| Day 1 |
Theme: Arrival and Welcome to Israel
Arrival to Ben Gurion International Airport
Opening, Ice Breakers and Welcome
Check In & Shabbat Preparation
Kabbalat Shabbat |
| Day 2 |
Theme: Shabbat
Optional Services
Group Program
Shabbat Afternoon Program & Pool Time
Seuda Shlisheet & Havdallah
Overviews of Jerusalem
Visit the Western Wall (Kotel)
Dinner at Restaurant
Group Party |
| Day 3 |
Theme: Jerusalem - Birthright & Covenant
Tour the Jewish Quarter
Kotel Tunnels & Continue Touring
Seminar: Overview of the Current Political Situation
Group Program
Roman Dinner at the Cardo Cullinaria |
| Day 4 |
Theme: Digging our Past - Archeology in Israel
Hands on Archeological Dig at Tel Marisha
Free time at the Pool
Drive South
Bedouin "Hafla" and Camel Riding
Bedouin Hospitality, Dinner, and Bonfire |
| Day 5 |
Theme: The Judean Desert
Sunrise Hike up Massada
Values Clarification Exercise
Hike Nahal David or Nachal Arugot
Enjoy the Ein Gedi Spa for some Rest and Relaxation
Drive North
Group Program |
| Day 6 |
Theme: Galil/ Golan (mifgash begins)
Visit Mitzpe Gadot/Tazpit HaShalom
Water Hike and Rappelling in the Golan
Seminar: Understanding the Golan Heights
Rest and Relaxation |
| Day 7 |
Theme: Jewish Reaction to Adversity
Visit the Kinneret Cemetery
Hike Mt. Arbel
Group Program
Rafting on the Jordan River
Kibbutz Seminar
Dinner and Disco Boat on the Kinneret |
| Day 8 |
Theme: Israel as a Study in Complexity
Group Program
Visit Caesarea
Drive to Jerusalem
Kabbalat Shabbat at the Western Wall
Festive Shabbat Dinner and Program |
| Day 9 |
Theme: Our Final Shabbat Together
Optional Synagogue Visit
Walking Tour
Seuda Shilsheet & Havdallah
Meeting with a Survivor of the Holocaust |
| Day 10 |
Theme: Living in the Shadow of a Memory
Yad Vashem
Hesed/Charity Project
Evening Program |
| Day 11 |
Theme: Modern Hebrew Culture
Har Herzl: Israel's National Military Cemetery
Drive to Tel Aviv
Kikar Rabin
Diaspora Museum
Program Summary
Closing Ceremony at Independence Hall
Final Banquet Dinner |