kobert L.

Loup ICC Denver

Iam||y tr|p to Israe|

December 21
st
2014-Ianuary 2
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Sha|om!
we welcome yoo ooJ yoot fomlly to lstoel to explote, Jlscovet ooJ expetleoce tbls
locteJlble coootty. Oot tlme toqetbet wlll be JevoteJ to oot ooly qettloq to koow tbls
looJ, bot to mooy lotetpetsoool eocoootets tbot wlll tle os to lts oolpoe commooltles.
we wlll speoJ tlme wltb botb oot owo fomllles ooJ become o welcome pott of tbe
lotqet lstoell fomlly os well.

|ease note: 5ome meols ot ltems loJlcoteJ lo tbe ptoqtom ote ot tbe pottlclpoots
expeose. 1be ptoqtom ls sobject to cbooqe.


Day 1 - Depart USA for Israe|
Sunday, uecember 21
sL
, 2014

Day 2 - Arr|ve |n Israe|, 7
th
n|ght of nannuka!
Monday, uecember 22
nd
, 2014

welcome to lstoel! Aftet sofely looJloq ot 8eo Cotloo lotetootloool Altpott lo 1el
Avlv, we wlll collect oot loqqoqe ooJ beoJ toqetbet os o qtoop by bos to tbe Neqev
uesett. A festlve opeoloq Jlooet owolts os eo toote olooq wltb oot fltst cooJle
llqbtloq lo lstoel. cboq 5omeocb!

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Arrlval ln lsrael aL 8en Curlon lnLernaLlonal AlrporL where you wlll be
meL by your Lour educaLor and !CC AssoclaLlon sLaff member

urlve Lo negev ueserL, sLopplng for a fesLlve dlnner en rouLe. WlLhln
Lhe vlew of Lhe norLhern negev we wlll reclLe LogeLher 5becbyooo, a
communal blesslng of graLlLude Lo offlclally open our [ourney. We
llghL Lhe sevenLh candle of nooooko LonlghL and eaL some sofqoolyot.

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ConLlnue drlvlng Lo negev, where we wlll check lnLo Mosbobl 5oJe
CuesL house aL klbbotz Mosboblm, locaLed ln Lhe hearL of Lhe negev
ldeally allowlng us Lo explore Lhe deserL's unlque envlronmenL.

lor more lnformaLlon abouL Lhe accommodaLlons go Lo:
http://english.mashabim.co.il/

CvernlghL - Mashablm CuesL Pouse, klbbuLz Mashabl Sade




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Day 3 - Lxp|or|ng the Desert- 8
th
n|ght of nannukah!
1uesday, uecember 23
rd
, 2014

Oot jootoey beqlos lo tbe ploce wbete qteot cboptets of Iewlsb nlstoty wete wtltteo-
tbe Jesett. we wlll obsotb tbe Neqev wltb oot eyes, oot feet, ooJ oot oppetlte, os we
ttovetse lts tettolo ooJ beot tbe bomoo stotles tbot bove molJeJ lts looJscope. we
wlll bove oo eocoootet wltb locol fomllles ftom oot lottoetsblp teqloo, komot
noNeqev, wotkloq toqetbet lo soclol octloo ooJ qettloq to koow tbe looovotloos ooJ
otqoolzotloos tbot moke tbe Jesett o vlbtoot ploce to llve.

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8:30 am LaL 8reakfasL aL hoLel

9:13 am vlslL Lhe graves of uavld and aula 8en Curlon aL 5Je 8oket Lo learn
Lhe vlslon of lsrael's flrsL rlme MlnlsLer for Lhe developmenL of Lhe
negev

10:00 am 1ake a shorL hlke Lo lo OvJot.
1hls ls an easy rouLe Lo a naLural deserL oasls allowlng us Lo dlscover
Lhe beauLy of Lhe deserL landscape.

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urlve Lo 2C reglon komot noNeqev
12:00 pm Lunch ln 2C reglon
Cur acLlvlLles wlll be deLermlned by 2C parLner
posslble [olnL soclal acLlon pro[ecL
See Lhe agrlculLural Lechnologles of lsrael ln Lhe 21
sL
cenLury
Pollday relaLed acLlvlLy- Peroes, Legends, and ollve oll, whaL ls
nooooko all abouL?


