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Itinerary
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Milwaukee JCC
US 722 ORD/PHL 4:00P - 6:57P
US 796 PHL/TLV 9:15P 3:30P 02JUL
Camp Chi
US 722 ORD/PHL 4:00P - 6:57P
US 796 PHL/TLV 9:15P 3:30P 02JUL
Camp Kingswood
US 768 BOS/PHL 4:30P - 6:11P
US 796 PHL/TLV 9:15P 3:30P 02JUL
Seneca Lake Camp
DL 6763 ROC/JFK 3:10P - 4:41P
LY 002 JFK/TLV 7:55P - 1:20P 02JUL
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Shalom and welcome home
Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport (1:20PM & 3:30PM) and meet your tour educator
Ascend to Jerusalem, pausing to say Shehehianu at a vantage point overlooking the city
Orientation and opening sessions
In the evening, take a ride on the Time Elevator to learn more about Jerusalem's 3000 years of history
Overnight: Jerusalem
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Friday July 3, 2009
Start the day at the Israel Museum to see the model of the city in the Second Temple Period. This is important in light of other sites we will see later to day. Also view the Dead Sea Scrolls housed in the dramatic Shrine of the Book
Walk the Old City Ramparts from Jaffa Gate to Zion Gate. Visit King David's Tomb atop Mount of Zion. Enter the Old City via Zion Gate and descend the Western Hill to the City of David (the “original” Jerusalem) for a tour of the site and walk through Hezekiah Tunnel (12:30)
Then see Jerusalem prepare for Shabbat at the Machne Yehuda Market
Kabbalat Shabbat at a local synagogue
Festive Shabbat dinner and Oneg Shabbat
Overnight: Jerusalem
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Saturday, July 4, 2009
Shabbat services and session on Parashat Hashavua
Parshat Chukat-Balak: Numbers 19:1-25:9
Moses is taught the laws of the Red Heifer, whose ashes purify a person who has been contaminated by contact with a dead body.
After 40 years of journeying through the desert, the people of Israel arrive in the wilderness of Zin. Miriam dies and the people thirst for water. G-d tells Moses to speak to a rock and command it to give water. Moses gets angry at the rebellious Israelites and strikes the stone. Water issues forth, but Moses is told by G-d that neither he nor Aaron will enter the Promised Land.
Aaron dies at Hor Hahar and is succeeded in the High Priesthood by his son Elazar. Venomous snakes attack the Israelite camp after yet another eruption of discontent in which the people "speak against G-d and Moses"; G-d tells Moses to place a brass serpent upon a high pole, and all who will gaze heavenward will be healed. The people sing a song in honor of the miraculous well that provided the water in the desert. Moses leads the people in battles against the Emorite kings Sichon and Og (who seek to prevent Israel's passage through their territory) and conquers their lands, which lie east of the Jordan.
Balak, the King of Moab, summons the prophet Balaam to curse the people of Israel. On the way, Balaam is berated by his ass, who sees the angel that G-d sends to block their way before Balaam does. Three times, from three different vantage points, Balaam attempts to pronounce his curses; each time, blessings issue instead. Balaam also prophecies on the end of days and the coming of Messiah.
The people fall prey to the charms of the daughters of Moab and are enticed to worship the idol Peor. When a high-ranking Israelite official publicly takes a Midianite princess into a tent, Pinchas kills them both, stopping the plague raging among the people.
Enjoy a Walking tour of Jerusalem neighborhoods
Shabbat programs
Havdallah
In the evening, relax on Ben Yehuda street
Overnight: Jerusalem
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Sunday, July 5, 2009
Depart Jerusalem and enjoy a hands-on experience with the past as you participate in an archeological dig at Ein Tzurim. Here you will sift through detritus removed from the Temple Mount. (9:00)
Onward to Tel Azeka and view the Ella Valley where David Fought Goliath
Explore the Midras Caves where Bar Kochba's warriors hid.
