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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.
Coming to Israel today is a special act of solidarity and of Jewish peoplehood. Israel has never faced more challenging times. We hope that your solidarity mission is about encountering and understanding where the people of Israel stand – in our hurt, in our healing, and in our hope. The mission is about bringing comfort and being comforted. It is an act of empathy and a confirmation of shared memory and destiny. Above all, the solidarity mission is about what each one of us chooses to do to make a difference on the day that we return to our communities from Israel.
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THE EXPERT
Program Itinerary
DAY 1
ON OUR WAY
Sun. Feb 16, 2025
- Depart Canada.
Overnight: Flight
DAY 2
WELCOME HOME
Mon. Feb 17, 2025
- Arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport.
- Meet your J² Expert Educator who will accompany you on this journey of education and understanding.
- Drive to Jerusalem and stop at the Haas Promenade for a traditional shehehiyanu blessing of thanksgiving.
- Check into your hotel.
- Dinner & Discussion - Understanding the Context: Enjoy dinner and look back to October 7 and toward the future with your Expert Educator and tour leader over dinner at a local Jerusalem restaurant.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3
LENDING A HAND
Tue. Feb 18, 2025
- Due to a lack of workers, Israelis now volunteer to work in agriculture. Devote time to volunteering at one of the many sites where especially today extra hands are needed.
- Visit the Magen David Adom HQ in Ramle, a state-of-the-art blood bank that is dedicated to making sure that Israel is prepared for emergency situations.
- Meet members of Brothers for Life, a non-profit organization created by wounded soldiers from Israel’s elite Duvdevan, anti-terror unit.
- Dinner and dialogue with journalist Haviv Rettig Gur, political correspondent and analyst for The Times of Israel.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 4
OCTOBER 7
Wed. Feb 19, 2025
- Drive south to the Gaza Envelope.
- Visit the Black Arrow Monument along the northern point of the Israel-Gaza border for an overview of Gaza and to learn about the harrowing battle that took place there on October 7.
- Continue to Sderot, located on Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, and meet with a resident to get a sense of all that the town and its people have endured over the past year.
- Travel to the Israel-Gaza border to meet a resident of Kibbutz Kfar Aza. Learn about the events of October 7 and their aftermath.
- Visit the site of the Nova Festival near Kibbutz Re'im to see the monuments created in memory of those who lost their lives there. Hear about the enduring impact of such an atrocity and how we move closer to dancing again.
- Drive to Rahat and meet with Israeli Bedouin activist K’her Albaz to discuss the unique place of Israeli Bedouins in the Israel-Hamas war and the pioneering social and educational efforts that are being made for the community.
- Devote time to reflection and processing with your tour leader and educator before returning to Jerusalem.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5
NATIONAL MEMORY
Thu. Feb 20, 2025
- Check out of the hotel.
- 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.
- Mount Herzl is Israel's central military cemetery and hosts the graves of the leaders of the nation. Over the last several months, the recently fallen have joined this sacred place. Visit Mount Herzl and contend with the human price paid by Israeli families and the country in the Israel-Hamas War. Join the daily morning kaddish dedicated to the memories of our fallen soldiers.
- Take a break and experience the sights, smells, and tastes of Jerusalem while walking through the Mahane Yehuda open-air market.
- Meet with Rabbi Oded Mazor, rabbi of leading Jerusalem Reform Synagogue Kol Haneshama. Oded will share with you his experience of leading a community in times of great challenge as well as his reflections about being a Jerusalemite and parent in these uncertain times.
- Explore the National Library of Israel. The new Israel National Library provides the opportunity to understand centuries of Jewish creativity through one of the world’s most impressive collections of Jewish and Israel-related literature. In addition, the library staff is dedicated to a national project documenting the events of October 7, 2023.
- Drive to Tel Aviv and check into the hotel.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 6
SHABBAT OF PEACE
Fri. Feb 21, 2025
- A Complexed Partnership, Reality of Israeli Arabs today: Dialogue with Mohammed Darawshe, Director of Planning, Equality & Shared Society at the Givat Haviva Center.
- Spend the afternoon with congregation Poteach Shearim, led by Rabbi Orit Rozenblit, from northern Israel, currently displaced in Tiberias.
- Experience the dynamism of Jewish life at the 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 time in Tel Aviv to have lunch on your own and prepare for Shabbat.
- Enjoy Kabbalat Shabbat and dinner with congregation Poteach Shearim.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 7
TAKING IT TO THE STREETS
Sat. Feb 22, 2025
- Experience Shabbat services at different locations.
- OPTION 1: Kehillat Beit Daniel
- OPTION 2: "Limud” Jewish text study at Mishkenot Ruth
- OPTION 3: Local Conservative synagogue
- Meet with local activist Itamar Avneri.
- Take a walking tour through the streets of Tel Aviv.
- Gather for your closing dinner and a chance to consider what you have encountered, and what you are taking home.
- Bring your support to Hostages Square and express your solidarity with all of Israel and mark the passing of shabbat with a havdalah ceremony.
- Transfer to Ben-Gurion International Airport and check in for your flight.
Overnight: Flight
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 8
UNTIL NEXT TIME
Sun. Feb 23, 2025
- Arrive back in Canada.
RATES & LODGING
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participants
15+
Cost p/p in double room
$3,195
Cost p/p in single room
$3,845
All Rates are in USD. Registration closed
Jerusalem: Dan Panorama
- Nights: 3
- Room Category: Deluxe
- Hotel Website
Tel Aviv: Dan Panorama
- Nights: 2
- Room Category: Deluxe Plus
- Hotel Website
What to expect
- 5 nights' accommodations.
- 6 days of touring with a J² Expert Educator (guide), 6 days of touring in a luxury, air-conditioned bus.
- Daily breakfast, 3 dinners.
- The J² adventures App available on the App Store & on Google Play (active 7 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.
- 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.
- Mobility: Solidarity missions are specifically strenuous, and our visits include places that are inaccessible to people who may have mobility challenges. You should be in good health and able to walk reasonable distances, often over unpaved and uneven surfaces. PLEASE NOTE: In some cases you may need to run to a shelter, if you have questions regarding this matter please speak to a J² representative.
- 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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