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YOUR journey
J² crafts journeys of inspiration, education, and Jewish connections to Israel and worldwide. We are guided by a simple but powerful concept: No two trips are the same; each experience should be personal, meaningful, and backed by superb service. Travel is not just about the places you visit, but the connections you make along the way.
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THE EXPERT
Program Itinerary
DAY 1
WE'RE ON OUR WAY
Thu. Dec 21, 2023
- Depart the USA.
Overnight: Flight
DAY 2
WELCOME TO ISRAEL
Fri. Dec 22, 2023
- Arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport.
- Meet your tour educator who will accompany you on this journey of education and inspiration.
- Gaze out over the Mediterranean Sea and learn why Jaffa, mentioned in the biblical story of Jonah and the Whale, is so historically important.
- Kabbalat Shabbat at the hotel.
- Check into the hotel and enjoy a Welcome Dinner.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3
THE FIRST HEBREW CITY
Sat. Dec 23, 2023
- Check out local murals and graffiti and discuss what this “rebel art” reveals about culture and ideology in Israel today.
- Experience the dynamism of Jewish life at the newly opened ANU - Museum of the Jewish People, dedicated to telling their story and representing their diversity, highlighting the creative works and cultural riches of a variety of communities in different periods of history until the present day.
- Stop at Rabin Square, where you will discuss the life and death of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Take a quiet moment to reflect at the Rabin Memorial, where he was assassinated.
- Mark the end of Shabbat with a communal Havdalah ceremony.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4
COMMUNITIES PAST AND PRESENT
Sun. Dec 24, 2023
- Check out of the hotel.
- Drive along the coast and back in time to Caesarea, one of the Land of Israel's most important cities during the Roman Period. Explore life 2,000 years ago with its ancient theater, palace, and bathhouse.
- Proceed to the Zippori National Park, known for its extraordinary ancient mosaics and its central role in Jewish life after the destruction of the Temple.
- Spend time in the home of an Israeli Arab family to talk about their lives and to join them for a GalilEat cooking workshop. The Arab villages of the Galilee are famous for their food, including fish and olive dishes and delicious desserts like knafeh and baklawa.
- Check into the hotel.
Overnight: Upper Galilee
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 5
NATURE AND SECURITY IN THE GALILEE
Mon. Dec 25, 2023
- Experience the Banias Nature Reserve and its rushing waters of the Banias Stream, the second largest source of the Jordan River, at the foot of Mount Hermon. This short nature hike ends at the famous Banias Waterfall, the largest in Israel.
- Take an off-road jeep tour on the Golan Heights.
- Marvel at the panoramic views from Mount Bental.
- Enjoy the culinary delights of a chocolate workshop at the De Karina Chocolate Factory on Kibbutz Ein Zivan.
- Dinner at the hotel.
Overnight: Upper Galilee
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 6
THE SPIRIT OF PIONEERING
Tue. Dec 26, 2023
- Check out of the hotel.
- Enter the holy city of Tsfat. Here, you’ll:
- Visit the Ari Synagogue.
- Walk through the cobbled streets and alleyways to the Artists’ Colony with its galleries, shops, and studios.
- Meet with artist Sheva Chaya in her studio for an interactive window into the world of Kabbalah, glass blowing, and questions of identity and Judaism.
- Visit Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu, the site for an interactive tour of the Bio-Bee fields, where environmentally-friendly ways to protect crops, which use flies, bees, and owls rather than pesticides, are developed.
- Stop at Mount Scopus in Jerusalem for a traditional “shehechiyanu” blessing of thanksgiving.
- Check into the hotel.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7
A CITY OF LAYERS
Wed. Dec 27, 2023
- Take a walking tour through Jerusalem’s Old City and the Jewish Quarter and experience the center of Jewish life, history, and holiness. Among the highlights will be:
- A climb to the rooftops to see and discuss the ties and tensions between the different faith groups and communities of the Old City. From this one spot, we’ll look out over the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, venerated by Christian groups as the burial place of Jesus; the golden Dome of the Rock, which is sacred to Islam; and the Jewish Quarter’s famous Hurva Synagogue.