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Ln[oy hosplLallLy wlLh local famllles as we dlne and llghL candles
LogeLher for Lhe lasL nlghL of nooooko

CvernlghL - Mashablm CuesL Pouse, klbbuLz Mashabl Sade







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Day 4 - Desert Legends
Wednesday, uecember 24
Lh
, 2014

we Jepott ftom tbe Neqev ooJ beoJ towotJs tbe IoJeoo uesett, os we leoto toJoy of
tbe leqeoJoty stoty of tbe MosoJo fotttess ooJ tbe tole lt bos ployeJ lo MoJeto
lstoel. 1be colotfol looJscope of tbe ueoJ 5eo wlll be tbe bockJtop of oot Joy befote
we osceoJ to tbe copltol- Ietosolem.
MC8nlnC
7:43 am 8reakfasL aL hoLel

8:13 Check ouL and deparL for MosoJo

Cllmb up Lhe 8oman 8amp Lo Lhe forLress and hear Lhe sLory of
Perod's palace and lasL zealoL sLronghold 2,000 years ago

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12:00 pm Lunch aL Masada resLauranL ln vlslLor 's cenLer or box lunches aL uead
Sea

1:30 pm 8esL, relax, and re[uvenaLe ln Lhe uead Sea- Lhe lowesL place on LarLh.
Pere you can en[oy Lhe naLural mlnerals of Lhe local envlrons-basklng
ln some mud, and floaLlng ln Lhe waLer.
8each offers mud, sulfur pools
Speclal LreaLmenLs (massages eLc.) aL parLlclpanL's expense

3:30 pm urlve Lo tetz 8etesbeet deserL hosplLallLy experlence
Ln[oy camel rldlng, Lhe deserL landscape aL sunseL, and deserL
dlnner


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urlve Lo !erusalem

Check lnLo rlma klngs hoLel !erusalem, locaLed close enough Lo Lhe
cenLer of Lown, buL also serene

lree Llme
ulnner on your own

CvernlghL -rlma klngs hoLel, !erusalem




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Day S - Ierusa|em: Anc|ent and Contemporary
1hursday, uecember 23
Lh
, 2014

1oJoy we beoJ to tbe beott ooJ sool of Ietosolem, tbe olJ clty. we wlll leoto of lts
poottets ooJ vlslt lts boly sltes, leotoloq some Iewlsb blstoty lo oo eoqoqloq woy.
well eojoy oootbet slJe of Ietosolem tbls oftetoooo befote teloxloq ooJ ptepotloq
fot oot 5bobbot toqetbet.

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8:30 am 8reakfasL aL hoLel

9:13 am ulscover Lhe old clLy of !erusalem Lhrough a famlly scavenger hunL
wlLh lsrael ScavenLures". We wlll vlslL Lhe kotel- WesLern Wall as well
as oLher slLes ln Lhe !ewlsh CuarLer such as Lhe SouLhern Wall
excavaLlons

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12:30 pm LaL lunch on your own ln Lhe !ewlsh CuarLer

2:00 pm arLlclpaLe ln soclal acLlon pro[ecL ln !erusalem wlLh youLh

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3:30 pm ulnner aL Mobooe eboJo frulL and vegeLable markeL wlLh 5bok
8ltes LasLlng game
o An opporLunlLy Lo LasLe Lhe besL of whaL Lhe sbok has Lo offer-
splces, wlne, LreaLs, and hearLy eaLs, and hear Lhe colorful sLorles
behlnd Lhe shops and sLands LhaL make up Lhls !erusalem
landmark.
Ln[oy lree Llme


CvernlghL -rlma klngs, !erusalem





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Day 6 - Contemporary Ierusa|em and Soc|a| Contr|but|ons
lrlday, uecember 26
Lh
, 2014

we Jevote toJoy to leotoloq ooJ qlvloq os we vlslt oJ v5bem ooJ toke pott lo o
soclol octloo ptoject. well eojoy oootbet slJe of Ietosolem tbls oftetoooo befote
teloxloq ooJ ptepotloq fot oot 5bobbot toqetbet.

