Israel Info

Hey guys, i totally want to keep in touch with all of you while I'm away for a month!
I'm not sure how much access I will have to e-mail/facebook in Israel, but i will have a CELL PHONE while i'm there!
My Israeli # starting on Thursday, 7/12 will be 052-456-1627
To call from US dial: 011-972-52-456-1627

So call/text :) i'll be happy to hear from you! the time difference is +10 hours
After July 29th(?) i will be in RI so i'll have my phone and internet access :)
yai! cant wait to go! love you all!

My Itinerary
Current mood: ecstatic
Category: Travel and Places

For all who'd like to know where I'll be and what I'll be doing the next month:

Day 1
Wednesday 7/11
Flight to Israel LY028
Day 2
Thursday 7/12
Bruchim Habaim- Welcome to Israel!
Transfer to Tel Aviv- the first Jewish city in modern times - a vital, dynamic and vibrant metropolis that never sleeps.
Panoramic view of Tel Aviv from Azrieli Tower.
Checking- in ( Marina Hotel- TLV ).
Swimming in the Mediterranean Sea.
Dinner at the hotel.
Night tour to Old Jaffa- a quaint city, more picturesque than ever, with romantic paths and gardens.
Overnight at the hotel ( Marina, TLV ).

Day 3
Friday 7/13
Breakfast
Visit to the Diaspora Museum.
Transfer to JERUSALEM- the capital of Israel and of the Jewish people.
Armon Hanaziv overview.
Tour to Mishkenot Shenanim.
Checking in at Novotel Hotel and getting ready for Shabbat.
6:40 pm- Candle lighting.
SHABBAT SHALOM!
Visit to the Great Synagogue of Jerusalem for Shabbat Prayer.
Festive Shabbat dinner in the hotel.
Overnight at Novotel.


Day 4
Saturday 7/14
SHABBAT SHALOM!
Breakfast.
Shabbat sessions.
Festive Shabbat Lunch in the hotel.
Tour of the Old City of Jerusalem ( Zion mountain, King David's Tomb, Kardo street, roofs of the Old City tour, Western Wall. )
The Western Wall tunnels.
Farewell visit to the Western Wall.
Havdalla – Shabbat ending ceremony.
Back to the hotel.
Dinner and overnight at Novotel hotel.


Day 5
Sunday 7/15
Breakfast.
Visit to Yad vashem- The Holocaust Museum.
Visit to Herzel Mountain- the military cemetery.
Visit to the Museum of Israel.
Dinner.
MEGA EVENT for Taglit birthright Israel participants from all over the world!!!!!!!!!
Overnight in the Novotel Hotel.


Day 6
Monday 7/16
Breakfast.
Visit to Latrun- military museum.
Visit to Ezra forest and a ceremony by the Madrichim. Tree planting.
Archeological digs in Beyt Govrin.
Transfer to the South
Camel riding, dinner at the Bedouins camp (Nokdim).
Group session by the madrichim.
Overnight in a Bedouin tent.

Day 7
Tuesday 7/17
Bedouin breakfast.
Climbing the ancient fortress Massada.
Massada ceremony by the Madrichim.
Swimming in the Dead Sea.
Transfer to Eilat- a desert resort on the shores of the Red Sea – Israel's most southern town.
Tour of the city.
Dinner at the Shalom Plaza Hotel.

Day 8
Wednesday 7/18
Breakfast in the hotel.
The Red Canyon Tour.
Swimming in the Red Sea.
Visit to Ben Gurion's Tomb and Zin Valley Overview.
Transfer to Jerusalem.
Dinner and overnight at theMigdaley Yerushalaim Hotel.

Day 9
Thursday 7/19
Breakfast.
Visit to Zfat- the center of Kaballah, mystic Judaism, place where the spiritual meets the physical, where the East meets the West..
Tour to Tveria.
Dinner and overnight in the Mercury Hotel.

Day 10
Friday 7/20
Breakfest.
Security seminar.
Kayaking on Jordan River.
Transfer to Kazrin-the capital of Golan Heights - discover the secrets of this beautiful and serene landscape, whose hills and cliffs are packed with natural and historical sites.
Transfer to Tveria.
7:20 pm Candle lighting.
SHABBAT SHALOM!
Visit to the Great Synagogue of Tveria for Shabbat Prayer.
Festive Shabbat dinner in the hotel.
Overnight at the Mercury Hotel.

Day 11
Saturday 7/21
Breakfest.
Shabat sessions.
Lunch in the hotel.
Tour to Old Tveria city, Ramban tomb.
Havdalah.
Dinner and overnight in the Mercury Hotel.

Day 12
Sunday 7/22
Breakfast.
Visit to Kfar Kedem.
Visit to Haifa - is the main city of northern Israel and the third-largest city in the country.
Visit to Caesaria- the main residence of Herod and many other Roman governors.
Transfer to Tel Aviv- the first Jewish city in modern times - a vital, dynamic and vibrant metropolis that never sleeps.
Overnight in the Marina Hotel –Tel Aviv.

Day 13
Monday 7/23
Breakfast.
Closing Session.

After that I'll be staying in Israel for another week with my family and then going out to RI to see my fam and friends for another week :) A trip of a lifetime.. yea, I know!