Wednesday, 12 June
Depart Atlanta

Thursday , 13 June
When You Come Into the Land (Deut. 26:1)

• Early arrival in Israel to be met and assisted at the airport by your ITC representative (today's program depends on arrival time)
• Stumble across many archeological finds as you take part in a hands-on dig through archeological matter that has been removed from under the Temple Mount
• Stop for lunch together as a group
• Shehecheyanu at Kehillat Mevasseret Zion with Rabbi Maya Leibovitch
• Hotel check-in
• Welcome dinner at Herzl Restaurant (Mamilla Blvd.)
• Overnight: David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem

Friday, 14 June
Where it all Began

• Stop briefly in David's City to encounter King David's Jerusalem
• In the Kotel Tunnels , walk alongside the Kotel's massive foundation stones
• Free time for lunch (on one's own) in the Old City
• Afternoon tour of the Old City , including a touch of the Armenian and Christian quarters
• Shabbat services at the Great Synagogue or Shir Chadash (latter based on availability)
• Shabbat dinner at the hotel with guest speaker, Anat Hoffman
• Overnight: David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem

Shabbat, 15 June
Shabbat Shalom in Jerusalem

• Brief morning service at the hotel
• Walk on the Walls of the Old City for a birds-eye, rooftop view into its varied neighborhoods
• Lunch on one's own
• Shabbat afternoon rest
• Free time for dinner (on one's own) and shopping on the Midrachov, Ben Yehuda Pedestrian Mall
• Evening cultural highlight event (based on availability; to be determined)
• Overnight: David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem

Sunday, 16 June
Those Who Made a Difference

• Visit Lifeline for the Old , a moving crafts workshop that employs Jerusalem elderly. Enjoy shopping for unique hand-crafted Judaica items in their store
• Visit the state-of the art Memorial Museum, Children's Memorial, and Valley of the Communities at Yad Vashem ; lunch on one's own in the cafeteria
• Afternoon departure for the Dead Sea Region, the lowest place on earth
• Hotel check-in to float in the Dead Sea and enjoy the hotel spa and pool
• Dinner at the hotel
• Overnight: Isrotel, Dead Sea

Monday, 17 June
From the Zealots' Last Stand to the Zionists' Modern City

• Early morning departure for Masada . Hike up the Snake Path or ascend Masada by cable car to tour this magnificent excavation; tour the site and discuss the harrowing dilemma faced by its Jewish population during Roman times
• Return to our Dead Sea hotel to enjoy its spa facilities and pool
• Lunch on one's own at the hotel
• Proceed to Tel Aviv for hotel check-in followed by a free evening (dinner on one's own)
• Overnight: Art Hotel, Tel Aviv

Tuesday, 18 June
Reminders of Life in the Middle East

• Visit the Negev Desert community of Sderot
• Experience Israeli innovation as you tour a high-tech facility
• Browse through unique craft items in Nahalat Binyamin's colorful, open-air market and enjoy seeing modern Tel Aviv in action; lunch (on one's own)
• Enjoy dinner at Café Kapish, served by deaf waiters who will teach you sign language during your meal, followed by Na Laga'at , a unique play performed by actors who are both deaf and blind
• Overnight: Art Hotel, Tel Aviv

Wednesday, 19 June
Partners in Israel

• Climb down into the amazing underground, pre-State bullet factory built by the Haganah under the noses of the British at the Ayalon Institute
• In our Partnership 2000 community of Yokneam , take part in a short mitzvah project and a visit to Yemin Orde
• Lunch on one's own
• Home hospitality for dinner with Yokneam families
• Proceed to the mystical city of Tzefat for hotel check-in
• Overnight: Ruth Rimmonim Hotel, Tzefat

Thursday, 20 June
The Wonders of the North

• Plant a tree in Israeli soil in honor or in memory of a loved one
• Ascend the Golan Heights and stop to gaze down over the Galilee as the Syrians once did
• Lunch on one's own in Katzrin, the capital of the Golan
• Enjoy a special dinner in the Bustan Levona fruit groves, nestled between the Sea of the Galilee and the Golan Heights
• Overnight: Ruth Rimmonim Hotel, Tzefat

Friday, 21 June
Preparing for the Holiness of Shabbat

• Tour the synagogues, courtyards, and art galleries of the mystical city of Tzefat
• Take in a glass blowing demonstration with a Tzefat artist in her studio; hear how she connects the spiritual to the physical through her art
• Free time for shopping and lunch on one's own in Tzefat
• Travel south for the ascent to Jerusalem
• Hotel check-in; optional afternoon visit to the Kotel
• Shabbat services with all three Temple groups at Hebrew Union College
• Shabbat dinner with all three Temple groups at Dan Panorama Hotel
• Overnight: David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem

Shabbat, 22 June -
A Time to Celebrate

• Morning electives and lunch (latter on one's own; suggested eateries for each elective)
• Enjoy a walking tour through the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City
• Visit the renovated Israel Museum, including the Shrine of the Book; the Second Temple Model of Jerusalem; Judaica, art, and archeology exhibits
• Walk through Yemin Moshe , one of the earliest neighborhoods in the New City of Jerusalem
• Optional visit to Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam OR Afternoon of rest at the hotel and pool
• Attend B'nei Mitzvah celebration and dinner at Beit Shmuel
• Evening: Attend The Night Spectacular , the new sound and light show at the Tower of David Museum
• Overnight: David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem

Sunday, 23 June
From One Man's Dream

• Take pride in our soldiers at an Israel army base (if available)
• Enjoy a special multi-media presentation about the life, dreams, and accomplishments of the Father of Modern Zionism at the Herzl Exhibit (if available)
• Take a sobering walk through the history of the Jewish State at the Har Herzl Military Cemetery
• Lunch on one's own
• Tour the Israeli Knesset for a focus on Israel's political system
• Free time this afternoon for final shopping, packing
• Farewell dinner at Olive and Fish
• Depart for Ben Gurion Airport

Sunday, 24 June
Arrive in Atlanta . . . The Memories Begin!

Itinerary subject to change