Wednesday, June 3– Day 1: Departure from Denver

Thursday, June 4– Day 2: Arrival in Israel

• Arrive in Israel to be met and assisted by ITW representative and your guide.
• Walking tour through layers of history and civilization in Old Jaffa.
• Shehekhianu ceremony on top of ancient Tel Jaffa overlooking modern Tel Aviv.
• Check in to hotel on Tel Aviv’s Mediterranean Coast.
• Welcome dinner at a local restaurant

  Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel Tel Aviv

Friday, June 5 – Day 3: Tel Aviv

• Breakfast at hotel
• Guided visit to Anu – The Museum of the Jewish People on the campus of Tel Aviv University
• Lunch on own and free time to explore the Nahalat Binyamin Crafts Fair.
• Continue to the hip Florentine neighborhood for a graffiti tour, focusing on post October 7th art
• Return to the hotel to prepare for Shabbat
• Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Rabbi Sherwood at the Charles Clore Promenade overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
• Festive Shabbat dinner at the hotel.
• Overnight: Overnight: Dan Panorama

  Hotel Tel Saturday, June 6– Day 4: Tel Aviv• Breakfastathotel

• Options for Shabbat services nearby.
• Lunch on own
• Walking tour through the historic Neve Tzedek neighborhood, then stroll along

  Rothschild Boulevard to see the Bauhaus style buildings for which central Tel Aviv was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site and where Israel’s Independence was declared.

• Havdalah on the beach with Rabbi Sherwood
• Dinner on own and evening at leisure. Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel Tel

Sunday, June 7– Day 5: Western Negev/Gaza Envelope

• Breakfast and then check out of the hotel
• Drive south to the western Negev/Gaza Envelope region.
• Guided visit on Netiv Haasara, a Gaza border community which was brutally attacked on October 7
• Tour of Sderot, including Kobi Hill Lookout over northern Gaza Strip and the site of its former Police Station Memorial Site.

• Lunch on own in Sderot.
• Visit to the site of the “NOVA” Festival.
• Drive to the Negev Highlands.
• Check in to hotel in the Negev Highlands
• Stop for dinner in the home of one of the Kitchen Queens of Yerucham.
• Dinner on own
• Overnight: Irus Bamidbar Yerucham Negev Highlands

Monday, June 8– Day 6: South and to the North

• Breakfast then check out of the hotel and visit the grave site of David and Paula Ben Gurion, with its stunning view over the desert landscape of Zin Valley
• Enjoy a short walk through the Ein Avdat nature reserve

  OR visit the home of David Ben Gurion in Sde Boker

• Lunch on own
• LONG Drive north to the Galilee (stop en route for coffee on own.)
• Check in and dinner at Nof Ginosar hotel
• Relaxation time along the seashore

Overnight: Nof Ginosar

Tuesday, June 9– Day 7: Israel’s Northern border

• • Breakfast at hotel
  • Morning exploring Safed (Tzfat), the cradle of Kabbalah and the birthplace of Kabbalat Shabbat (our Friday evening service) including ancient synagogues and artist colony.
  • Lunch on own
  • Geopolitical tour of the Golan Heights, including the Gadot and Mt. Bental Lookouts.
  • Return to the hotel to relax and swim in the Sea of Galilee beach
  • Dinner at hotel

Overnight: Nof Ginosar

Wednesday, June 10– Day 8: From the North to Jerusalem

• • • Breakfast at hotel
    • Guided tour of the ‘Illegal’ Immigrant Detention Camp in Atlit.
    • Lunch at a local boutique winery.
    • Explore the ruins of ancient Caesarea, including its Roman Theater, Amphitheater and Promontory Palace.

• Travel to Jerusalem
• Look out over Old City and Temple Mount
• Check in to hotel in Jerusalem
• Dinner on own and evening at leisure

Overnight: Prima Kings Jerusalem

Thursday, June 11– Day 9: Jerusalem

• Breakfast at hotel
• Walk through the Jewish Quarter and visit the following:
• Strollalong‘TheCardo
• See King Hezekiah’s First Temple-period ‘Broad Wall.’ o Stand in ‘Hurva Square
• Lunch on own in the Jewish Quarter
• Visit Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Holocaust Memorial and Museum, including the Holocaust History Museum and Children’s Memorial.

Dinner on own and evening at leisure Overnight: Prima Kings Jerusalem

Friday, June 12– Day 10: Masada & Dead Sea

• • Breakfast at hotel
  • Early departure to Masada
  • Enjoy a Lunch & Swim at one of the leading hotels at the Dead Sea
  • Return to the hotel to rest
  • Kabbalat Shabbat at local synagogue

Shabbat dinner at the hotel Overnight: Prima Kings Jerusalem. 

Saturday, June 13– Day 11: Jerusalem

• • Breakfast in the hotel
  • Morning: time/services at leisure
  • Lunch on own
  • Late afternoon walking tour to the Montefiore Windmill to discover the first neighborhood built outside the Walls of Jerusalem.
  • Havdalah with Rabbi Sherwood
  • Dinner on own and evening at leisure

    Overnight: Prima Kings Jerusalem

    Sunday, June 14– Day 12: Jerusalem

• Breakfast at hotel
• Visit to the Israel Museum, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and large scale Ancient Jerusalem Model.

• Visit to the Knesset Menorah.
• Continue to the Machane Yehuda market for a guided tasting tour
• Remainder of afternoon free to explore on own and get in last minute shopping
• Late checkout at the hotel
• Farewell dinner at Dolphin Yam

Transfer to the airport for your return flight

Monday, June 15– Day 13: Arrive in USA

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