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A few tour highlights:This family Israel tour will cover Israel’s many wonders – Jerusalem, Cesarea, Lake Kinneret and the Galilee, Golan Heights, Masada, the Dead Sea, Tel Aviv, and the Mediterranean Coast – while creating a sense of community along the way. The itinerary is expertly designed as a multi-generational tour with exciting activities for youth, teens, adults and grandparents. Your senses will be filled with the life, smells, tastes, sounds, and texture of modern Israel, along with an appreciation of the connections of our Jewish roots and biblical history. A fantastic tour filled with meaningful experiences and fun!

Hotels: Dan Panorama Jerusalem, Crowne Plaza Tel Aviv and Dead Sea, Kibbutz Lavi - All Breakfasts, 2 Shabbat Dinners and Lunches, 4 Week-Day Dinners and Lunch as per itinerary- Touring with Rabbi Caplan and one of Israel's Top Tour Guide Educators in Deluxe Touring Motor Coach

Land and Air* Package $5195 - Land Only $3395 - Single Room Supplement: $1050 - Third person over 18 as 3rd room: - $310 Child, age 2-18 as third person in a triple room: subtract $550Bar/Bat Mitzvah, age 12-13 as third person in a triple room: subtract $660 Children as third and fourth persons in a quad room: subtract $230 each Added to the above pricing are tips for Guide, Driver, Restaurants and Porterage $165 per person. Pricing is based on 20 paying Participants

* Fuel surcharge and airport taxes are subject to change

"The best way to stand with Israel is to stand in Israel"

Join Congregation Or Tzion Scottsdale, AZ Family Israel E xperience Led by

Rabbi Micah Caplan July 17 – 28, 2016

Sunday, July 17– USA Departure Overnight flight to Israel

Monday, July 18 - Arrive in Israelto be met and assisted by your ITC representative at Ben Gurion Airport Put down roots and you plant a tree in Israeli soil in honor or in memory of a loved one. Proceed to the modern Hebrew city ofTel AvivAt Rabin Square discuss this great Israeli leader and some of the pressing issues facing Israel today. Hotel check-in and welcome dinnerOvernight: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Tel Aviv [D]

Tuesday, July 19- At Independence Hall, relive Ben Gurion‛s moving declaration of the State. Enjoy an impressive presentation of the amazing achievements of the Palmach at the multi-media Palmach Museum (if available; age 5 and up only) Browse through unique craft items in Nahalat Binyamin‛s colorful, open-air market and enjoy seeing modern Tel Aviv in action. Enjoy a Mediterranean swim. Free evening in Tel Aviv. Evening option: Enjoy Na Laga‛at, a unique play performed by actors who are both deaf and blind (advance registration required; not yet included in tour price) Overnight: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Tel Aviv [B]

Wednesday, July 20- Drive north to Caesarea: Visit ancient port of the Roman world. See one of the best examples of a classic Roman Theater and view the multi media presentation on the history of the city. In Atlit walk through the detention camp that held Holocaust refugees denied entry into Eretz Yisrael by the British; see the incredible, new “illegal immigration” boat with its wonderful high-tech laser presentation about heroic pre-State immigration. Visit the grave of the Rambam, one of Judaism‛s greatest leaders and teachers in Tiberias (time permitting) Hotel check-in. Enjoy a Kinneret boat ride followed by a group dinner at Decks. Overnight: Kibbutz Lavi Hotel, Tiberias [B, D]

Thursday, July 21 - Tour the synagogues, courtyards, and shops of the mystical city of Tzefat including some time for shopping Ascend the Golan Heights and gaze down on the Galilee as the Syrians once did. Glide down the Jordan River in a kayak or raft (age 5 or over)Travel south along through the Jordan Valleyfor the ascent to Jerusalem. Hotel check-in followed by a free evening in Jerusalem (dining suggestions to be provided) Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem [B]

Friday, July 22 - Gaze upon the Old City of Jerusalem from the Haas Promenade, standing where Abraham stood at the dawn of Jewish history; take in the breathtaking view. Visit Jerusalem from the time of the Tanach at the City of David. Tour the Jewish Quarter including time for lunch (on one's own) and shopping in the Cardo and Jewish Quarter. Return to the hotel to prepare for Shabbat. Shabbat candle lightingKabbalat Shabbat at Robinson's Arch, the "Kotel Masorti” (bus to Old City) Return to the hotel on foot, taking in the Shabbat Shalom of Jerusalem. Festive Shabbat dinner at the hotel. Overnight: Dan PanoramaHotel, Jerusalem [B, D]

Shabbat, July 23 - Shabbat services at a choice of neighborhood synagogues (a list and walking directions will be provided).Get together of a half hour “Torah Lishma” group discussion with Rabbi Caplan. Shabbat lunchbuffet at the hotel. Shabbat rest. Optional afternoon walking tour (e.g., Yemin Moshe, Rehavia) Dinner (seudahshlisheet) at the hotel (restaurants closed this evening)Havdalah with Rabbi Caplan. Overnight: Dan PanoramaHotel, Jerusalem [B, L, D]

Sunday, July 24- Morning hotel check-out. Take a sobering walk through the history of the Jewish State at the Har Herzl Military CemeteryVisit the Yad Vashem Memorial Museum including the Children‛s Memorial; bus will take younger children and some parents to the Israel Museum. Free afternoon to rest or to tour the Israel Museum. Depart for the Dead Sea region for hotel check-inand dinnerOvernight: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dead Sea [B, D]

Monday, July 25 - We take boxed breakfasts with us this morning from the hotel.Today we depart the hotel early to visit Masada. One group will leave early to climb the snake path; the other will ascend the cliffs by cable car. Once both groups meet at the top, participate in a moving Bnai Mitzvah service. Then tour this magnificent excavation and a discuss its harrowing history. Check out of our hotel rooms (late morning) and then spend the remainder of today at ourDead Sea resort hotel, enjoying its spa facilities, lunch, pool, and the amazing Dead Sea. Return to Jerusalem for hotel check-in and dinner on ownOvernight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem [B]

Tuesday, July 26 - Walk alongside the Western Wall‛s massive foundation stones in the Kotel TunnelsTake a tasting tour in colorful, bustling Machaneh Yehuda open-air market – am yisrael chai!At the “Dig for a Day” program at Beit Guvrin, have a hands-on experience of archeology as you uncover actual artifacts while taking part in an ongoing archeological dig; “cave crawl” also available for the adventurous Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem [B]

Wednesday, July 27 - Spend some time this morning in volunteer work, packing food boxes for the needyVisit the Knesset Menorahto reflect on our amazing tour and also recall the many stories from Jewish history that are sculpted on this national symbol of the State of Israel. Take in some last minute shopping time in Jerusalem. Late check outfrom the hotelEnjoy our farewell dinner at Olive and Fish. Depart for the airport [B, D]

Thursday, July 28Arrive in USABegin planning your next Israel trip with Rabbi Caplan and ITC Tours!