● ARRIVAL AND KICK OFF

Welcome to Israel! Land at Ben Gurion Airport where you will be met by our Israel Maven and Fuchsberg representatives. Please keep your blue slip from Passport Control throughout the trip.

● Transfer to Jerusalem

● Check in to Inbal Hotel and with the assistance from our representatives

● Unpack, rest & relax

● Opening Dinner at the Inbal Hotel, including overview of themes of trip; words of welcome; overview of FJC and the Masorti Movement; VIP speaker

Overnight: Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem

● ZOOM OUT: The Centrality of Leadership in Building Strong
Communities with Fuchsberg, the “Center”

● Morning Shacharit services at hotel (optional at FJC for those who wish)

● Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel

● Discussion with leading Rabbis in Israel’s Masorti scene- Tamar El-ad Applebaum, Chaya Bekkar, Idit Lev, and FJC Rabbinic figures at FJC – serious vision and inspiration from the next generation of Jewish leaders, leading out campus and Israel’s Masorti movement as a whole.

● Meet with Conservative Yeshiva students and join a class in the Yeshiva taught by CY faculty.

● Lunch at the David and Goldie Zucker Synagogue Alfred and Temma Kingsley Dining Hall

● Visit with President Herzog at his residence to discuss advancing the Conservative/Masorti Mission in Israel.

● Visit to the Knesset and meet with some of the advocates and law makers pertaining to widening Jewish pluralism in Israel.

● Theatrical tour in the picturesque neighborhoods of Nachlaot by Ariel Keren and friends. An opportunity to get a feel of different Jewish origins and backgrounds in Jerusalem.

● Dinner together at Piccolino in the open air of the Music Square.

Overnight: Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem

● INDIVIDUALS VS. COMMUNITY IN JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD- WHY DOES OUR VISION MATTER?

● Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel

● Travel to the Old City – Morning Shacharit at “Ezrat Yisrael” together with Masorti representatives.

Text Study: “Universalism vs Particularism in Jewish Tradition”

● Travel to Tel Aviv

● Visit the ANU Museum – the renewed Diaspora Museum. ANU – Museum of the Jewish People has positioned itself as a cutting-edge museum and cultural center, whose contemporary relevance is unrivalled. Meet with Irina Nevlizin, viosnary of the renewed Museum to hear about her vision with the renewal of the Museum.

● Lunch on own and free Time to explore the Carmel Market (lunch on own expense)

● Afternoon:
Visit the Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center! The Center was devised to house a synagogue and bridge the gap between religious and secular segments of Israeli society in an academic environment. Enjoy a special performance of contemporary artists and performers, creating new work inspired by Jewish texts and tradition.

● Return to Jerusalem for dinner experience of your choosing. Let us know if you need suggestions!

Overnight: Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem

● JERUSALEM OF  TRADITION, TRANSITION AND GOLD- WITH FJC FRONT AND CENTER.

● Morning services at the hotel

● Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel

● Morning speaker- by a (TBD) scholarly overview of the hidden history of the Jerusalem . Together, we’ll consider how Jerusalem can be a global center for all denominations and religions.

● Visit Heichal Hasefer at the Israel Museum with FJC faculty. We will use the Dead Sea scrolls  to reconsider the roll of diversity in Jerusalem during the 2^nd Temple Period.

● Visit the City Hall of Jerusalem for dialogue with urban planners about the future landscape of the city and FJC’s unique opportunities to grow as part of it.

● Mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Leon, who will share his vision of Jerusalem in the coming years.

● Lunch on Jaffa Road – (not included in price).

● Visit with “Hamifal”/“the Factory”, an art community that turned an abandoned 19^th Century building in the heart of Jerusalem into a shared platform for art and culture right down the street from FJC.

● Jubilee with FJC: 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Celebration at the Inbal Hotel- including concert with band Tandu and Fuchsberg Zamru fellows.

Overnight: Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem

● BUILD YOUR OWN ISRAEL ADVENTURE

● Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel

● Day on own

Tours can be provided with the requests of the participants through Israel Maven Tours.

● Wine and cheese reception at the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center before Shabbat. Meet with USY Pilgrimage participants.

● Inspirational Musical Kabbalat Shabbat with FJC’s Meshorerim Fellows, community members, leaders, guests and with USY pilgrimage participants (before Shabbat).

● Community drash of the Parsha message by FJC Scholar-in-Residence.

● Friday night- Maariv

● Festive Friday night dinner at the hotel with guest speaker and oneg.

Overnight: Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem

● SHABBAT IN JERUSALEM

● Full Israeli breakfast at hotel

● Morning Shabbat services at different synagogues. Options will be provided.

● Shabbat lunch NOT included in the package. People can reserve lunch at the hotel through Israel Maven.

● Afternoon: Shabbat walking tour of the neighborhood of Talbiyah and Rechavia.

● Musical Havdalah in Yemin Moshe neighborhood

● Evening at leisure & dinner on own

Option for people who would like to experience the Sound and Light Show at the Tower of David Museum. Advance registration required.

Overnight: Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem

● GOODBYE AND DEPARTURE – REFRAMING “FRONT AND CENTER” – WHERE WE’VE BEEN AND WHERE WE’RE HEADING

● Morning services at the hotel

● Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel

● Summary of the Mission: Envisioning the next 50 years of the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center. How will FJC and the to grow
the movement grow in Israel?

● Check out of hotel

● Depart for Ben Gurion Airport.

● L’hitraot!