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The People of the Land of ISRAEL
Jerusalem – Sea of Galilee – Nazareth – Daliyat Al Carmel – Haifa – Tel Aviv
March 30 - April 10, 2022
PETRA & EILAT Extension
April 10-12, 2022
The Bahai Gardens in Haifa
Scholar: Peretz Wolf-Prusan
Tour Leader: Ariel Goldstein
Tour Educator: Jeremy Aron
Depart United States for Israel
Tuesday, Mar. 29, 2022
Depart on United or Turkish Airlines (recommended flights)
Day 1 – WELCOME to ISRAEL!
Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2022
AFTERNOON/ EVENING
Group transfers from airport to hotel for travelers who arrive on suggested
flights.
United non-stop from SFO arrives in Tel Aviv at 7:50 pm and Turkish Airlines at
9:55pm
Check-in to the hotel from 4:00 pm
EVENING
Dinner on own (restaurants are conveniently located across the street from the
hotel or in the hotel restaurant or lobby)
Overnight – Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem
Day 2 – JERUSALEM OLD AND NEW
Thursday, Mar. 31, 2022 (B, L, D)
Today we spend our day in Israel’s historical capital, Jerusalem, discovering its ancient and
contemporary wonders.
Breakfast in the hotel
MORNING
8:30 am Depart for an overview of old and new Jerusalem from the Hass Promenade.
Shehechiyanu (Blessing of Gratitude) on beginning the journey together.
Introduction to Israel, to the trip and to each other with scholars Rabbi Peretz
Wolf-Prusan, tour leader, Ariel Goldstein and tour educator, Jeremy Aron
Guided walk through the Old City of Jerusalem focusing on the Jewish Quarter -
including the Hurva synagogue, Southern Wall excavations, the Kotel (Western
Wall) and Herodian Mansions
1:00 pm Lunch
Haas Promenade and old city view, Jerusalem
3:00 pm Continue exploring the sites and alleyways of the Old City including the Western
Wall tunnels and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
6:30 pm Group dinner at a restaurant walking distance from the hotel.
Overnight – Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem
Day 3 – COLLECTIVE MEMORY
Friday, Apr. 1, 2022 (B, D)
A look at how Israel understands and commemorates the holocaust and how it has and continues
to shape Israeli society.
MORNING
Breakfast at hotel
8:00 am “Understanding the Significance of the Holocaust in Israeli Society,” with Rachel
Korazim (at hotel)
Depart for visit to the historical museum of the Holocaust at Yad Vashem,
including the Avenue of the Righteous of the Nations and a visit to the Children's
memorial.
AFTERNOON
1:30 pm Lunch on own at Machane Yehuda fruit and vegetable market
Free time to relax or shop.
Machane Yehuda market, Jerusalem
EVENING
Short Kabbalat Shabbat service to welcome the Sabbath.
Dinner at Shabbat of a Lifetime home hospitality or with Eat With (an Israeli social
enterprise initiative where people who love to cook, host groups and individuals
in their home.)
Overnight – Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem
Day 4 – SHABBAT SHALOM IN JERUSALEM
Saturday, Apr. 2, 2022 (B)
MORNING
Breakfast at hotel
A free morning in Jerusalem to explore the parks, go to Shabbat services, revisit
the Old City, or meet up with family and friends.
Optional shacharit services with Peretz at Hebrew Union College
AFTERNOON
Lunch on own
2:00 pm Meet up at hotel to depart for a guided tour of the Israel Museum including the
Shrine of the Book, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and permanent and temporary exhibits
in the Israeli Art Wing
EVENING
Dinner on own in Mamilla, downtown or in the vicinity of the hotel
8:30pm Meet up at Jaffa Gate for the Sound and Light Spectacular at the
Tower of David Museum
Sound and light at David’s Tower in Jerusalem
Overnight – Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem
Day 5 – COMPETING NARRATIVES
Sunday, Apr. 3, 2022 (B)
An opportunity to cross Jerusalem from North to South and little beyond, and touch upon issues
to do with security, identity, and sustainability.
MORNING
Breakfast
8:15 am Introduction to the day and the major issues at hand with Peretz and Jeremy
9:30 am "A Closer Look at Issues of Security and Politics,” depart for a guided drive to
selected points in Jerusalem to learn about the separation/security fence, and
try to understand the often-competing narratives of Palestinians and Israelis
(with Ir Amim OR together with Palestinian tour guide)
12:30 pm Lunch on own
AFTERNOON
Depart for the Etzion Settlement Bloc, south of Jerusalem, and meet with Shmil
Atlas, special advisor to the Mayor of Efrat for a presentation of what the
settlements mean, and his vision for the future.
