MODEL TOUR #6 – Fall/Winter, 9 nights
"Arise, Travel About the Land" (Ber. 13:17)
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Wednesday – USA Departure
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Thursday – Arrival in the Land
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Early morning arrival at Ben Gurion Airport to meet your ITC
guide
Plant a tree in Israel's soil in honor or memory of a loved one
At Neot Kedumim, prepare your own olive oil for your Hanukah menorah
Ascent to Jerusalem.
At the Tayelet, enjoy a breathtaking view of the Old City of Jerusalem;
welcoming ceremony and text study of Akedat Yitzhak
Daven mincha at the Kotel, as Jews have longed to and done for centuries
Orientation and dinner at the hotel
Overnight: Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem |
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Friday – Jerusalem of Old
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Tour the City of David and meet with local residents
"Walk" through the Beit Hamikdash via a virtual, multi-medial experience
at the Davidson Center. Free time for lunch and guilt-free shopping in the Jewish Quarter
Prepare for Shabbat.
Kabbalat Shabbat and dancing at the Kotel
Shabbat Dinner at the hotel. Oneg Shabbat: Hassidic stories
Overnight: Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem |
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Shabbat – Shabbat in the Holy City
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Shabbat services at the synagogue of your choice.
Kiddush and parasha study at the hotel.
Shabbat lunch at the hotel
Shabbat rest.
Optional walking tour
Havdala.
Free evening in Jerusalem
Overnight: Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem |
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Sunday – The Modern City
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Visit Lifeline for the Old, a crafts workshop for Jerusalem's elderly
At Yad Vashem, visit the Memorial Museum, Children's Memorial, and outdoor
sculptures.
Stop for lunch at Malha Mall.
Meet with Gilo's Chabad rabbi and the terror victims with whom he works.
At Shaarei Tzedek hospital, learn about special programs to heal terror
victims.
Dinner at Apropos dairy restaurant
Overnight: Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem |
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Monday – Into the Desert
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Learn of the courageous battle for Jerusalem in 1967 at Ammunition Hill
Enjoy a nature walk in Ein Gedi and stop for lunch on the way south
Tour Masada and learn about the Zealots last stand against the Romans
Ride camels through the desert and eat a traditional Bedouin dinner (kosher,
of course) in a Bedouin tent.
Overnight: Dead Sea |
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Tuesday – Desert Dreamers
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Dead Sea swim and spa.
Hike through the Flour Cave
At Nevatim, visit a special synagogue that residents brought on aliya with
them from India.
Lunch in Beersheva Mall.
Meet with Professor Velvel Green of Ben Gurion University to hear about
the field of Jewish medical ethics and his personal story
Return to Jerusalem.
Dinner at Norman's Steak House
Overnight: Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem |
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Wednesday – The Struggle for our Homeland
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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
Learn about the historic struggle for Gush Etzion at the Kfar Etzion multi-media
presentation.
Tour the city of Efrat with Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
Daven minha at Kever Rachel.
Free for dinner in Jerusalem
Overnight: Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem |
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Thursday – Northern Trails
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Daven shaharit at the home of President Katzav
Meet with the Children of Chernobyl at Kfar Chabad, and visit an etrog farm
and a matzah bakery.
Participate in a memorial service to those who died by terror last Pesach
in Netanya. Travel north to tour the ancient city of Tzippori, home to Rabbi Judah the
Prince.
Enjoy Klezmer music over dinner in Tzefat
Overnight: Rimon Inn, Tzefat |
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Friday – Layers of Northern History
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Tour Tzefat synagogue, courtyards, and shops.
Travel to the Golan Heights for a scenic overlook.
Free time for lunch in Katzrin
Enjoy the fruits of the land at the Golan Winery
Prepare for Shabbat.
Dinner at the Hotel
Overnight: Rimon Inn, Tzefat |
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Shabbat – A Mystical Shabbat in Tzefat
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Daven with the Chabad community
Shabbat Lunch at the hotel,
Shabbat rest
Havdalah,
Depart for the airport
Closing Dinner in Netanya |
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