- The Cardo, the main street of Roman-controlled Jerusalem and its spectacular Byzantine-era columns.
- King Hezekiah's “Broad Wall,” a massive wall built to protect Jerusalem from invasion 2,700 years ago.
- Discover the Jerusalem Archaeological Park, a large-scale excavation that has uncovered vital parts of ancient Jerusalem.
- Visit the Kotel (Western Wall), widely considered Judaism’s holiest site.
- Explore the Western Wall Tunnel, the underground continuation of the Kotel, and examine important archaeological discoveries that are revising our understanding of daily life in ancient Jerusalem.
- Experience the Old City Shuk (market) in the Christian Quarter.
- Return to the hotel.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 8
PASSEGES IN TIME
Thu. Dec 28, 2023
- Enjoy a Bnei Mitzvah Ceremony overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem with Cantor Shani Ben Or.
- Experience the sights, smells, and tastes of Jerusalem while walking through the Mahane Yehuda open-air market.
- Take part in an archaeological dig at the Beit Guvrin Caves. Get your hands dirty uncovering pottery from the Hellenistic period 2,300 years ago, and then crawl through the Maresha Cave Labyrinth in this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Return to the hotel.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
DAY 9
THE POWER OF MEMORY
Fri. Dec 29, 2023
- ADULTS:
- Visit Yad Vashem, the national memorial to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, an essential emotional and educational experience. Your guided tour will include:
- The Avenue of the Righteous, where trees symbolic of the renewal of life have been planted along with plaques honoring brave non-Jews who saved Jews during the Shoah.
- The Historical Museum, a state-of-the-art interactive display reflecting decades of research and educational expertise.
- The Children’s Memorial, commemorating the 1.5 million children lost during the Holocaust.
- A memorial service, where we will pay tribute to those who were lost.
- Personal reflections: At the end of our visit, we’ll come together to share feelings and thoughts and discuss what we have experienced and learned at Yad Vashem.
- YOUNGER YOUTH: Experience Ein Yael, an interactive, living museum, located on a 2,000-year-old archaeological site. Weave, paint, and try your hand at crafts typical of life in ancient times.
- ALL: Kabbalat Shabbat services at Kehilat Yozma in Modiin, led by Rabbi Nir Barkin.
- Home hospitality/Communal Shabbat dinner with local congregants.
- Return to the hotel.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 10
THE DEAD SEA BASIN
Sat. Dec 30, 2023
- Leave early for the Dead Sea Basin, 1412 feet below sea level and the lowest place on earth. The desert, the landscape, and the views are breathtaking.
- Climb via the Snake Path OR take the cable car to the top of Masada with its extraordinary views and fascinating archaeological remains. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is where Jewish rebels are believed to have made their final attempt to resist Roman invaders (c 74 CE). We'll learn about Masada's importance as a symbol of Jewish defense and discuss its influence on modern Israel.
- Float into happiness at the Dead Sea.
- Return to Jerusalem.
- Mark the end of Shabbat with a communal Havdalah ceremony overlooking the Old City.
- Late check-out of the hotel.
- Enjoy a farewell dinner while you reflect upon everything you have experienced.
- Group transfer to Ben Gurion Airport.
Overnight: Flight
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
DAY 11
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN
Sun. Dec 31, 2023
- Return to the USA.
RATES & LODGING
participants
30+
Cost p/p in double room
$5,180
Cost p/p in single room
$7,220
Child As 3rd (Reduction)
- ($1,300)
Cost of accommodations for pre & post nights including breakfast and all taxes:
-Tel Aviv: Sheraton $495,- per night per double occupancy room, $470,- per night per single occupancy room, $565,- per night per double occupancy room with child as third.
