Note: If you are running late call Reuven, our tour guide, local cell: 052.3482040
or US Cell: +972.52.3482040 to determine location to meet.

Sunday, June 15th

Shalom and welcome to Israel!!!!!

7:30 PM Welcome Dinner at a beachside Tel Aviv restaurant, La Fortuna del Mar.
- Eliesere Pery 16, A Cote Carlton Tel Aviv

Monday, June 16th

Breakfast at your hotel

Morning Events
- Introduction to Israel today!
  9:15 AM Guest Speaker, Assaf Luxembourg, Topic Israel's High Tech Revolution
  at the Hilton Hotel Olive Room
  How is it that Israel – a country of 7.1 million people, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding, with no natural resources—produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful,and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? How is it that Israel has, per person, attracted over twice as much venture capital investment as the US and thirty times more than Europe?
- Kids' program with our guide: Do you know where you are??? Maps, stories and other cool stuff.
11:00 AM Palmach Museum Tour
- Address: 10 Halm Levanon Street, Ramat-Aviv, Tel Aviv

12:45 PM Enjoy a Falafel Lunch!

Afternoon Events
- 2:30 PM Relax on the beach or by the pool or get some exercise! Time for the kids to have some fun together.
- 4:00 - 6:00 PM Join photographer Roni Sofer for an interactive photography workshop in the Carmel Market.

Roni Sofer is a photographer whose work has been published in National Geographic (Hebrew edition), Newsweek, ELLE among others. He has covered stories from Egypt to Zimbabwe and from former Yugoslavia to Haiti. He is the former director of "Contact" a leading photography magazine from 2002-2008 and is a senior Judge in various international photography contests including "Epson Red Sea," one of the world's leading underwater photography events. Bring your camera or your phone!!

7:15 PM Dinner at the Dalal Restaurant in Neve Tzedek

Tuesday, June 17th

Breakfast at your hotel

Note: Group will Check out of Tel Aviv Hotels and depart for Beit Guvrin at 8:15 AM
Morning Events
- 9:15 AM Dig for a Day! Archaeological hands on dig at Beit Guvrin!
  An opportunity to participate in an authentic archaeological dig in Beit Guvrin National Park, Dig For a Day is currently excavating in Tel Maresha, the ancestral home of King Herod. Kids and adults alike will love getting their hands dirty.

12:00 PM Enjoy a lunch on the way to Jerusalem

Afternoon Events (as of 3:00 PM)
- Check into Jerusalem hotels
- Relax, walk into the Old City of Jerusalem, explore the markets, swim or nap.
  Spa Treatments available at your hotel. Please book in advance.

6:05 PM Cafe Mamilla Restaurant (those attending the opera will need to leave by 7pm)

7:15 PM Depart for the Opera at Masada from the David Citadel Hotel (drive time 1.5 hours)
We are happy to arrange for babysitting if parents would like to attend the opera without their children. Please let us know if you would like a babysitter.
9:30 PM Verdi's La Traviata at Masada! Enjoy the gala performance of this much loved opera in the spectacular setting of Masada (very late return to Jerusalem), performed by an international cast and the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon Le Zion; Conductor Daniel Oren, Director Michal Znaniecki.

Wednesday, June 18th

Breakfast at your hotel

Morning Events
- Leisurely morning after late night at the opera. Swim and enjoy breakfast. Depart hotels for Western Wall Tunnels 9:45 AM
Today you may choose a more active schedule or a private guided tour of the Israel Museum.
- 11:00 AM Meet to tour the Western Wall Tunnels or to begin your private guided tour of the Israel Museum at 1:00 PM, pick up in the David Citadel lobby at 12:45 PM.

The Western Wall Tunnel is an underground tunnel exposing the full length of the Western Wall. The tunnel is adjacent to the Western Wall and is located under buildings of the Old City of Jerusalem. While the open-air portion of the Western Wall is approximately 200 feet long, the majority of its original length is hidden underground. The tunnel allows access to an additional 1,591 feet of the wall.