5:30 pm “Family Forum,” a meeting with Palestinian and Jewish members of the family
forum – the forum brings together Jews and Arabs who have lost family
members to war or terrorism (at hotel)
Tie – in discussion of the day
EVENING
Dinner on own and free evening
Overnight –Dan Panorama, Jerusalem
Day 6 – LEGENDS AND LANDSCAPES
Monday, Apr. 4, 2022 (B, D)
A Journey to the wilderness to understand the many dimensions of Masada as history and myth,
and the significance of the Dead Sea area in Jewish history and Israel today.
MORNING
Breakfast at hotel
Check out of hotel.
8:30 am Depart for the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth and look at the changing
structure of the Sea which is shrinking from mineral mining and evaporation.
Ascend Masada by cable car for a guided visit to the extensive excavations of
Herod's fortress above the Dead Sea, including discussion about Masada as a
strategy for Jewish survival.
Lunch on own
AFTERNOON
Visit to one of the Dead Sea beaches for a chance to float in the Dead Sea.
Floating at the Dead Sea
EVENING
Drive north along the Jordan Valley Road.
Check into Nof Ginosar Hotel at Kibbutz Ginosar on the shores of the Sea of
Galilee.
Dinner at Nof Ginosar
Overnight – Nof Ginosar Hotel, Kibbutz Ginosar
Day 7 – NORTHERN EXPOSURES
Tuesday, Apr. 5, 2022 (B, L, D)
Explore the north – its cultural and religious mosaic and see firsthand issues of security from
Israel's borders.
MORNING
Optional early morning walk in the grounds of the kibbutz with Jeremy and
discussion about changes in kibbutz life over the decades
Breakfast at hotel
9:00 am Visit to the Galilee Boat, an ancient boat discovered in the Sea of Galilee that
dates to the times of Jesus. Depart for the Mount of Beatitudes where tradition
says that Jesus made his sermon on the mount.
The Mount of Beatitudes and the Sea of Galilee
Lunch at Golan winery
AFTERNOON
Depart for the Golan Heights for an understanding of the strategic importance of
the Golan Heights, with an overview from Mount Bental.
Early evening boat ride on the Sea of Galilee (TBD – Weather permitting)
EVENING
7:30 pm Dinner at hotel
Overnight – Nof Ginosar Hotel at Kibbutz Ginosar
Day 8: THE CARMEL: MOSAIC OF ISRAELI COMMUNITIES
Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2022 (B, L)
A journey to encounter some of the different minority populations who make up the modern State
of Israel.
Breakfast
Checkout of hotel
Druze hospitality at Dalyat El Carmel
8:30 am Drive to Nazareth, overview of the city from Mount of Precipice which has its
origins in Christian tradition, where an angry mob tried to through Jesus of the
hilltop after he hinted that he might be the Messiah.
12:30 pm Lunch
Home hospitality at the Druze Village of Daliyat El Carmel in the Carmel Mountains
and an opportunity to learn about the Druze citizens and their significant role and
contribution to Israeli society.
AFTERNOON
Depart for Haifa for a guided overview of the Baha'i Gardens to see the wondrous
geometrical gardens and learn about the Baha'i teachings which focus on the
notion that humankind is one, that the prejudices and barriers that divide
humanity must be overcome.
5:00 pm Depart for Tel Aviv, Check into the Orchid Hotel
EVENING
Dinner on own and free evening in Tel Aviv
Overnight - Orchid Plaza Hotel, Tel Aviv
Day 9 – TEL AVIV: THE MODERN HEBREW CITY
Thursday, Apr. 7, 2022 (B)
Our journey begins exploring the first modern “Hebrew City”, and its expression of modern
Jewish-Zionist identity.
MORNING
Breakfast and optional morning walk along the Tel Aviv beachside promenade
8:30 am “The Beginnings of the Modern Hebrew City of Tel Aviv," depart for a guided
tour with Jeremy Aron beginning with a visit to Jaffa starting with the old port
and walk-through renovated alleyways to the Jaffa overlook for an introduction
to Tel Aviv. Continue on a guided walk-through Neve Tzedek, one of the first
neighborhoods of the modern city of Israel hear the stories of the founders of
Tel Aviv and their vision for the cultural capital of the State of Israel and see how
it has become cultural mecca today with theatres, boutiques, galleries, and many
restaurants.A view of Tel Aviv’s beach and promenade
11:30 am “Israel in the 21st Century,” visit to the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation for
an insight into the vision of the late Shimon Peres for Israel as a Startup Nation
and see the work of some of Israel’s most creative startups.
AFTERNOON
12:30 pm Lunch on own at Sarona culinary and shopping complex
Guided visit to the newly opened ANU museum (the Museum of the Jewish
People)
Short stop at Rabin Square – so named following his assassination, and a
discussion about the impact of the murder on Israeli society.
EVENING
6:00 pm Time to relax at hotel.