Head south for a camel trek, deep in the desert to be followed by a Bedouin Hafla (feast)
Overnight: in a Bedouin Tent in the desert
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Monday, July 6, 2009
Ascend the Roman Ramp to welcome the sunrise atop Massada
Tour the site and your way to the Dead Sea for a swim (float) (11:00)
Head south along the Arava to Eilat
Beach time!
After dinner an excursion along the promenade
Overnight: Eilat
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Early morning hike to Mt. Zvafhaot
Then enjoy a snorkeling experience at a coral reef.
Onward for a jeep adventure in the desert
In the evening, cruise the blue waters of the Red Sea with friends from the JCC in Omaha
Overnight: Eilat
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Enjoy an exploration of the Timnah Park and see Solomon's Pillars
Onward to Kibbutz Ketura for a program on desert ecology
Head into the stark Negev Desert to Mitzpe Ramon
Tonight enjoy a moonlight nature walk
Overnight: Mashabei Sadeh
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Enjoy a hike at Har Gevanim
Then discover a real desert oasis at Ein Avdat
Visit Ben Gurion's grave at Kibbutz Sde Boker and learn about his dream to turn the Negev green
Ascend to Jerusalem
Explore the Western Wall Tunnels, stretching under the Old City (21:00, 21:20)
Overnight: Jerusalem
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Friday, July 10, 2009
(10:00AM) FNB - Pickup day
Program for those remaining at the hotel
Overnight: Jerusalem
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
FNB
Walking tour to the Knesset and Supreme Court Building
Overnight: Jerusalem
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
The group gathers at 9:00 AM
Visit the Armored Corps Memorial and Tank Park at Latrun
Begin the JMI Games with friends from JCCs now touring Israel
JMI ends with a BBQ cookout ion the Ben Shemen Forrest
Overnight: Hafetz Haim
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Start the day a visit to by visiting the Ayalon Institute, an underground ammunition plant followed by a Tikun Olam project of Table to Table
Preparation session for the Mifgash
Head to the Ramat Gan Stadium fro the Opening Ceremony of the 18th Maccabiah
Overnight: Hafetz Haim
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Head north to the Sea of Galilee
Meet your new Israeli friends and get to know them
Hike to Gamla - this ancient Jewish City was destroyed by the Romans (Massada of the North)
Then hike the Madrase- prepare to get wet
In the evening, sway with the beat as you join the drummers circle
Overnight: Sea of Galilee
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Enjoy a nature hike at Tel Dan
Then ascend the Golan Heights and peer deep into Syria from atop Mt. Bental
Pause to view the Hula Valley and hear about Israel's master spy, Eli Cohen
Enjoy a kayaking adventure on the Jordan River
In the evening, time to explore the Tiberias Promenade
Overnight: Sea of Galilee
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Start the day with a donkey ride at Mt. Arbel
Onward to the Sachne Springs for a swim
Return to Tiberias and begin home hospitality
Overnight: Home Hospitality
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Friday, July 17, 2009
Meet in Tiberias
P2K Volunteer program
Overnight: Home hospitality
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
Spends the day with your Israeli friends
Overnight: Home Hospitality
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
Meet in Tiberias and say goodbye to your new Israeli friends
Visit the Kinneret Courtyard to learn about the pioneers who came to build the land
Enjoy a swim in the Sea of Galilee
Tour Zfat - city of Mystical Judaism (Kabbalah). Explore narrow alleyways lined with ancient synagogues and artists' galleries
Evening tour of Rosh Pina
Overnight: Nofei Gonen
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Monday, July 20, 2009
Coexistence program at Shorashim
Visit Peki'in to see the only village that has had Jewish residents continuously since the time of the Second Temple
Climb Mt. Meron and enjoy a short hike around the top of the mountain
In the evening - a talent contest
Overnight: Nofei Gonen
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Prepare to get wet as you hike through Nahal Kziv
Onward to Akko to tour the Knights Halls and the secret escape passage dug by the Crusaders
Descend to sea level by cable car and explore the magnificent grottos carved by the sea at Rosh Hanikra
Overnight: Yehiam
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
View Haifa from atop Mt. Carmel
Then to a Druze Village for home hospitality and lunch (12:00)
Onward to Caesarea to tour the Roman Theatre and the Crusader Fortress, followed by taking a dip in the Mediterranean
Overnight: Tel Aviv
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
Start the day with an introduction to Israel's success story in High-Tech
Learn about our past as we visit the Diaspora Museum (11:00)
Visit Independence Hall (13:45)
Continue with a short city tour Pause at Rabin Square to remember and speak of peace
In the evening explore Old Jaffa to hear about Jonah and the Wale, Andromeda and Napoleon, to name a few.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Head to Tel Aviv and explore the arts and crafts fair in the Nahalat Binyamin Pedestrian Mall, stroll along trendy Shenkin St. and the colorful Carmel Market
Afternoon Relax on the beach and prepare for Shabbat
Shabbat in a local synagogue
Overnight: Tel Aviv
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Saturday, July 25, 2005
Walking tour of Tel Aviv
Time to relax and enjoy some Beach Time!
