| Thursday, July 17 - Israel Pilgrims
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| Depart on overnight flight to Israel
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| Friday, July 18 - When You Come Into the Land Deut. 26:1
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Welcome to Israel! Arrive at Ben Gurion International
Airport to be met and assisted by your ITC representative.
Panoramic bus tour of Tel Aviv, including Rabin
Square. Hotel check-in and free time for a rest,
Mediterranean swim
Optional: Friday night services on the beach with Rabbi
Lefkowitz. Delicious Shabbat dinner at the hotel
Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel Aviv
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| Shabbat, July 19 - Shabbat in Tel Aviv
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Buffet breakfast at the hotel - Enjoy a day at leisure
to relax at the beach and/or explore Tel Aviv and Old
Jaffa on one's own. Group dinner in Old Jaffa
Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel Aviv
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| Sunday, July 20 - Foundations of the Modern State
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Buffet breakfast at the hotel - Visit Independence
Hall, where David Ben Gurion's made his moving declaration
of the State. Enjoy an impressive presentation
of the amazing achievements of the Palmach at the
recently opened multi-media Palmach Museum. Depart
Tel Aviv to travel up the coast to the excavated
ancient port city of Caesaria. In this home to the
first Christians, visit an impressive amphitheater,
aqueduct, and Crusader city. Free time for dinner and
shopping in the lovely Caesaria Port. Travel to the
Galilee for hotel check-in -
Overnight: Sheraton Moriah Hotel, Tiberias
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| Monday, July 21 - Varieties of Religious Experience in Israel's North
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Buffet breakfast at the hotel - Travel to Safed, the
historic city of Jewish mysticism, as well as home to
many gifted artists; tour its mystical synagogues,
courtyards, and shops. In historic Acco, visit the new
exhibit about the years of Muslim rule of the city at
the adjacent Turkish Baths, the British prison, where
Jewish freedom fighters were incarcerated; the amazing
Tunisian Synagogue, which is completely decorated
with mosaics depicting stories from Jewish history and
traditional texts (number of stops depends on time
available) Take in a panoramic bus tour of upper Haifa,
with spectacular views including the Bahai Gardens.
Free evening on the Tiberias boardwalk
Overnight: Sheraton Moriah Hotel, Tiberias
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| Tuesday, July 22 - The Jordan River Valley and Ascent to Jerusalem
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Buffet breakfast at the hotel - Visit Capernaum, on
the northern lakeshore, where Jesus performed many
of his miracles. See the incredible "Galilee Boat," an
excavated ancient fishing vessel that dates back to
the time of Jesus. Travel south along Israel's border
with Jordan. On the way, we will pass near the
Springs of Harod, where Gideon chose his 300 fighting
men. Tour the remarkable excavations of the ancient
Roman city of Beit Shean, including a magnificent
Cardo, many residences, amphitheater, etc. Continue
south for the ascent to Jerusalem. As we travel up
the Judean Hills to enter the city through a new tunnel,
excitement mounts. We will stop to mark the
occasion with a once-in-a-lifetime Interfaith Service
on Mount Scopus, with a breathtaking view of the Old
City! Hotel check-in. Free evening in Jerusalem
Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem
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| Wednesday, July 23 - Jerusalem of Old
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Buffet breakfast at the hotel
Tour David's City, the most ancient section of
Jerusalem, built by King David, including the recently
excavated Spring Tunnel. Explore the Southern Wall
Excavations and take a virtual, computerized "walk"
through the Temple Mount at the Davidson Center. In
the Kotel Tunnels, walk alongside the Western Wall's
massive foundation stones. We continue our walk
through holy sites in the Old City of Jerusalem: the
Via Dolorosa, Western Wall (Kotel), and Church of the
Holy Sepulcher. Free evening in Jerusalem
Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem
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| Thursday, July 24 - Those Who Made a Difference
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Buffet breakfast at the hotel
Visit the recently-opened state-of-the art Holocaust
Memorial Museum and the Children's Memorial at Yad
Vashem (age 12 and up only) Visit the Herzl Museum,
where the Father of Modern Zionism is "brought to
life" before your eyes in an excellent multi-media
presentation. Admire the beautiful Chagall Windows at
Hadassah Hospital. Visit an absorption center for
Ethiopian Jews in Mevasseret Tzion. Free time for
dinner (on one's own) in the Mevasseret Mall.
Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem
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| Friday, July 25 - Freedom Fighters or Fanatics?
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Buffet breakfast at the hotel
Early departure to drive through the Judean
Wilderness on the ancient Roman road down to the
Dead Sea. Ascend Masada by cable car. Tour this
impressive excavation and discuss the terrible dilemma
faced by its Jewish population during Roman times.
Stop for a swim in the amazing Dead Sea. Visit the
excavation of Kumran, home of the mysterious ancient
sect that authored the Dead Sea Scrolls
Return to the hotel to prepare for Shabbat
Take part in Friday night services with Jerusalem
Progressive congregation, Kol Haneshama
Delicious Shabbat dinner at the hotel
Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem
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| Shabbat, July 26 - Shabbat in the Holy City of Jerusalem
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| Buffet breakfast at the hotel
Day at leisure and free evening "out on the town" in
Jerusalem. Farewell dinner at the hotel
Depart for the airport
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| Sunday, July 27 - A Temporary Departure
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| Return to the USA
Begin planning your next Israel trip with Rabbi
Lefkowitz and ITC Tours!
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Congregation Beth Ahm's
Interfaith Tour
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July 17 - 27, 2008
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With
Rabbi Alan Lefkowitz |
Tour Package Includes
- Roundtrip Air NY Area to Tel Aviv - 13 Nights Hotels including late check out
- Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem - Sheraton Moriah Hotel Tiberias Dan Panorama Hotel Tel Aviv
- Israeli buffet breakfast daily - 8 dinners and 2 Shabbat lunches as per Itinerary
- 7 Days of touring with one of Israel’s best tour guides in a deluxe Air Conditioned Motor Coach
- Group Arrival and departure transfers with assistance - All Entrance fees as per itinerary - Portage
- Tel Aviv. Old Jaffa, Caesaria, Tiberias,Safed, Haifa, Beit Shean, Jerusalem
- Masada Dead Sea, Independence Hall, Palmach Museum, Caesaria Port, Tunisian Synagogue
- Capernaum, Galilee Boat, Springs of Harod, Interfaith Service on Mount Scopus.
- Bahai Gardens, David's City, Southern Wall Excavations, Davidson Center, Kotel Tunnel
- Newly-opened state-of-the art Holocaust Memorial Museum,
- Old City of Jerusalem: the Via Dolorosa, Western Wall (Kotel), and Church of the Holy Sepulcher
- Hadassah Hospital, Visit an absorption center for Ethiopian Jews, Kumran,Dead Sea Scrolls
- A fun filled tour with incredible shared experiences and so much more !
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| A GREAT TOUR FILLED WITH MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES AND FUN ! |
- Full and Air land Package-$2985 includes round trip air NY-Tel Aviv-NY Land Only Package $1825
- Prices are based on double occupancy - Single Room Supplement $590
- Third person over 18 in triple room: subtract $170
- Child, age 2-18 as third person in a triple room: subtract $480
- Price is based on 20 full paying participants
- Plus Airport Tax $98, Fuel Surcharge** $130 Tips for Guide and Driver $90 **Subject to Change
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