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8:30 am 8reakfasL aL hoLel

9:00 am AdulL Lrack: reparaLory sesslon wlLh 8achel korazlm: 1he changlng
place of Lhe PolocausL ln lsraell ldenLlLy"

10:00 am AdulL Lrack: ueparL for gulded Lour of oJ v5bem PolocausL Museum
and Memorlal
1:00 pm AdulL Lrack: Lunch on your own near oJ v5bem

9:00 am Chlldren's Lrack: ueparL !erusalem Lo Lake parL ln ro[ecL leket aL
kvoztot 5cblllet.
ro[ecL leket ls an lnlLlaLlve LhaL sends Lhousands of volunLeers
lnLo lsraell flelds and orchards Lo gaLher produce donaLed or lefL
unplcked by farmers and donaLe Lhem Lo non-proflLs helplng
lsrael's needy famllles.

12:30 pm Chlldren's Lrack: Lunch on your own aL kebovot Sclence ark

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AdulLs and chlldren meeL ln !erusalem
lree Llme Lo en[oy Lhe clLy, reLurn Lo hoLel Lo resL, and prepare for
ShabbaL

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kobbolot 5bobbot aL elLher local synagogue or aL Lhe kotel
ulnner aL hoLel (prlvaLe room)
Lvenlng ShabbaL acLlvlLy


CvernlghL -rlma klngs, !erusalem






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Day 7 - Shabbat |n Ierusa|em
SaLurday, uecember 27
Lh
, 2014

1be poce of 5bobbot ls slowet bot oo less excltloq. wltb o foll Joy of lelsote obeoJ,
tbete ote oppottooltles to explote tbe clty ooJ obsetve tbe Jlstloctly Jlffeteot
otmospbete--eltbet ttoJltlooolly, ot wltb tbe best cootempototy Ietosolem bos to
offet. ltom syooqoqoe otteoJooce to fomlly plcolcs, soccet qomes ot slttloq ot cofes,
Ietosolem offets o plotollstlc ottoy fot tbls Joy of test.

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CpLlonal aLLendance of synagogue servlces or a slow mornlng

CpLlonal vlslL Lo Lhe lsrael Museum

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Lunch aL Lhe hoLel

Walklng Lour of Lhe pasLoral emlo Mosbe
nelghborhood/lnLergeneraLlonal dlscusslon

3:00 pm Chlldren's Lrack: ShabbaL AcLlvlLy- run by youLh counselor
AdulL Lrack: lsrael CurrenL LvenLs updaLe
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novJollob
ulnner on your own
CpLlonal vlslL Lo Lhe 1ower of uavld Sound and LlghL Show

CvernlghL -rlma klngs, !erusalem















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Day 8 - Commun|t|es at a crossroads
Sunday, uecember 28
Lh
, 2014

1oJoy we explote commooltles botb Aocleot ooJ MoJeto olooq wltb tbe tbemes of
ptesetvotloo, sostolooblllty, ooJ commoool tespooslblllty. we wlll qet oot booJs Jltty
wltb blstoty, os well os beot oboot tbe pteseot Jevelopmeots lo tbe towo of loJ.

MC8nlnC
8:00 am 8reakfasL aL hoLel

8:43 am Check ouL of hoLel and deparL for 8elt Covtlo naLlonal ark

9:30 am arLlclpaLe ln Archeologlcal Semlnars ulg for a uay" aL 8elt Covtlo
naLlonal ark.
We wlll slfL Lhrough Lhe anclenL Lreasures of an acLlve
archaeologlcal dlg and learn of Lhls communlLy's llfe from 2,000
years ago.

12:30 pm urlve Lo loJ

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1:13 pm LaL Lunch ln loJ wlLh local communlLy- AcLlvlLles Lo be deLermlned by
2C (posslble soclal acLlon pro[ecL)

urlve norLh

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CvernlghL - Maagan Lden, klbbuLz Maagan












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Day 9 - Secur|ty, water, and susta|nab|||ty
Monday, uecember 29
Lh
, 2014

We deparL from !erusalem and head norLhwards along lsrael's LasLern border. AfLer
a resLful sLop aL one of lsrael's mosL beauLlful parks we ascend Lo Lhe Colan PelghLs
Lo explore Lhls Lerraln see flrsL hand lLs lmporLance Lo lsrael's securlLy. 1onlghL we
en[oy Lhe vlews of Lhe Sea of Calllee.
MC8nlnC
8:00 am 8reakfasL aL hoLel and check ouL

