VOYAGER
- Carefully selected accommodations, offering comfort and quality.
- A seamless, fully curated experience, as outlined below.
- J² Customer Care available by phone and email.
- $50 travel credit per person for your next J² journey.
Program is tentative and subject to change. Connect with our Customer Care Team by calling: (888) 230-6008 Mon.-Thur. from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
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.
Special Feature – Daily Guest Participants
Throughout the journey, you’ll be joined each day by inspiring Israeli changemakers—activists, educators, artists, and community leaders—who will deepen our experience through personal stories and local insights. Their presence is designed to bring contemporary Israel to life in a way that is personal, nuanced, and unforgettable.
Active 
Archaeology 
Art & Culture 
Local Specialists 
Urban Graffiti Tour
Program Itinerary
DAY 1
ARRIVAL AND OPENING OUR JOURNEY TOGETHER
Wed. Oct 29, 2025
- Arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport.
- Check into your Tel Aviv hotel.
- Meet your J² Educator and rabbis for a welcome dinner and trip overview.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Dinner
DAY 2
ACTS OF RESILIENCE, VOICES OF SOLIDARITY
Thu. Oct 30, 2025
- Meet with Haviv Rettig Gur, political analyst at The Times of Israel.
- Explore Tel Aviv’s street art with your educator.
- Learn about Project 24, connecting Israeli and North American Jewish communities after October 7.
- Meet IDF veterans from Brothers for Life and hear their stories.
- Visit Hostages Square to reflect on Israel’s struggle to bring home the hostages.
- Evening at leisure in Tel Aviv.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 3
SHARED SOCIETY AND SHARED SHABBAT
Fri. Oct 31, 2025
- Engage in Jewish-Arab dialogue in Lod or Kafr Qasim.
- Take a Mizrachi food tasting tour through Tel Aviv’s Carmel Market.
- Visit the Nahalat Binyamin crafts market.
- Celebrate Kabbalat Shabbat with a Progressive local community.
- Enjoy Shabbat dinner hosted by local families.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 4
STORIES & SPIRIT
Sat. Nov 1, 2025
- Visit the ANU Museum of the Jewish People.
- Free time for lunch at Sarona Market.
- Travel to Modi’in for Havdalah with Kehillat Yozma.
- Attend a Mizrachi music concert with Rabbi David Azoulay.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 5
LIFE ON THE EDGE: COURAGE IN THE GAZA ENVELOPE
Sun. Nov 2, 2025
- Travel to the Gaza Envelope and meet residents of Kibbutz Sufa.
- Volunteer on the kibbutz: Help with farming tasks and connect to the land and people.
- Visit the site of the Nova Music Festival, now a memorial to the lives lost on October 7.
- Return to Tel Aviv.
- Explore dialogue and coexistence with Leah Solomon from Encounter, including a possible conversation with Mahmoud Muna of the Educational Bookshop or another Palestinian voice.
- Reflect on the day’s experience with your rabbis and educator.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 6
THE FUTURE WE BUILD: PEOPLEHOOD, MEMORY, AND PURPOSE
Mon. Nov 3, 2025
- Check out and travel to Jerusalem.
- Meet an IRAC leader to explore social justice and religious pluralism in Israel.
OR
Meet MK Rabbi Gilad Kariv, a Reform rabbi and Knesset member, for a discussion on democracy and Jewish values in Israel. - Tour the Israel National Library and its new exhibit on October 7.
- Explore the Mahane Yehuda market.
- Baking & Healing with Nissimi: Bake challah or babka with Nissimi, a chef and IDF reservist, who shares heartfelt stories of grief, resilience, and love.
- Private farewell dinner and group reflection.
- Transfer to Ben-Gurion Airport for overnight flights.
Overnight: Flight
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
RATES & LODGING
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participants
15+
Cost p/p in double room
$3,590
Cost p/p in single room
$4,170
Tel Aviv: Tal by The Beach
- Nights: 5
- Room Category: Run of House
- Hotel Website
Choose Your Way
What to expect
- 5 nights' accommodations.
- 6 days of touring with a J² Expert Educator (guide), 5 days of touring in a luxury, climate controlled bus.
- Daily breakfast, 1 lunch & 4 dinners.
- The J² adventures App available on the App Store & on Google Play (active 30 days before your departure and throughout your trip).
- Water on the bus.
- Porterage at the hotels.
- All site entrance fees & program fees as per your final program.
- Credit card fees.
- Flights to & from Israel.
- Arrival transfer & assistance at the airport.
- Late check out on the day of departure is not included.
- 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.
- Gratuities: Recommend guidelines for tipping are provided in the terms section.
- 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.
- Peace of Mind Travel Protection Program (POM).
- 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 of $500 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.
- 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 yourself from fraud by being cautious and vigilant when it comes to online theft. It is crucial to note that J² adventures will never send an email requesting you to transfer funds to a new account or to redirect a payment. We will never alter our account number or issue additional payment requests without first personally speaking to you and properly identifying ourselves. If you feel uncertain about any communication (scammers often impersonate legitimate companies via e-mail or by calling), halt and contact us directly through our toll-free number listed on our website to discuss any necessary payments. Refrain from responding to suspicious emails or clicking on links or attachments unless you are completely certain of their legitimacy. By following these guidelines and staying vigilant, you can significantly reduce your risk of becoming a victim of fraud.
- 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.
DISCOVER NEW WORLDS.
JOURNEYS.
A family vacation to Israel. An adventure of a lifetime traveling with friends to Morocco. A trip to Poland or Portugal with your community. What do these trips have in common? No matter where you go, you will come back with a fresh perspective and appreciation of the place you visited as well as a heightened awareness of your identity as part of the global Jewish community.
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