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B'nai Mitzvah Teen Program in Israel

Countries Visited	Date	Cost from New York including flights	Cost from New York in Israel Awards Points *	Tour Code
Israel	July 2 - July 16, 2006	2095$ + 250$ registration fee total 2,445$ USD		T012-020706

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Sunday, July 2, 2006
Depart the US on your flight to Israel

Monday, July 3, 2006
Shalom and welcome to Israel
Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport
Ascend to Jerusalem and say Shehehianu at a vantage point overlooking the Old City
Opening sessions
Overnight: Hotel Neve Ilan

Tuesday, July 4, 2006
Ascend to Jerusalem
Start at Mount Zion and King David Tomb, founder of Jerusalem, The City of Peace.
Enter the Old City through Zion Gate following the Warriors of the War of Independence and Six-Day War.
Explore the Jewish Quarter and the Cardo
A special program on what it is to be Jewish at the Southern Wall Excavations
Enjoy a spiritual visit to the Wall.
A special program in Jerusalem on the centrality of Jerusalem to major religions.
Return to Neve Ilan for a swim.
In the evening at the hotel, a session on peace.
Overnight: Hotel Neve Ilan

Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Depart Jerusalem and head north along the coast
View the magnificent Hanadiv Gardens near Zichron Ya'akov and visit the town to hear tales of wine and spies, love and betrayal.
Enjoy half day of rappelling experience at Keshet (Arch) Cave.
In the evening explore the Crusader fortress in Akko including the secret escape tunnel.
Arrive at a Kibbutz on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea for a swim!
In the evening, an interactive program on Zionism
Overnight: A Kibbutz on the Sea of Galilee

Thursday July 6, 2006
Spend the morning on a nature hike in the northern Galilee
Ascend the Golan Heights and view the Hula Valley at Mitzpe Gadot. Here we will tell the story of Israel's master spy, Eli Cohen.
Then enjoy a kayaking adventure on the Jordan River
In the evening, a Kumzitz Party (Bonfire).
Overnight: A Kibbutz on the Sea of Galilee

Friday, July 7, 2006
Ascend the Golan Heights and view the region
Head to the Talmudic Synagogue in Katzrin for a Tefilin ceremony
Enjoy a swim in the Sachne Springs at the foot of Mount Gilboa.
Onward to Kibbutz Shefayim for a dip in the Mediterranean Sea
Kabbalat Shabbat
Festive Shabbat Dinner
Shabbat Program - What is the Shabbat all about and what does it mean to me?
Overnight: Kibbutz Shefayim

Saturday, July 8, 2006
Shabbat Services
Program on Parashat Hashavua - The weekly portion of the Bible.
Relax by the pool or have fun at the water Slide Park
Havdallah
Evening disco party at the hotel
Overnight: Kibbutz Shefayim

Sunday, July 9, 2006
Drive to Tel Aviv
Visit Rabin Square and talk of Peace
Continue to Independence Hall where the State of Israel was born
Then enjoy a "hands on" experience with the past as you participate in an archeological dig
Head south into the desert for a camel trek
Enjoy a Bedouin Hafla (feast)
Overnight: in a Bedouin tenet in the desert

Monday, July 10, 2006
Ascend Massada via the Roman Ramp
Tour the site and hear about this last stronghold held by the Jewish Zealots in their revolt against the Romans.
Talit Dedication ceremony at the synagogue atop Massada
Head to Ein Gedi, a desert oasis for a hike to the waterfall
Enjoy a chance to swim (float) in the Dead Sea
Head to Mitzpe Ramon
A "desert at night" adventure
Overnight: Mitzpe Ramon

Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Start the day in the Visitors Center
Then hike in the Crater
Visit Ben Gurion's Grave in Sde Boker and talk about his dreams of turning the desert green.
Visit the Air Force Museum at Hatzerim
Stop at Tel Azaka, where David fought Goliath
Overnight: Hotel Neve Ilan

Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Ascend to Jerusalem
Participate in a Community Service activity with the elderly
View the Knesset and the Menorah
Then visit the Youth Wing at the Israel Museum for a program
Take a ride on the Time Elevator - Israel's latest high tech extravaganza
Continue to the Biblical Zoo
At sunset, gather at the Southern Wall Excavations to reconfirm your passage into adulthood with a special ceremony.
Return to Hotel Neve Ilan for a program on the Holocaust
Overnight: Hotel Neve Ilan

Thursday, July 13, 2006
Ascend the Judea Hills to visit Absalom Stalactite/Stalagmite cave and continue to visit the Sataf Springs caverns.
Then to the Harel Mall - home of Kosher McDonalds, KFC and Pizza Hut!
Late afternoon swim in the pool.
Overnight: Hotel Neve Ilan

Friday, July 14, 2006
Tour Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial
Then to Mt Herzl for a program stressing how the Jewish people moved from the depths of the Holocaust to heights of re-founding of a Jewish homeland in Israel.
Kabbalat Shabbat at the Wall
Festive Shabbat Dinner
Overnight: Jerusalem

Saturday, July 15, 2006
Shabbat Services
Walking tour to the Citadel Museum
Time to relax
Havdallah
Closing sessions - What did this trip mean to me?
Festive farewell dinner
Drive to Ben Gurion Airport

Sunday, July 16, 2006
Early morning departure for North America
Arrive the same day
Shalom U'lehitraot!

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