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July 1-15, 2014For adult and teen members of B’nai Havurah
ENGAGE with ISRAEL Join Rabbi Evette Lutman on an
eye-opening journey to Israel — not your typical on-the-bus, off-the-bus tour! Engage your senses through the arts, foods, sights and sounds of life in Israel. Whether you are a first-time visitor to Israel or have visited many times, this trip will be a profound spiritual experience for you. Take the next step on your Jewish journey!• 12 nights accommodation in unique 4-star
hotels and guesthouse• Daily breakfast plus 13 meals• Deluxe, fully air-conditioned touring bus• Entrance fees per itinerary• Exceptional, qualified, licensed, English-speaking
tour guide• Cost for Tour (not including air travel): $3,000*• Airfare: $1,950** *Per person sharing a double room. This is the cash/check discounted price. (Tips to guide, driver and hotel staff are not included.)**Included air taxes and fuel surcharges are subject to change up to time of ticketing. For information contact Howard Tishler, 203-984-3648, [email protected], or Lorrie Guttman, 303-433-1466, [email protected] .
• Explore the past and the future in the Negev
• Celebrate Shabbat with the local community in Tel Aviv
• Tour Masada and enjoy Dead Sea spa options
• Meet with the various minorities living in Israel and visit an ecological greenhouse devoted to educating coexistence
• Participate in Mitzvah projects benefiting the poor and the elderly
• Experience the most important sites in Jerusalem
• Herd sheep
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Final registration and payments handled by IsraelExperts USA: [email protected] or 305-932-8120.View itinerary summary on back of flyer.
ITINERARY SUMMARY
Day 1: Tuesday, July 1 Depart U.S. Day 2: Wednesday, July 2 Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, drive to Mitzpe Ramon, dinner at hotel, welcome with Rabbi Evette Overnight: Mitzpe Ramon (Meals included: breakfast, dinner) Day 3: Thursday, July 3Ramon Crater visitors’ center, home and grave of David Ben Gurion, sunset hike and Havdalah under the desert sky, cook out dinner in the crater, followed by star gazingOvernight: Mitzpe Ramon (Meals included: breakfast, dinner) Day 4: Friday, July 4Black Hawk memorial, the ANZAC story, and the Maon Synagogue. Briefing on the borders of Egypt and the Gaza Strip, arrival Tel Aviv, Carmel Market, Nachalat Binyamin art fair, Kabbalat Shabbat, dinnerOvernight: Tel Aviv (Meals included: breakfast, dinner) Day 5: Saturday, July 5 Morning Tefilot, walking tour of Jaffa, lunch at local restaurant, unique Tel Aviv Graffiti TourOvernight: Tel Aviv (Meals included: breakfast, lunch) Day 6: Sunday, July 6Ein Shemer Ecological Greenhouse and Co-Existence project, Caesarea Maritima, Leket mitzvah project, Kinneret Cemetery — learn about the chalutzim who built the State in the early years, dinner at hotel Overnight: Kibbutz Guesthouse (Meals included: breakfast, dinner) Day 7: Monday, July 7 Golan Heights, Tzfat tour and meet a local artist, cook and eat dinner in a Druze or Arab homeOvernight: North Kibbutz Guesthouse (Meals included: breakfast, dinner)
Day 8: Tuesday, July 8 Jordan Valley, tour Masada, spa & lunch at Ein Gedi, arrival to Jerusalem, dinner at hotelOvernight: Jerusalem (Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner) Day 9: Wednesday, July 9 Old City of Jerusalem: Jerusalem Archaeological Park, the Davidson Center, the Western Wall, Western Wall Tunnels tour, Ir Amim tour introduction to the complexities of the Jerusalem borders, dinner at hotelOvernight: Jerusalem (Meals included: breakfast, dinner) Day 10: Thursday, July 10 Neot Kedumim tour, sheep herding, pita baking and Biblical lunch, Derech Burma Educational program, optional Tower of David Sound and Light ShowOvernight: Jerusalem (Meals included: breakfast, lunch) Day 11: Friday, July 11 Yad Vashem National Holocaust Museum, Mount Herzl, Machne Yehuda Shuk, Kabbalat Shabbat, dinnerOvernight: Jerusalem (Meals included: breakfast, dinner) Day 12: Saturday, July 12 Shabbat Tefilot, walking tour of the Christian Quarter, lunch at the hotel, “Changing Map of Israel” program, museum options or walking tourOvernight: Jerusalem (Meals included: breakfast, lunch) Day 13: Sunday, July 13At Yad L’Kashish, Israel Museum, tour and explanation of Rakevet Kalah, Jerusalem’s light railwayOvernight: Jerusalem (Meals included: breakfast) Day 14: Monday, July 14Day at leisure, farewell dinner at Eucalyptus, transfer to airport. There will be no travel guide, check-out is at 11 am, but late check-out arrangement (with fee) is an option(Meals included: breakfast, dinner) Day 15: Tuesday, July 15 Arrive U.S.
ENGAGE WITH ISRAEL JULY 1-15, 2014 • PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION FORM
Please complete this form no later than March 10, 2014 and return to the B’nai Havurah office: 6445 E. Ohio Ave, Denver, CO 80224 or FAX: 303-388-0150. For information contact Howard Tishler, 203-984-3648, [email protected], or Lorrie Guttman, 303-433-1466, [email protected]
Yes, I/we want to join B’nai Havurah’s Engage with Israel 2014 Tour!
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Email: _________________________ Home phone: _________________________ Mobile: _________________________ Important Dates: March 10: This form is due to B’nai Havurah. After this date, airfare through IsraelExperts is subject to availability and the price of $1,950 for airfare cannot be guaranteed. A “land only” package will still be available.March 15: Deposit of $350 per person is due to IsraelExperts. Checks to be made to “Sarai Tours” and mailed to: 20801 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 403, Aventura, FL 33180.May 1: Final payment and full passenger information and complete registration form is due to IsraelExperts.Payment and Cancellation Schedule: Deposit, payment, and full registration form will go directly through IsraelExperts. B’nai Havurah will not collect funds. Cancellation schedule will be provided by IsraelExperts.
