Thursday, 15 April - USA Departure

Overnight flight to Israel

Friday, 16 April - When You Come Into the Land

Morning arrival (ideally) in Israel, to be met and assisted at Ben Gurion Airport by your ITC representative. Take part in the mitzvah of leket at the Table to Table project as you harvest crops for the needy. Proceed to the modern Hebrew city of Tel Aviv. Browse through unique craft items in Nahalat Binyamin's colorful, open-air market, and see modern Tel Aviv in action. Hotel check-in to prepare for Shabbat. Kabbalat Shabbat on the beach with Rabbi Wiederhorn. Delicious Shabbat dinner at the hotel
Overnight: Carlton Hotel, Tel Aviv

Shabbat, 17 April - Shabbat in Tel Aviv

Parashat Tazria-Metzora

Shabbat services at Masorti congregation Kehilat Sinai. Afternoon at leisure to relax at the beach or explore Tel Aviv and Old Jaffa on one's own, including free Israeli dancing on the boardwalk
Overnight: Carlton Hotel, Tel Aviv

Sunday, 18 April - Foundations of the Modern State

At Independence Hall, relive Ben Gurion's moving declaration of the State. Enjoy an impressive presentation of the amazing achievements of the Palmach at the multi-media Palmach Museum (if available) At the "Dig for a Day" program at Beit Guvrin, uncover actual artifacts as you participate in an ongoing archeological dig. Spelunking (cave crawling) also available for the adventurous. Proceed to the Lake Kinneret region for a breathtaking overview. Hotel check-in and dinner (restaurants are closed this evening)
Overnight: Kibbutz Lavi Hotel, Tiberias

Monday, 19 April - Remembering - Yom Hazikkaron

Take a lovely nature walk through the lush forests and streams of the Banias Nature Reserve Ascend the Golan Heights, and stop to gaze down over the Galilee as the Syrians once did; enter former Syrian bunkers and learn how master spy, Eli Cohen, revealed their secrets. At Kibbutz El Rom, see original footage from the brave Valley of Tears Kahalani battle, which secured the Golan Heights during the Yom Kippur War. Travel through the Golan Heights by jeep, off the beaten track, and learn how Golan water sources have played a central role in military conflict in the region (Shvilim) Return to the hotel to rest. Evening: Participate in joyous celebrations in Tiberias as Yom Hazikkaron gives way to Yom Ha'atzmaut; dinner on one's own
Overnight: Kibbutz Lavi Hotel, Tiberias

Tuesday, 20 April - Forging Israel's Independence

Yom Ha'atzmaut - Tour the synagogues, courtyards, and shops of the mystical city of Tzefat, with a special emphasis on the role of this city in attaining Israel's independence. Take part in Yom Ha'atzmaut festivities with our Partnership 2000 region of Afula/Gilboa (picnic? bbq? tiyyul? - programming to be arranged by P2K) Enjoy a familyfriendly water hike in the Galilee. Take a relaxing Kinneret boat ride (from Ginnosar) OR Visit an army base (to be arranged through American Friends of the IDF)
Free evening on the Tiberias promenade
Overnight: Kibbutz Lavi Hotel, Tiberias

Wednesday, 21 April - Freedom Fighters or Fanatics?

Travel south along Israel's border with Jordan Ascend Masada by cable car; tour this impressive excavation and discuss the terrible dilemma faced by its Jewish population during Roman times Enjoy a dip, mud baths, and good showers at Mineral Beach on the amazing Dead Sea. At Eretz Bereshit, enjoy camel rides and a biblical dinner in Abraham's tent in the Judean desert. Ascent to Jerusalem
Hotel check-in followed by a free evening
Overnight: David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem

Thursday, 22 April - Jerusalem of Old

Bar/Bat Mitzvah service at Robinson's Arch, the "Masorti Kotel". Explore the Southern Wall Excavations and take a virtual, computerized "walk" through the ancient Temple Mount at the Davidson Center. In the Kotel Tunnels, walk alongside the massive foundation stones of the Western Wall Free time for lunch (on one's own) and shopping in the Jewish Quarter. Go way back in time to King David's Jerusalem in David's City and enjoy sloshing through Hezekiah's water tunnel (strap-on water shoes and flashlights needed) Evening: Attend The Night Spectacular, the fabulous new sound and light show at the Tower of David Museum, followed by free time for dinner (on one's own) at the new Mamilla Mall
Overnight: David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem

