November 6-18, 2022
From New York

Inclusions
Round-trip airfare from New York (not included if you make your own flight arrangements)
10 nights at centrally located first class hotels as follows:
~ 2 nights: November 7-9 | (Herod’s Hotel or equivalent), Tel Aviv
~ 2 nights: November 9-11| (Magdala Hotel or equivalent), Sea of Galilee
~ 4 nights: November 11-15| Leonardo Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem
~ 2 nights: November 15-17| (Leonardo Plaza Hotel or equivalent), Eilat
Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary
Assistance of a professional local guide throughout
Daily Breakfast and dinner

SAMPLE DAILY ITINERARY
Day 1 | Nov 6: Depart US
Make your way to your local airport where you will board your overnight flight. Your meals are served on board.

Day 2 | Nov 7: Arrive Tel Aviv
• Arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport.
• Bus tour through Tel Aviv: exploring the diverse and populous city, the economic and technological center of the country.
• Tour of Old Jaffa.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Tel Aviv.

Day 3 | Nov 8: Tel Aviv
• Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed
• Bus tour introducing the Hebrew architecture in Tel Aviv.
• Lunch at Shuk HaCarmel (Carmel Market), one of the most famous markets in Israel. Spend time on Dizengoff Street:
One of the city’s most iconic streets. Rabin’s Square.
• Museum of the Jewish People – ANU Exhibition at Tel Aviv University

Day 4 | Nov 9: Galilee and Golan Heights
• Drive up along the Mediterranean coast to ancient Caesarea,
• Atlit Detainee Camp Museum where many legal and illegal Jewish immigration took place under British Mandate. A tour of Haifa
• Drive to Tiberias – Visit the Tomb of Maimonides and understanding his philosophy.
•Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret), the lowest freshwater lake on Earth.
• Prayer at Magdala at the remains of the one of the most ancient synagogues.

Day 5 | Nov 10: Galilee
• Visit the ancient synagogue in Capernaum – the most mentioned town in the New Testament.
• Tzfat – the center of Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism. Ari Hakadosh and Yosef Caro Synagogues.
• Explore the artists’ colony and meet a Kabbalist artist.
• Drive to the Golan Heights. Kibbutz Merom Golan Observation over Qunaitra, Syria.

Day 6 | Nov 11: Jerusalem
• Visit Bet She’an the magnificent Roman city remains.
• Drive south to Jerusalem through the Jordan Valley to Mt. Scopus and recite Psalms.
• Western Wall (Kotel) before sundown to participate in a joyful Kabbalat Shabbat
• Festive Shabbat Dinner at the hotel in Jerusalem.

Day 7 | Nov 12: Shabbat in Jerusalem
• Services at the Conservative synagogue and the Orthodox Great Synagogue near the hotel.
• Walking tour of Jerusalem: Rehavia neighborhood, where the Prime Minister and President of Israel reside. Walk through the Old City.

Day 8 | Nov 13: Old Jerusalem inside the Walls
• Visit the Temple Mount, the site of both ancient Jewish temples. A holy site to both Jews and Muslims.• Visit the City of David where over 3000 years ago, King David established the capital of Israel. Hezekiah’s Tunnel, and Underground Tunnel to Kotel

• Walk the through the Arab Market/ Via Dolorosa, ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

Day 9 | Nov 14: Greater Jerusalem
• Israel Museum and HolyLand Model/Shrine of the Book Yad Vashem

Day 10 | Nov 15: From the Dead Sea to the Red Sea
• Drive to Qasr Al-Yahud, where the Israelites crossed the Jordan River, The Prophet Elijah was ascended to heaven, and the Baptismal site of Jesus.
• Tour at Kumran and continue south to Masada, where many Israeli soldiers are sworn.
• Floating in the Dead Sea, the lowest and saltiest spot in the world.
• Drive to Eilat on the Red Sea and the south tip of Israel.

Day 11 | Nov 16: Eilat
• Enjoy a free relaxing day at the hotel or explore Eilat at your own leisure.
• Choose an excursion trip or go snorkeling in exceptional underwater world of Eilat. (not included)

Day 12 | Nov 17: Journey “From Egypt to Rehoboth”
• Drive through Ramon Crater, the unique and magical world’s largest erosion crater in the Negev Desert.
• Last stop is Rehoboth, Rabbi Gadi’s home town. Visit the Weizmann Institute/High TeckCompany/Underground Weapon.
• Visit the Jewish Yemenite Heritage Center
• Farewell dinner

We are currently exploring: Archeological dig in Magdala, Stop at the American Embassy, and a visit at Mount
Hertzel’s National Cemetery, the Keneset, and a Military base.
An optional extension and a trip to Petra in Jordan.

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