Tour the Old City of Jerusalem

The Old City of Jerusalem was originally built by King David in 1004 BCE and is considered by many to be the center of the world. Here the Temple was built, Jesus was crucified and Mohamed rose to heaven. It is now a magical mix of cultures, colors and history. Surrounded by a 4 kilometer wall, the city is divided into 4 quarters - Armenian, Christian, Jewish and Muslim.

12:45 PM Lunch in the Old City

Afternoon Event
- 1:45 PM Tour of Israel Museum
  - Address: Givat Ram, Jerusalem
- 2:00 PM Meet with local archaeologist and tour Jerusalem's ancient water tunnels. Learn about the City of David's newest archaeological finds.
- 4:00 PM Meet for a Seam Line Tour with Col (Res) Dany Tirza, architect of the separation fence in Israel's West Bank. Travel to the fence and discuss coexistence and conflict and learn of security and everyday concerns of those living on both sides of the fence.

7:00 PM Dinner at the Darna Moroccan Restaurant

Address: 3 Horkanos Street, Jerusalem (Givat Ram)

Bat Mitzvah Day! Thursday, June 19th

Izzy's special day! Mazal tov!

Join Izzy on her spiritual journey to becoming a bat mitzvah. We are blessed that Rabbi Daniel Landes who married Allison and Ned in Jerusalem 16 years ago will officiate. Torah reading at the Wall. Ceremony and festive lunch to follow at Harp of David, an ancient biblical house located at the Zion Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. After lunch, "walk the bible." Hear biblical stories and stand in the places you have read about so the stories come to life. Wonderful for kids and adults!

In honor of Isabel, please join us for an evening of celebration, music, drum circles, belly dancers, camel rides and more!

9:15 AM Guests arrive Greeted by Clyzmers walking to Davidson Center

9:30 AM Bat Mitzvah Ceremony and Torah Reading
Address: Dung Gate, Old City

10:45 AM Bat Mitzvah Ceremony at Nevel David/Harp of David
Address: Mt. Zion, Jerusalem

12:00 PM Lunch at Nevel David/Harp of David

2:15 PM Join our guide for a walking tour of the Old City. Please bring comfortable shoes. Following the tour, you can walk (about 15 mins) or take a cab back to your hotel.

6:30 PM Depart Hotel for Bat Mitzvah Celebration Genesis Land

7:00 PM Izzy’s Bat Mitzvah Celebration!
Address: Genesis Lane Yishuv Alon 90618

Friday, June 20th

Breakfast at your hotel

Morning Events
Note: Reuven will determine how many guest are going to each activity and then arrange for transportation to and from locations
- Late morning departure for 9:30 AM tour of Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial and Museum (note: there are no children under 10 years old allowed). Visit the impressive new structure built into the mountain, the Valley of the Communities and the haunting Children’s Memorial.
- 10:00 AM & 11:30 AM Get your hands messy and perform the mitzvah of challah making and baking with local chef Iris Saraf Reinharts! (Those going to Yad Vashem will do the later Challah baking!)
  Address: 5 Karlibach Street, Arnona
- Tour of the Mahane Yehuda market! Home to over 250 vendors all selling their own part of the taste of Israel, the market was established at the end of the 19th century. Popular with the locals as well as the tourists, about 200,000 people visit the ‘shuk’ every week, and Friday is the busiest day of the week.

12:15 PM Lunch in the Mahane Yehuda market

Evening Events
- 5:30 PM Meet with Rabbi Daniel Landes to light Sabbath candles
  in the David Citadel Hotel lobby
- 6:20 PM As evening arrives join to light Shabbat candles and then greet the Special Oneg Shabbat at the Western Wall. This 2000-year-old portion of the Western Wall of the Temple has witnessed so much of the history of the Jewish people and has now become a place of pilgrimage for people of all religions from all around the world. Its permanence attests to the continuity of the Jewish people.

