEL TOUR #3 – Winter, 8 nights
"When You Come Into the Land " (Dev. 26:1)
A Solidarity Mission
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| Monday – USA Departure |
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Tuesday – Arrival in the Land
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Late afternoon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport to meet your ITC
guide
Ascent to Jerusalem.
At the Tayelet stand where Avraham Avinu did prior to Akedat Yitzhak
and gaze upon the beauty of the Old City of Jerusalem
Hotel check-in and dinner
Overnight: Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem |
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Wednesday – Jerusalem of Old
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Experience the holiness of the Kotel: Walk alongside the massive foundation stones of the ancient Kotel in the
Kotel Tunnels. Tour the Southern Wall excavations and "enter" the Temple on a virtual,
computerized tour at the Davidson Center
Free time for lunch and shopping in the Jewish Quarter. See the actual size and shape of Temple ritual objects at the Temple
Institute. Free evening and dinner in Jerusalem (list of suggested restaurants will
be provided)
Overnight: Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem |
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Thursday – The Struggle for our Homeland
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Daven Shaharit at the home of President Katzav. Visit Hebron to tour the city and the Ma'arat Hamachpela. Meet with Boruch and Sarah Nachshon in Kiryat Arba to hear about
the challenges of their daily lives.
Free time for lunch in Kiryat Arba
Meet with the mayor of Gush Etzion at the Judaica Center
Daven minha at Kever Rachel. Dinner at the Red Heifer Restaurant
Overnight: Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem |
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Friday – Freedom Fighters or Fanatics?
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Early morning departure for Masada (with breakfast lunchbox)
Daven shaharit in Masada's ancient synagogue, tour the site, and hear the
amazing story of the Zealot's last stand against the Romans.
Stop for a tour of the Ahava Factory and a dip in the Dead Sea. Return to Jerusalem to prepare for Shabbat
Kabbalat Shabbat in the Old City. Shabbat dinner at the hotel
Oneg Shabbat.
Overnight: Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem |
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Shabbat – A Heavenly Shabbat
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Shabbat Tefilla at the Tzemach Tzedek shul in the Old
City
Kiddush and Parashat study after services.
Lunch in the Old City overlooking the Temple Mount.
Shabbat rest. Havdalah. Free evening in Jerusalem
Overnight: Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem |
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Sunday – Those Who Sacrificed
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Visit the Memorial Museum and Children's Memorial at Yad Vashem
Walk through Har Herzl to honor Israel's fallen and experience a
chronological survey of Israel's struggle for survival.
Free time for lunch
Find actual ancient artifacts while participating in an archeological
Dig for a Day
Dinner at the Apropos dairy restaurant
Overnight: Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem |
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| Monday – Northern Journey
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Visit Kfar Chabad to meet the Children of Chernobyl and to tour
and etrog farm and a matzah bakery.
In Netanya attend a memorial ceremony for those who were murdered
there last Pesach.
Free time for lunch in Netyanya.
Travel to Tzefat and take a walking tour of the courtyards, shuls,
and shops of this mystical city.
Dinner at the hotel
Evening: Presentation on Jewish Mysticism with David Friedman in
his art gallery
Ovenight: Rimon Inn, Tzefat |
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Tuesday – Modern Israel Issues
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Travel up to the Golan Heights by jeep and explore Golan trails
"off the beaten path"
Stop at Tel Fahar to look out over the Galilee below, as the Syrians
once did
Meet with Rabbi Haber to hear about Golan life today.
Free time for lunch in Katzrin
Tour a Golan army base.
Taste the fruits of the land at the Golan Winery
Dinner with klezmer music in Tzefat
Ovenight: Rimon Inn, Tzefat |
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Wednesday – Down Israel's Coast
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Explore the magnificent grottos of Rosh Hanikra
Visit the extremely unique Tunisian Synagogue in Acco and see the
prison where the British help pre-State freedom fighters.
Free time for lunch in Acco
In Tel Aviv, hear the moving declaration of the State of Israel at Independence
Hall
Memorial service for the young victims of the Dolphinarium bombing
Farewell dinner at Mul Dan Restaurant
Depart for the airport |
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