7:30 pm Dinner on own
Overnight – Orchid Hotel, Tel Aviv
Day 10 – TEL AVIV: PUBLIC SPACE, ART, AND CULINARY ARTSFriday, Apr. 8, 2022 (B, D)
MORNING
Breakfast at hotel
9:00 am “What the Weekend Papers are Talking About,” meeting with journalist, Linda
Gradstein (at hotel)
Depart for guided walk to see Tel Aviv’s graffiti art and to understand the social and
political messages hidden behind the works.
Tel Aviv’s graffiti art scene
Time to enjoy the arts and crafts fair at Nachalat Binyamin and the adjacent Carmel
market, lunch on own.
AFTERNOON
Free afternoon to enjoy the parks and the promenade or rent a bicycle to explore thecity.
Kabbalat Shabbat with Beit Tfila Ysraeli Congregation (Lasalle 7)
EVENING
Shabbat Dinner at hotel
Overnight – Orchid Hotel, Tel Aviv
Day 11 – SHABBAT - JOURNEY’S END
Saturday, Apr. 9, 2022 (B, D)
MORNING
Breakfast at the hotel
10:00 am Depart for ‘An Artistic Journey Through Israel’ a guided visit to Tel Aviv Museum
of Art including the Israeli Art Wing to sum up the journey of the last 12 days, led
by local artist Shirel Horwitz.
A view of Jaffa from the Mediterranean Sea
Lunch on own at Tel Aviv port
AFTERNOONWalking tour in old and new Jaffa and meeting with Rachel Korazim and Safa
Younes about Jewish Palestinian dialogue and relations
EVENING
Farewell dinner at Tel Aviv restaurant
Depart for the airport for return flights to United States.
United Airlines depart 12:55 am and Turkish at 08:30 am.
Or overnight at hotel and fly out the next day from Ben Gurion airport to Eilat.
Overnight – Orchid Hotel, Tel Aviv
STAFF:
Trip scholar: Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan, who served for 20 years as rabbi
and senior educator at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, assumed
his duties as Rabbi and Senior Educator for Lehrhaus Judaica in October
2010. After a decade of creating Ketubot, printmaking, working in
informal education traveled back to Israel in 1985 to learn at the Hebrew
Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and became a rabbi in 1990.
Tour Leader: Ariel Goldstein CEO at Tiyul Jewish Journeys, was born in
Uruguay, studied Latin American history in Montevideo and then studied
tourism at Hebrew University in Jerusalem where he graduated as Tour
Guide in 1998. He has led tours throughout Israel, Europe, Persian Gulf,
Latin America, Africa, China, India, and United States.
Tour Educator: Jeremy Aron is a tour educator in Israel and Central
Europe Jeremy grew up in Manchester England. After completing his
bachelor’s degree in Geography and Sociology from Sheffield University
(UK) he made Aliyah in January 2002. In 2007, Jeremy became a Tour
Educator and has since guided Jewish Federations, Reform and
Conservative Congregational groups, Birthright, Christian and Interfaith,
multigenerational families, teens, and adults.PETRA & EILAT EXTENSION
Day 1 – TEL AVIV - EILAT - PETRA
Sunday, Apr. 10, 2022 (B, D)
MORNING
Check out of hotel (leave luggage in luggage room)
Group transfer from hotel to Ben Gurion airport for Arkia flight #841 to Eilat with carry-
on luggage only.
Bus to pick-up group from Eilat airport and drive for a city tour. In the afternoon drive
from Eilat to the Arava border with Jordan, drive to Petra.
Eilat by the Red Sea
Check into hotel; dinner at hotel.
Overnight - Movenpick Hotel, Petra
Day 2 – PETRA
Monday, Apr. 11, 2022 (B, D)Meet the local guide, Ali Harb. Guided visit to the excavations at Petra. Wandering
through the mystic narrows of the Siq (made famous in the film Indiana Jones and the
Holy Grail); we will venture into a world filled with the most colorful sandstone
monuments on the planet, from the Treasury (Khazneh) to the Silk Tomb. Lunch at the
Basin restaurant located at the heart of the ancient Rose City. Free time to explore on
your own. Dinner at the hotel.
Petra
Overnight - Movenpick Hotel, Petra
Day 3 – PETRA - WADI RUM - TEL AVIV
Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2022 (B)
Explore by jeep Wadi Rum a protected desert wilderness in southern Jordan. It features
dramatic sandstone mountains like. Transfer to the border and continue to the airport. In
the afternoon fly to Tel Aviv and transfer to the hotel to pick up your luggage and then fly
on United non-stop to San Francisco (transfer on your own). If your flight is the following
morning (Turkish Airlines or any other airline) you must arrange an extra night hotel.TIYUL - Jewish Journeys
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