7:15 PM Shabbat Dinner on Terrace at the Balustein Hall, Beit Shmuel

Address: 6 Eliyahu Shema Street

Saturday, June 21st

Breakfast at your hotel

Today's Events
- 7:30 AM Depart for the Dead Sea
  - Address: Road 3100, Arad, Ein Gedi
- Climb Masada!!!
  - Sturdy walking shoes, sunglasses, hat and sunscreen advised. There is an option to take a cable car to the top of Masada, hiking the Snake Trail takes approx. 45 mins.

Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau (akin to a mesa) on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea. Herod the Great built palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BCE. According to Josephus, the Siege of Masada by troops of the Roman Empire towards the end of the First Jewish–Roman War ended in the mass suicide of the 960 Jewish rebels and their families hiding there. The site is spectacular and the climb is a challenge. Those who prefer an easier trip to the mountain top can ride the cable car.

12:30 PM Lunch at the Dead Sea at the Hod Hotel (note: there will be showers, lockers, a beach, and a pool)

Swim in the Dead Sea
- Bring your bathing suit and towel!

At 1,300 feet below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on earth. Since antiquity, the waters of the Dead Sea have been thought beneficial to health and beauty. Cleopatra is said to have used the water for its cosmetic and pharmaceutical value. Now people come from all over the world to take advantage of its unique properties. Enjoy reading the Jerusalem Post while sitting on top of the water!

4:00 PM Return to Jerusalem (approx. 2 hours)

9:00 PM Visit to the Sound and Light Show at the Tower of David.

The walls of the Citadel serve as a stage for the night show which is a celebration of sight and sound. Amidst the archaeological remains in the Citadel’s courtyard and to the sound of original music, the story of Jerusalem unfolds through giant breathtaking virtual reality images.

Address: Tower of David Museum, Jaffa Gate

Sunday, June 22nd

Breakfast at your hotel

Note: 10:00 AM Check out of hotels in Jerusalem and drive north along the Jordan Valley into the upper Galilee. Snacks provided on the bus!

10:45 AM Arrive at the Biblical Gardens at Neot Kdumim, for a tree planting session. Try your hand at team building in the sheepherding exercise and enjoy a light biblical lunch.
12:00 PM Sheepherding--Lunch on the way to Caesarea
4:00 PM Check into Pastoral Kfar Blum Hotel

7:30 PM Dinner at Assaf Winery Boutique, Music, Wine Tasting & Dancing

Overnight Pastoral Hotel, Kibbutz Kfar Blum

Monday, June 23rd

10:00 AM Geopolitical tour along the Lebanese border, accompanied by Colonel (res) Kobi Marom, former IDF Commander of the Eastern section in South Lebanon and of the Hermon Brigade, Research Associate, International Institute for Counter Terrorism, Herzeliya Interdisciplinary Center. Overview toward southern Lebanon from Metula and Mt. Tzfiya. Learn about the current situation and the challenges Israel faces along the border seven years after the Second Lebanon War. Visit the Helicopter Memorial at She'ar Yashuv.
11:15 AM Board ATVs and ascend the Golan Heights.

1:00 PM Lunch in a Druze Village.

The Israeli Druze are a religious minority in Israel. In 2010, there were 125,300 Druze living in the country. In 1957, the Israeli government designated the Druze a distinct ethnic community at the request of its communal leaders. The Druze are Arabic-speaking citizens of Israel who serve in the Israel Defense Forces. Members of the community have attained top positions in Israeli politics and public service. Most Druze disassociate themselves from Arab nationalism. Before the establishment of the State of Israel, the Druze were not recognized as a religious community and were discriminated against by the judicial system. They live mainly in the north of the country.

2:00 PM Visit an IDF outpost on the Golan Heights.
3:00 PM Outlook over Kuneitra and Syria
3:40 PM Chocolate workshop at De Karina Chocolate Boutique.

Transfer to Tel Aviv airport and hotels.

Shalom and thank you for joining us to celebrate with Izzy!!