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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
WELCOME TO ISRAEL
Mon. May 17, 2027
- Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport and transfer to Tel Aviv, Israel’s vibrant Mediterranean city where ancient history, modern culture, innovation, and everyday Israeli life converge.
- Settle into the hotel and enjoy time to relax after the overnight journey, take in the Mediterranean coastline, or begin experiencing Tel Aviv’s café culture and seaside atmosphere.
- Gather for a festive welcome dinner and opening orientation introducing the central themes of the journey - contemporary Israel, Jewish peoplehood, post–October 7 realities, Zionism, resilience, and the evolving relationship between Israel and Diaspora Jewry.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Dinner
DAY 2
THE MANY FACES OF TEL AVIV
Tue. May 18, 2027
- Meet with a leading Israeli journalist for an in-depth conversation exploring the current political climate, internal societal divisions, regional challenges, media narratives, and the profound ways October 7 continues to shape Israeli society and public discourse.
- Visit ANU – Museum of the Jewish People, using interactive exhibits and storytelling to explore the diversity, continuity, creativity, and resilience of Jewish communities across the globe and throughout history.
- Wander through Nachalat Binyamin and the Carmel Market, experiencing the colors, sounds, aromas, and culinary culture of modern Tel Aviv while discovering how food, commerce, immigration, and creativity reflect the diversity of Israeli society.
- Explore Tel Aviv’s renowned graffiti and street art scene through the lens of protest, identity, memory, and social commentary, uncovering how public art has become a powerful reflection of contemporary Israeli voices and experiences.
- Visit Beit Daniel, one of Israel's leading Reform congregations and part of the Daniel Centers for Progressive Judaism, for an encounter with a rabbi or senior community leader. Learn about the movement's work advancing religious pluralism, equality, and Jewish renewal in Israel, while exploring the unique opportunities and challenges facing Reform Judaism in the Jewish state and ways North American Reform communities can strengthen these efforts.
- Enjoy a free evening in Tel Aviv with opportunities to experience the city’s restaurants, cafés, beach promenade, music venues, and dynamic nightlife at your own pace.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 3
FROM TRAUMA TO RESILIENCE: THE GAZA ENVELOPE
Wed. May 19, 2027
- Travel south to the Gaza Envelope region for a powerful and deeply personal encounter with communities directly impacted by the events of October 7 and the ongoing realities of life along Israel’s southern border.
- Tour Kibbutz Kfar Aza with a resident guide who will share firsthand experiences of October 7, offering insight into the strength, vulnerability, trauma, and resilience of communal life in the region.
- Enjoy free time for lunch in Sderot, supporting local businesses while observing daily life in a community that has lived under the shadow of conflict for decades.
- Visit the Nova Festival memorial site to reflect on the stories, memories, and lives forever changed by the attacks, while exploring broader conversations about grief, solidarity, healing, and resilience within Israeli society.
- Participate in a facilitated processing session with Rabbi Cohen and the educational guide, creating space for personal reflection, emotional response, and meaningful conversation about the day’s experiences.
- Return to Tel Aviv for an evening to decompress, reflect, and enjoy dinner independently.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4
COMMUNITIES, CULTURE & THE NORTH
Thu. May 20, 2027
- Travel along Israel’s Mediterranean coast to Caesarea and explore the extraordinary archaeological remains of Herod’s ancient port city, where Roman engineering, Crusader history, and modern Israeli identity intersect dramatically along the sea.
- Continue to Zichron Yaacov, one of Israel’s earliest Zionist settlements, to discover the story of pioneering immigration, agricultural settlement, and the visionaries who helped shape the foundations of the modern Jewish state.
- Enjoy free time for lunch while strolling through Zichron Yaacov’s charming pedestrian streets lined with galleries, cafés, local boutiques, and restored historic buildings.
- Visit a local winery in the Carmel region for a tasting experience highlighting Israel’s flourishing wine culture, innovative agriculture, and the connection between landscape, history, and contemporary Israeli creativity.
- Explore a Druze village in northern Israel and experience warm home hospitality over dinner with Druze hosts while engaging in open conversation about Druze identity, minority communities, military service, tradition, and coexistence within Israeli society.
- Return to Tel Aviv in the evening following a day that weaves together history, culture, diversity, and human connection.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 5
JERUSALEM OF GOLD
Fri. May 21, 2027
- Depart Tel Aviv and ascend to Jerusalem, entering a city that has stood at the center of Jewish memory, spirituality, longing, and identity for thousands of years.
- Recite the Shehecheyanu blessing from the rooftop of the Tower of David while overlooking the Old City, marking the emotional arrival in Jerusalem and celebrating the privilege of reaching this moment together.
- Explore the Jewish Quarter and the restored Cardo while tracing the story of Jerusalem across centuries of destruction, exile, renewal, and return.
- Visit the Davidson Archaeological Center and the Southern Wall excavations to encounter the physical remnants of ancient Jerusalem and deepen understanding of Jewish life during the Second Temple period.