-Jerusalem: Inbal $475,- per night per double occupancy room, $455,- per night per single occupancy room, $515,- per night per double occupancy room with child as third.
*All rates are subject to availability. Registration open
Tel Aviv: Sheraton
- Nights: 2
- Room Category: Deluxe
- Hotel Website
Upper Galilee: Pastoral Kfar Blum Hotel
- Nights: 2
- Room Category: Boutqiue
- Hotel Website
Jerusalem: The Inbal
- Nights: 4+ LCO
- Room Category: Deluxe
- Hotel Website
What to expect
- 8 nights' accommodations. Late check out on the day of departure is included.
- 9 days of touring with a tour educator (guide), 9 days of touring in a luxury, air-conditioned bus.
- Daily breakfast, 1 lunch & 5 dinners.
- Water on the bus.
- Porterage at the airport & hotels.
- All site entrance fees & program fees as per your final program.
- Credit card fees.
- Flights to & from Israel.
- COVID related expenses, including tests.
- Evening transportation when dinner is not included.
- Amendments to the program: In the event that any sites, programs or meals etc. are added to the program, an additional fee may be required.
- Personal extras: Items of personal nature such as laundry, wines, mineral water, beverages, coffee, tea, food other than the table d’hotel menu, passport and visa fees, insurance, and foreign port taxes, unless otherwise specified.
- US and foreign airport taxes, Q fuel surcharge and border taxes when applicable.
- Value Added Tax is currently not applicable to tourists visiting Israel. Should the law change, you will be notified accordingly, and VAT will be added to your final invoice.
- Gratuities: Recommend guidelines for tipping are provided in the terms section.
- Please review our terms & conditions (T&C’s) or request that we send you our full T&C’s. Until you do that, here is the small print, and other stuff you may want to know:
- Validity | All prices quoted are based on exchange rates as of the proposal date and are subject to change without notice. Rates are per person and are based on shared twin room occupancy.
- How to Make a Reservation | The quickest way to make a reservation is to register online or contact us by email. We accept VISA, MasterCard, and American Express credit cards. A non-refundable deposit is required in order to complete the registration process.
- For any assistance with this registration process or other trip-related queries, please email Customer Care: [email protected].
- Payments | The balance of your payment is due 90 days before your trip begins, or as specified in your invoice. You will receive an email reminder 2 weeks before this date. Various payment options are available as follows:
- Credit card | We accept Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Please check with your credit card provider regarding international processing fees. We are unable to process payments of over $1,000 over the phone. Please submit payment online via a credit card or by wiring funds via your bank.
- Domestic bank wire transfer | Payment should be wired in the same currency that is listed on your invoice. Please add the name of your group or invoice number as a reference and forward a copy of the transfer receipt by email. The bank transfer should clearly state the beneficiary’s name on the wire transfer.
- Please use the following information: Investors Bank 101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078 ABA Routing Number: 221272031
- Beneficiary Instructions: For the benefit of J² Adventures. Account number: 1001858331
- J² Adventures reserves the right to automatically cancel your reservation on that date and it may be subject to reconfirmation should the final payment not be received.
- Cancelation Policy | All cancelations need to be made in writing. The cancelation fee depends on the date when we receive written notification of your request to cancel your booking. Please note that the deposit is non-refundable.
- Cancelation fees | Cancelations made 90 or more days prior to departure incur the loss of the deposit. Cancelations made 89 to 46 days prior to departure incur the loss of 50% of the full trip cost. Cancelations made 45 days or less prior to the departure incur the loss of 100% of the full trip cost.
- Cancelation fees may also include: Hotel or supplier cancelation fees. J² Adventures reserves the right to adjust its terms of payment, including cancelation policies and initial deposits.
- Protect your investment for $495 p/p: Should you cancel your trip up to 5 days before your departure for any reason, our POM program offers you a trip refund. Call 888-230-6008 or e-mail: [email protected].
- Please click here to view our full terms (T&C’s). These T&C’s apply to all reservations created within J2 Adventures.
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