Havdallah
In the evening, explore the gentrified Old Tel Aviv Port
Overnight: Tel Aviv area
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
(Camp Chi & Camp Kingswood) Depart Tel Aviv to Latrun, to the Armored Corps Memorial. Explore the magnificent stalagmites and stalactites at the Absalom Caves. Hike to the Sataf Springs to learn more about Biblical agriculture. Interactive Map program
Overnight: Jerusalem Area
Sunday, July 26, 2009
(Seneca Lake) - Ascend to Jerusalem and start the day with a visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Site (9:00). Experience the museum, the Children's Memorial, the Valley of the Communities and the Boulevard of the Righteous among the Nations. The visit to Yad Vashem emphasizes that Israel exists in spite of the Holocaust, and not because of it.
Continue to Mount Herzl to see the graves of Herzl, Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin and other Zionist luminaries as well as graves of Fallen Israeli Soldiers
View the Knesset, Menorah, and the Supreme Court Building
Return to the Old City to explore the Jewish Quarter including the Cardo (an 1800 year-old shopping mall, where you can still shop today), the Broad Wall and more
Onward to the Southern Wall Excavations to see the steps that lead to the Temple Mount
Head to Mini Israel to relive your visit to Israel and farewell dinner
Closing sessions
Late night drive to Ben Gurion Airport for your departure flight back to the US
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Seneca Lake Camp
LY 001 TLV/JFK 1:00A - 5:40A 27JUL
DL 6724 JFK/ROC 9:15A - 10:52A
(Camp Chi & Camp Kingswood)
Enjoy a Tikun Olam activity at Yad Sara
Return to the Old City to explore the Jewish Quarter including the Cardo (an 1800 year-old shopping mall, where you can still shop today), the Broad Wall and more
Onward to the Southern Wall Excavations to see the steps that lead to the Temple Mount
In the evening Holocaust preparation session
Overnight: Jerusalem Area
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009(Camp Chi & Camp Kingswood)
Start the day with a visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Site (9:00). Experience the museum, the Children's Memorial, the Valley of the Communities and the Boulevard of the Righteous among the Nations. The visit to Yad Vashem emphasizes that Israel exists in spite of the Holocaust, and not because of it.
Continue to Mount Herzl to see the graves of Herzl, Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin and other Zionist luminaries as well as graves of Fallen Israeli Soldiers
View the Knesset, Menorah, and the Supreme Court Building
Head to Mini Israel to relive your visit to Israel and farewell dinner
Closing sessions
Late night drive to Ben Gurion Airport for your departure flight back to the US
Milwaukee JCC, Camp Chi & Camp Kingswood
US 797 TLV/PHL 11:15P - 05:10A 29JUL
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Early morning arrive in Philadelphia and continue your flight back to your respective city
Milwaukee JCC & Camp Chi
US 6877 PHL/ORD 8:00A - 9:14A
Camp Kingswood
US 1612 PHL/BOS 7:15A - 8:29A
Shalom U'lehitraot
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