BI/CAA/JFCM Israel Experience- November 2023

Come join BI/CAA/JFCM trip to ISRAEL! Make family memories that will last a lifetime. Deepen ties to your community. Connect to your Jewish heritage. Bond with a country that will become your second home. Whether it is your first, second, or third trip to Israel, we have crafted an itinerary that is engaging and exciting for all. We can’t wait to see you!

Pricing

We are pleased to present to you the itinerary and tour package for your Israel trip. These have been carefully crafted to provide an experience that is engaging, fun, uplifting, informative, and inspirational for the participants. All of our tours adhere to the highest standards of professionalism and you can be sure to expect the friendly, warm & dedicated service that has endeared us to thousands of satisfied clients.

Register

Registration is now open! Please click on the link to fill out the registration form. Upon clicking send, we will process your deposit and send you a confirmation e-mail within a couple of days to let you know you’re set to go!

 

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Hotels

Enjoy your trip to Israel to its fullest at these luxurious hotels:

 

Kibbutz Lavi Hotel, Galilee

Kibbutz Lavi Hotel is an island of peace in the heart of the Galilee. The hotel offers a luxury vacation in a pastoral and rural atmosphere. The hotel and its surroundings are a rare combination of innovation and history, nature, and green landscapes. Green views and quiet sounds await you amongst the landscapes of the Galilee and the Golan. Stylish accommodations will ensure an intimate vacation in a peaceful and magical atmosphere.

 

Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem

The Dan Panorama Hotel Jerusalem with its dignified architecture and honey-colored Jerusalem stone exterior resonates with the spirit of this legendary city.
One of Jerusalem’s favorite hotels, the Dan Panorama Hotel, boasts an exceptional location that enables you to explore Jerusalem’s multifaceted attractions simply by stepping outside

 

Renaissance Hotel, Tel Aviv

The Renaissance Tel Aviv Hotel offers the best location directly on the beach and with easy access to business, shopping, and entertainment. Located in the city center, the hotel is situated on the beach where you can sink into the warm white sand and the Mediterranean Sea.

FAQ's

We’ve carefully crafted a document that answers many frequently asked questions. Feel free to browse through or you can always be in touch with your Israel Maven representative – Deena Schechterman – at deena@israelmaven.com.

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● Welcome to Israel!!! Land at Ben Gurion Airport on Flight # where you will be met by an Israel Maven representative and your guide


● Travel to the North


● Visit the City of Afula- (sister city), meet with representatives of the partnership, and visit the *Art Center*


● Dinner at the Hotel (Included)


Overnight: Kibbutz Lavi Hotel – North

● Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel


● Visit Tzippori where Rabbi Yehudah HaNassi edited the Mishna & see the beautiful mosaics.


● Travel to Kibbutz Hannaton


● Lunch at the Kibbutz (included)


● Kibbutz Hannaton Activities: Meet with Kibbutz Members, Coexistence activity with Israeli Arabs, meeting with the Mechina students, and more


● Transport yourself back to the days of the Mishna & Talmud at Kfar Kedem – including pita-baking and a delicious dinner (included)


Overnight: Kibbutz Lavi Hotel – North

● Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel


● Meet with former IDF commander Yaakov Selavan at Tel Saki & hear about the incredible story of the battle here in the Yom Kippur War


● Visit the ancient city of Gamla – “Masada of the North” & site of a unique nature conservation project to reintroduce the Griffon Vulture to the wild


● Lunch on route on own


● Experience the Mystical City of Tzfat including beautiful synagogues, artists’ colony, a candle factory, and an ancient cemetery


● Dinner in Tiberias on own


Overnight: Kibbutz Lavi Hotel – North

● Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel


● Check out and depart


● Explore the impressive Crusader City of Akko including the Knights’ Halls, Templar Tunnels, Lighthouse & more


● Enjoy traditional Druze Home Hospitality in a village atop the Carmel Mountains. This will include a cooking experience. Included


● Visit the Illegal Immigrant Detention camp of Atlit, where Jews attempting to reach the shores of the Land of Israel prior to Independence, were imprisoned by the British. This was also the site of a daring breakout orchestrated by Yitzchak Rabin in 1946.


