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Weeks 1 and 2
Day 1
Arrive in Israel!
Travel to our first destination: Jerusalem, the capital of Israel
Free time to settle in rooms, get to know roommates, and change money
Dinner in Jerusalem
Accommodations: Jerusalem
Day 2
Meet the Israelis!!! Icebreakers with the Israelis - Goals, Fears, and Expectations activity
Visit Mt. Scopus, one of the most beautiful view points overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem
Lunch in Jerusalem
Afternoon tour of Jerusalem including: The Ramparts Walk - walk along the ancient walls of one of the world's oldest cities and look down on the bustling city from the top of the Tzion Gate. Peer through the Jaffa Gate. Work our way through the alley ways of the Jewish Quarter. We conclude the tour of Jerusalem with a visit to one of the most sacred spots in Jewish history, The Kotel.
Dinner in Jerusalem
Group social activity
Accommodations: Jerusalem
Day 3
Jerusalem enters the 21st Century in The Time Elevator, an interactive 4D movie
extravaganza
Explore the City of David and Hezekiah's Tunnels - the place where it is said that it all began, 3000 years ago when King David established Jerusalem and defined the course of Jewish history
Lunch at the Culinarium Restaurant in Jerusalem
Back to the Jewish Quarter to hear the controversial stories of those who lived in the alley ways and streets 2000 years before us and those who live there today.
Step into the underground heart of Jewish tradition as we explore the Kotel Tunnels, located under the very stones that hold up modern day Jerusalem.
Dinner and free time in the popular downtown district of Ben Yehuda Street.
Accommodations: Jerusalem
Day 4
Travel to the Judean Desert and explore the caves and springs located in the oasis known as Ein Gedi National Park.
Lunch near Nachal Arugot and Nachal David, rivers that flow like the Garden of Eden
Experience the desert like a local as we hike through it testing our navigational skills
Set up our camp site!
Prepare dinner
Evening leadership activity
Night walk in Nachal Pratzim
Accommodations: Camping out under the stars in Mishor Amiaz
Day 5
Rappelling in Nachal Tamar!
Lunch at Hordus Restaurant
Spend the afternoon floating on one of the world's most famous natural spas, the Dead Sea
Camel Riding!
Arrive at a Bedouin village
Dinner: Discover delicious traditional Bedouin food
Accommodations: Kfar Hanokdim Bedouin Tent
Day 6
Climb to the top of Masada to watch the sun rise over the ancient palace that was home to the heroic Jewish rebels of the Great Revolt who put Jewish faith to its ultimate test.
Travel back to Jerusalem.
Lunch and free time at Machane Yehuda, one of Jerusalem's largest and most popular outdoor markets
Prepare for Shabbat
Experience Shabbat in Jerusalem with: Kabbalat Shabbat, Shabbat Dinner and Oneg Shabbat
Accommodations: Jerusalem
Day 7
Optional services with the locals at a nearby synagogue
Free time with the group
Group Activity: Being a Role Model
Havdalah under the stars
Guest Speaker: Israeli Leaders in the Political World
Do as the Israelis do and have a Disco party!
Accommodations: Jerusalem
Day 8
Yad Vashem - Visit the Holocaust Museum and see the way the Israelis choose to remember it.
Mt. Herzl - visit the graves of famous national leaders such as Yitzchak Rabin, Golda Meir, and Theodore Herzl.
Lunch in Jerusalem
Travel to the hometown of our group mates: Ramat Hasharon
Dinner with host families
Free time to explore the Tel Aviv promenade
Accommodations: Host families
Day 9
Time with host families
Lunch
Dialogue in the Dark - a challenge to our senses as we experience life as a blind person and explore the strength of our other senses.
Group activity - "Reading Cues in Every Sense - Being a Leader"
Travel to Scouts camp and join local Israelis in their summer activities.
Accommodations: Scouts Camp in Tzipori
Day 10
Spend a day at the Scouts Camp
Travel north
Dinner on the Sea of Galilee, Kinneret
Accommodations: Kinneret area
Day 11
Visit the tombs that tell the stories of the pioneers of the country at the Kinneret Courtyard.
Climb the Golan Heights by Jeep! We'll be on the back roads that only the locals know.
Mt. Bental - take a peek from this dormant volcano into Syrian territory.
Lunch
Take a dip in the cool water of the Majrasse.
Dinner on the Kinneret
Disco Boat! Followed by some free time in Tiberias.
Accommodations: Kinneret area
Day 12
Travel to Kibbutz Malkiya of Misgav Am and meet the settlers of the northern region who live on the border of Lebanon.
Find yourself in Tsfat, the spiritual epicenter of Jewish mysticism.
Lunch
Activity on Co-existence with Kibbutz Tuval residents
Dinner: Authentic Druze cuisine
Evening group activity
Accommodations: Kinneret area
Day 13
Travel to Tel Aviv, the most fashionable city in the Middle East
Hall of Independence - a modest Tel Aviv home, which became the site of Israel's historical Declaration of Independence.
Time to shop in the flea markets of Jaffa.
Lunch: on your own in Nachalat Binyamin
Free time in Nachalat Binyamin - enjoy the colorful fair with time for shopping on one of Tel Aviv's most popular streets.
Shabbat dinner with host families in Ramat Hasharon.
Party at the Kabriya Club in Ramat Hasharon.
Accommodations: Host families
Day 14
Fun in the sun on the beaches of Tel Aviv
Group Activity - Farewell to Israel, Hello NYC
Depart for NYC
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