Friday, 23 April - Jerusalem Today

Spend some time helping those less fortunate as a volunteer. Visit the new Holocaust Memorial Museum (age 12 and up only) and the Children's Memorial at Yad Vashem. Visit colorful, bustling Machaneh Yehuda open-air market, as Jerusalem prepares for Shabbat. Kabbalat Shabbat at Robinson's Arch or at a synagogue of your choice. Delicious Shabbat dinner at the hotel
Overnight: David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem

Shabbat, 24 April - Shabbat in Jerusalem

Parashat Aharei Mot - Kedoshim
Shabbat services at a choice of neighborhood synagogues (suggestions, walking instructions to be provided) followed by kiddush and a Torah study session at the Fuchsberg Center. Sumptuous Shabbat lunch buffet at the hotel. Shabbat afternoon at leisure. Havdalah with Rabbi Wiederhorn
Farewell dinner at the hotel or at Keyara (Italian meat gourmet; latter choice is time permitting)

Sunday, 25 April - A Temporary Departure

Arrive in USA
Begin planning your next Israel trip with Rabbi Wiederhorn and ITC Tours!

Itinerary is Subject to Change

• Roundtrip Air - NY area - Tel Aviv - NY - 9 Nights
• Hotels
  David Citadel Hotel Jerusalem, Carlton Hotel Tel Aviv, Kibbutz Lavi Hotel Tiberias,
  
• Touring with one of Israel’s best tour guides - Super Deluxe Air Conditioned Motor Coach
  
• Daily buffet breakfasts, Shabbat meals, Three weekday dinners
  
• Welcome Orientation, Table to Table, Nahalat Binyamin,
  Kabbalat Shabbat on the beach with Rabbi Wiederhorn, Shabbat services Kehilat Sinai,
  
• Explore Tel Aviv and Old Jaffa, Israeli dancing, Independence Hall, Palmach Museum,
  
• Dig for a Day, Lake Kinneret, Banias Nature Reserve, Golan Heights, Valley of Tears,
  Golan Heights by jeep, Yom Hazikkaron, Mystical city of Tzefat, Yom Ha'atzmaut festivities,
  
• Partnership 2000 region of Afula/Gilboa, Family-friendly water hike in the Galilee, Kinneret boat ride,
  Army base, Israel's border with Jordan, Masada, Mineral Beach, Dead Sea, Eretz Bereshit,
  
• Camel rides, Abraham's tent, Judean desert, Bar/Bat Mitzvah service at Robinson's Arch,
  Masorti Kotel, Southern Wall Excavations, Davidson Center, Kotel Tunnels, Jewish Quarter,
  David's City, Hezekiah's Water Tunnel, The Night Spectacular, Tower of David Museum, Mamilla Mall,
  Jerusalem soup kitchen, Yad Vashem, Machaneh Yehuda open-air market,
  
• Kabbalat Shabbat in Jerusalem, Kiddush and a Torah study session at the Fuchsberg Center,
  
• Havdalah with Rabbi Wiederhorn,
  
• Informative full-color Israel source book - adults' and children's versions
  
• A fun filled spiritual adventure and Much Much More !!

• ( Check payment) Land Only $2755 Land + Air $4125* per person in a double room
  
• Single room supplement $1085 - Third person over 18 in triple room: subtract $310
  
• Child, age 2-12 as third person in a triple room: subtract $775
  
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah, age 12-13 as third person in a triple room: subtract $675
  
• Child, 14-18 as third person in a triple room: subtract $655
  (includes airport taxes and fuel surcharge at today's rate of $460, subject to change)
  
• Included in land price - Tips for Guide,Driver, Restaurants and Porterage $115
• All pricing has been discounted 4% based on check payment - additional 4% charged to use credit cards