● Continue to Jerusalem


● Dinner on own in Jerusalem


Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem

● Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel


● Enjoy a panoramic lookout over the region from Mizpe HaElef in Neve Daniel


● Meet with Shaul Judelman and Khaled Abbu Awwad from Roots and hear about their grassroots initiative to promote coexistence in the region


● Lunch in Gush Etzion – including wine tasting – Included


● Visit the Pina Chama, a special place at the Gush Etzion Junction staffed by volunteers, where soldiers can drop by at any time, and have a drink or a snack.


● Friday night Tefilla at Rabbi Tamar Elad- Appelbaum’s Synagogue- Kehilat Zion


● Shabbat dinner at the hotel (included)


Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem

● Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel


● Options for morning at leisure:

Join morning services at a local synagogue
Hunt for a bargain at the bustling Arab Souk in the Old City
Tour on own – Israel Museum


● Lunch on own or option to have Shabbat lunch in the hotel -not included


● Text study with Rabbi Fellman


●Enjoy walking through the beautiful Yemin Moshe neighborhood & Montefiore’s Windmill


● Musical Havdallah!


● Dinner on own – not included

 


Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem

● Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel


● Ascend the Temple Mount & see the Dome of the Rock & Al Aksa Mosque- How do we talk about my story VS their story


● Experience the sites & sounds of the historic Jewish Quarter including the Cardo, Broad Wall, Batei Machase & more


● Lunch on own in Jewish Quarter


● Explore the Christian Quarter including the Via Dolorosa & Church of the Holy Sepulcher


● Summary of the Old City of Jerusalem at the impressive Jaffa Gate


● Dinner on own – not included


● Speaker for Sigd


Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem

● Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel


● Pay tribute to the Memory of Six Million at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum & Children’s Memorial. OPTION FOR RETURNEES- How Israel dealt with the Shoa following the early years of the creation of the State


● Lunch at the Yad Vashem Cafeteria (included)


● Visit the Supreme Court for an insider’s look at how the justice system works


● Enjoy a delicious culinary tour in the colorful Machane Yehudah Outdoor Market


● Dinner on your own in Jerusalem (if still hungry)


Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem

● Rosh Chodesh Tefilla with Women of the Wall


● Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel


● Check out of the hotel


● Visit the new interactive museum at *Sha’ar HaGai* and learn about the incredible sacrifice made, in order to keep the lifeline to Jerusalem open in the 1948 War of Independence (time permitted)


● Lunch on Route


● Visit the Underground Bullet Factory at Machon Ayalon where the Haganah secretly manufactured ammunition under the noses of the British prior to Independence.


● Volunteer at Leket picking fruit and vegetables for the needy


● Travel to Tel Aviv


● Check into Hotel


● Na Laga’at Show and Dinner optional or Dinner on your own in Tel Aviv- PENDING SCHEDULE


Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem

● Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel


● Check out and depart


● Visit the state-of-the-art Peres Center for Peace and Innovation which celebrates the vision of former President Shimon Peres & the incredible “blue-and-white” technological innovations that have changed the world we live in.


● Explore the Old Port of Jaffa with its charming alleyways, artists’ galleries & stunning views over Tel Aviv


● Visit the state-of-the-art Peres Center for Peace and Innovation which celebrates the vision of former President Shimon Peres & the incredible “blue-and-white” technological innovations that
have changed the world we live in.


● Lunch on own


● Explore the vibrancy of Jewish Life & peoplehood at the ultra-modern, interactive ANU Museum


● Enjoy a Street Art Graffiti Tour of the bohemian Florentine Neighborhood & feel the pulse of Tel Aviv


● Final dinner at a Tel Aviv restaurant (included)


● Depart for Ben Gurion Airport for the return flight to the US


Next Year in Jerusalem!




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