- Experience personal reflection and communal connection at the Western Wall, Judaism’s most sacred accessible site and a living symbol of continuity, prayer, memory, and hope.
- Welcome Shabbat through Kabbalat Shabbat services and a home hospitality dinner with members of Kehillat Kamatz in Mevaseret Zion, creating opportunities for meaningful conversation, Israeli hospitality, and intimate communal connection.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 6
SHABBAT IN JERUSALEM
Sat. May 22, 2027
- Return to the Old City for a relaxed and reflective exploration of the Christian Quarter, examining Jerusalem’s significance as a sacred city to multiple faith traditions and civilizations.
- Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and walk sections of the Via Dolorosa while discussing the layered religious, historical, and emotional narratives that coexist within Jerusalem’s ancient streets.
- Explore the Israel Museum, including the Shrine of the Book and the Dead Sea Scrolls, while engaging with themes of archaeology, Jewish history, artistic expression, and the cultural foundations of Israeli identity.
- View the detailed model of Second Temple Jerusalem to better understand the historical and spiritual landscape encountered throughout the Old City.
- Gather for Havdallah, marking the close of Shabbat through music, ritual, and reflection as the city transitions back into the rhythm of everyday life.
- Enjoy a free evening in Jerusalem with opportunities for dining, strolling through the city center, or relaxing independently.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7
MEMORY, CREATIVITY & RESPONSIBILITY
Sun. May 23, 2027
- Visit Yad LaKashish (Lifeline for the Old), supporting elderly artisans through meaningful social engagement while learning about dignity, aging, social welfare, and community responsibility within Israeli society.
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- Participate in a hands-on volunteer experience with Special in Uniform, an innovative program integrating young adults with disabilities into meaningful service in the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli society. Work alongside program participants on a collaborative service project while learning how the organization empowers individuals through inclusion, vocational training, and purposeful contribution, offering an inspiring model of dignity, ability, and social responsibility.
- Visit Maale Film School for a movie lecture and conversation with students exploring how Israeli filmmakers grapple with questions of identity, religion, politics, military service, diversity, and contemporary social challenges through cinema and storytelling.
- Experience the energy and diversity of Machaneh Yehuda Market while enjoying time for independent lunch among Jerusalem’s vibrant mix of traditional flavors, modern cuisine, and local culture.
- Visit Yad Vashem for a carefully paced exploration of Holocaust memory, Jewish continuity, moral responsibility, and the enduring relationship between memory, identity, and the existence of the State of Israel.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 8
DEMOCRACY, LEADERSHIP & LOOKING FORWARD
Mon. May 24, 2027
- Meet with a political analyst for a candid briefing examining Israel’s evolving political landscape, regional security concerns, social divisions, coalition politics, and the future of Israeli democracy after October 7.
- Check out.
- Tour the Israeli Supreme Court with an IRAC representative while exploring issues of civil rights, religious pluralism, judicial independence, and the ongoing tension between democracy, religion, and state in Israel.
- Visit Mount Herzl, Israel’s national cemetery and memorial complex, to encounter the stories of Zionist leaders, fallen soldiers, national heroes, and the collective memory that continues to shape Israeli society.
- Volunteer at Pantry Packers, participating in hands-on food distribution efforts supporting vulnerable families while reinforcing themes of social responsibility, compassion, and communal care.
- Gather for a festive farewell dinner celebrating the relationships, conversations, learning, and shared experiences that have shaped the journey through Israel together.
- Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for return flights home, carrying forward new perspectives, deeper connections, and lasting memories from an immersive journey through the people, history, resilience, and complexity of Israel today.
Overnight: Flight
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
RATES & LODGING
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participants
20+
Cost p/p in double room
$4,930
Cost p/p in single room
$6,380
Tel Aviv: Dan Panorama
- Nights: 4
- Room Category: Tel Aviv
- Hotel Website
Jerusalem: Dan Panorama
- Nights: 3
- Room Category: Jerusalem
- Hotel Website
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What to expect
- 7 nights' accommodations.
- 8 days of touring with a J² Expert Educator (guide) in a luxury, climate controlled bus.
- Daily breakfast & 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.
- This journey includes walking tours, cultural site visits, and hotel stays that may involve uneven terrain, stairs, and longer distances on foot. While we do our best to accommodate a range of mobility levels, a moderate level of physical fitness is recommended to fully enjoy the experience. For more information, please see the “Travelers with Physical Limitations” section in our full Terms & Conditions.
- 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).
- This journey includes walking tours, cultural site visits, and hotel stays that may involve uneven terrain, stairs, and longer distances on foot. While we do our best to accommodate a range of mobility levels, a moderate level of physical fitness is recommended to fully enjoy the experience. For more information, please see the “Travelers with Physical Limitations” section in our full Terms & Conditions.
- 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 double occupancy room.
- 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 $675 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.
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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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