November 6-18, 2022
From New York

• 10 nights accommodation at the following hotels, or similar, on HB basis (2 meals a day) :

– Nov. 7-9, 2022 – Herods, TLV (2 nights)

– Nov. 9-11, 2022 – Magdala, Galilee (2 nights)

– Nov. 11-15, 2022 – Leonardo Plaza, JLM (4 nights)

– Nov. 15-17, 2022 – Leonardo Plaza, Eilat (2 nights)

• 11 days sightseeing in a luxury touring minibus
• Native English speaking licensed tour guide from arrival till departure
• One group arrival and departure transfer from/ to airport on Nov. 7 and Nov. 17 (optional, see itinerary Day 1)
• Entrance fees as per itinerary
• 10 breakfasts, 1 lunch (November 12), 9 dinners (except on November 8th & 12th)
• Meet, assist and porterage at Ben Gurion Airport upon arrival only, and at hotels
• 2 bottles of water per participant per day
• An initial non-refundable deposit of $300 per person is due by August 31, 2022.
• Balance of payment is due September 30, 2022 and is non-refundable.
• Payment can be made by wire transfer or credit card. (Please see attached form.)
• The above rates do not include:
  • Tips to guide, driver, waiters etc.
  • Flights, Travel insurance etc.

For more information, questions and help with booking flights, please contact the ticketing agent,

Tonya Story at Isram, Monday-Thursday at tonyas@travelerschoice.com.

212‑868‑8698 x204

Rabbi Gadi: rabbigadi@gmail.com 631-477-0232

Tali Yassan: taliy@isram.co.il

Payment form here.

SAMPLE DAILY ITINERARY

Day 1 | Nov 6: Depart US

• Please book yourself or ask the office to book you on the following flight:
  • El Al – #008 Depart JFK on November 6th at 11:50 PM.
  • Landing at Ben Gurion the next day at 5:10 PM
• The return flight will be El Al #001 departing Tel Aviv at 12:45 AM on November 18th landing back in New York at 5:45 AM.
• If you book yourself on a different flight that day, please try to arrive before the flight above so you can still have the option of waiting for the group pick-up from the airport. Otherwise, please arrange to meet us at the hotel in Tel Aviv.

Day 2 | Nov 7: Arrive Tel Aviv

• Arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport.
• Bus drive through Tel Aviv on the way to the hotel.
• 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 on your own 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 exploring his philosophy.
• Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret), the lowest freshwater lake on Earth.
• Prayer at Magdala at the remains of one of the most ancient synagogues excavated.

Day 5 | Nov 10: Galilee

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

Day 6 | Nov 11: On the Way to 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.
• Dinner on your own in Jerusalem.

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 through the Arab Market and Via Dolorosa, ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

Day 9 | Nov 14: Greater Jerusalem

• Visit the Israel Museum, Holyland Model, and the Shrine of the Book.
• View of the Israeli Parliament and explaining recent election.
• Lunch on your own in Ein Karem.
• Visit Mount Herzl and Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum.

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 south tip of Israel and the Red Sea.

Day 11 | Nov 16: Eilat

• Enjoy a free relaxing day at the hotel or explore Eilat at your own leisure.
• On your own, choose an excursion trip or go snorkeling in exceptional underwater world of Eilat.

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 hometown.
• Visit the Weizmann Institute/high tech company
• Underground Weapon factory.
• Visit the Jewish Yemenite Heritage Center
• Farewell dinner

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