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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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Current Affairs 
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Program Itinerary
DAY 1
DEPARTURE
Sun. Jun 30, 2024
Overnight: Flight
DAY 2
WELCOME TO ISRAEL
Mon. Jul 1, 2024
- Arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport.
- Meet your tour educator who will accompany you on this journey of education and inspiration.
- Enter Tel Aviv, also known as “the city that never sleeps.”
- Enjoy a welcome dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3
TEL AVIV-JAFFA: OLD & NEW
Tue. Jul 2, 2024
- Stop at the Jaffa Overlook for an introduction to Tel Aviv and to our journey in Israel.
- Visit the Peres Peace Center, created by the late Shimon Peres, former Prime Minister and President of Israel. Our visit will include: A tour of the Israeli Innovation Center, which celebrates the people and companies that are making Israel the "innovation nation." You will also meet with a Peres Center professional to learn about the unique and cutting-edge programs supported by the Peres Center.
- Eat, drink, and learn at Levinsky Market, where we’ll sample food, sweets, and spices from all over the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
- Head to KitePride, an Israeli Tel Aviv-based fashion social enterprise owned by Israeli NGO Hope Center and German NGO GlowbalAct. They create functional, one-of-a-kind BAGS from up-cycled kitesurfing kite, sail, parachute, and wetsuit in order to provide jobs to survivors of human trafficking and prostitution. Through each bag sold, continuous jobs are created and fabric is saved from landfill. Meet volunteers and hear about challenges and achievements.
- Festive Dinner celebrating Cantor Regina Lambert-Hayut.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 4
COMMUNITIES PAST AND PRESENT
Wed. Jul 3, 2024
- Join journalist Tal Schnider chief political correspondent, for an introduction into the country’s turbulent political scene.
- Meet African women seeking refuge in Tel Aviv. Learn about Kuchinate (meaning crochet in Tigrinya), a collective that celebrates African art and culture while empowering women asylum-seekers.
- 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.
- Free Afternoon.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5
CHALLENGES IN THE SOUTH
Thu. Jul 4, 2024
- Visit Rahat, the largest Bedouin city in Israel – visit a local mosque and speak with its Imam, eat a Bedouin meal in the home of a local family, and meet with peace activists and change makers. The tour will be led by Rabbi Yael Vurgan, Rabbi of Sha'ar Ha Negev. This is a 2.5-h tour of Rahat.
- Take a tour of the Negev surrounding Gaza: a visit to little towns close to the border, hear from local Reform activists about their involvement in peace-making and their challenging lifestyle, see local art that is created from a mindfulness stress-reducing perspective, join a talk from the Municipal spokesperson, which is also a Reform congregant. The tour will be led by Rabbi Yael Vurgan, Rabbi of Sha'ar Ha Negev.
- Return to the hotel.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
DAY 6
ALL ROADS LEAD TO JERUSALEM
Fri. Jul 5, 2024
- Check out of the hotel.
- Stop at the Haas Promenade for a traditional “shehechiyanu” blessing of thanksgiving.
- Visit Yad Vashem, the national memorial to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Your guided tour will include:
- Stop at the Haas Promenade for a traditional “shehechiyanu” blessing of thanksgiving.
- The Avenue of the Righteous.
- The Historical Museum.
- Share feelings and thoughts and discuss what we have experienced and learned at Yad Vashem.
- Check into the hotel.
- Kabbalat Shabbat services at Kehillat Mevasseret in Mevasseret Zion, led by Alona Nir-Keren.
- Home Hospitality Shabbat dinner/communal Shabbat dinner with local congregants.
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Festive Shabbat dinner at the hotel.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 7
SHABBAT IN JERUSALEM
Sat. Jul 6, 2024
- Discover multiple faiths in the Old City, including the Via Dolorosa, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
- Visit the Austrian Hospice.
- The Cardo, the main street of Roman-controlled Jerusalem and its Byzantine-era columns.
- King Hezekiah’s “Broad Wall,” built to protect Jerusalem from invasion 2,700 years ago.
- Hurva Square, the center of modern-day life in the Jewish Quarter.
- Visit the Kotel (Western Wall), widely considered Judaism’s holiest site. We’ll discuss the wall’s historical and contemporary importance and experience its unique atmosphere.
- Stroll along The Old City Ramparts.
- Visit the Tower of David Museum.
- Havdalah overlooking the Old City.
- Watch the Night Spectacular at the Tower of David Museum, a cinematic celebration of sight and sound depicting the story of Jerusalem.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 8
DREAMERS & STONES
Sun. Jul 7, 2024
- Join the Women of the Wall on Rosh Chodesh with a prayer service at the Kotel (Western Wall).
- Meet with a leader from IRAC (Religious Action Center) to learn about social justice initiatives in Israel and women rights.
- Dialogue with Rachel Azaria, an activist, former deputy mayor of Jerusalem, and Member of the Knesset. Among her areas of focus and interest: What is the relationship between Israel and the rest of world Jewry? Is it on the rocks or as strong as ever? Does the idea of Israel as a Jewish state (and the recent law passed to that effect) clash with democratic values and the rights of Israel’s non-Jewish citizens?
- Encounter the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) world guided by a local.
- Hear from an ultra-Orthodox woman fighting to give women real power in Haredi decision-making. Esti Shushan is an activist and filmmaker.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 9
BEAT OF A CITY
Mon. Jul 8, 2024
- Torah Reading at the HUC campus overlooking the old city followed by meeting with Member of Faculty.
- View artist Marc Chagall's tribute to the twelve tribes of Israel in the form of twelve stained-glass windows in the synagogue of Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem.
- Explore the Israel Museum, housing more than 5,000 years of cultural treasures.
- Meet with Female Knesset member.
- Tour the grounds of Israel’s “Capitol Hill”: the Rose Garden, featuring more than 400 species of roses imported from all around the world; The Knesset – Israel’s Parliament building and its famous Menorah – Israel’s symbol monument built from bronze; The Supreme Court – designed to reflect Jewish and democratic values of justice.
- Experience the sights, smells, and tastes of Jerusalem while walking through the Mahane Yehuda open-air market.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
DAY 10
ROOTS TO GROW, WINGS TO FLY
Tue. Jul 9, 2024
- Tree-planting ceremony.
- Take an interactive tour of the Hebrew Music Museum learning about different Jewish music From all over the world and honoring our beloved cantor.
- Participate in an Israeli cooking workshop – including a shopping excursion at The Cooking Experience. Enjoy the results for lunch.
- Free Afternoon for last minute shopping and packing.
- Late Check out of the hotel.
- Group transfer to Ben Gurion International Airport and check in for your flight.
Overnight: Flight
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
DAY 11
HOME
Wed. Jul 10, 2024
RATES & LODGING
participants
20+
Cost p/p in double room
$4,990
Cost p/p in single room
$6,120
Tel Aviv: Tal by The Beach
- Nights: 4
- Room Category: Standard
- Hotel Website
Jerusalem: Dan Boutique
- Nights: 4 +LCO
- Room Category: Superior
- 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), in a luxury, air-conditioned bus.
- Daily breakfast, 4 lunches & 3 dinners.
- 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.
- 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 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 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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