8:30 am urlve Lo Pula valley naLure 8eserve

9:30 am arLlclpaLe ln blke rlde around Pula valley blrd sancLuary
A loop Lrall whlch allows observaLlon of Lhe mllllons of blrds who
sLop here for a resL ln Lhelr mlgraLlon from Lurope Lo Afrlca

12:00 pm Ln[oy an early plcnlc lunch and beauLlful hlke aL 1el uan naLlonal ark
Pear Lhe beauLlful sLory of Lhls anclenL communlLy
Walk Lhrough Lhe archeologlcal rulns, and en[oy Lhe naLural
landscape
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2:00 pm vlslL a former lul ouLposL on MounL 8eo 1ol, an lnacLlve volcano ln
Lhe norLhern Colan
Pere we wlll hear of Lhe dramaLlc om klppot war baLLles ln Lhe
Colan
CbservaLlon polnL lnLo Syrla Lo hear abouL currenL slLuaLlon

3:30 pm arLlclpaLe ln chocolaLe workshop aL klbbotz lo 2lvoo

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vlslL Lo wlnd Lurblnes ln norLhern Colan


3:00 pm 1le-ln wlLh Lour educaLor
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6:00 pm Pome hosplLallLy dlnner aL kotozlm wlLh noam's famlly

Check lnLo klbbuLz hoLel aL klbbuLz Ma'agan
http://www.maagan.com/english/HTMLs/Home.aspx

CvernlghL - Ma'agan Lden, klbbuLz Ma'agan


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Day 10 - 1rad|t|on and 1|kkun C|am
1uesday, uecember 30
Lh
, 2014
we speoJ oootbet Joy lo Nottbeto lstoel Jlscovetloq tbe clty of Iewlsb Mystlclsm oo
oll bet otttlbotes, ott, ttoJltloo, ooJ soclol octloo. 1be beooty of tbe Colllee
moootolos ooJ 5eo wlll escott os oll Joy looq lo tbls moqlcol teqloo lo lstoel.

MC8nlnC
8:30 am 8reakfasL aL hoLel

9:13 am urlve Lo 1zfot, home Lo !ewlsh MysLlclsm
ln our Llme ln 1zfot we wlll learn of lLs cenLral role ln Lhe
developmenL of kobollob by walklng Lhrough lLs plcLuresque
alleyways and vlslLlng lLs dlverse synagogues

11:30 am CeL acqualnLed wlLh Lhe world of Pebrew leLLers, and Lhe crafL of Lhe
!ewlsh scrlbe aL Otzot no5tom"
Ln[oy an engaglng workshop LhaL sheds llghL on Pebrew wrlLlng
and mysLlclsm
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1:00 pm Lunch on your own ln 1zfot

2:00 pm arLlclpaLe ln a communlLy soclal acLlon pro[ecL wlLh llvoot olebvooot
ln 1zfot.

3:30 pm vlslL lul army base and meeL lsraell soldlers
We wlll dlscuss servlce wlLh Lhe young men and women of lsrael

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7:00 pm ulnner LogeLher aL uecks 8esLauranL ln 1lbetlos overlooklng Lhe
klooetet (Sea of Calllee)

8:30 pm nlghLly boaL rlde on Lhe klnnereL

CvernlghL - klbbuLz Ma'agan










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Day 11 - A ta|e of two c|t|es- Anc|ent and Modern
Wednesday, uecember 31
sL
, 2014

As we boJ towotJs tbe ceotet of lstoel we wlll stop ot 1zlppotl to qet o bettet qllmpse
of bow Iews of tbe oocleot wotlJ tbtlveJ lo tbe Colllee. upoo ottlvol to 1el Avlv we
wlll toke tlme to sook lo tbe otmospbete of tbe fltst nebtew clty, ooJ toolqbt we
leoto of o fosclootloq eoJeovot to belp tbe speclol oeeJs commoolty of ottlsts.

MC8nlnC
8:30 am 8reakfasL aL hoLel

9:00 am urlve Lo 1zlppotl naLlonal ark

9:43 am Culded Lour of 1zlppotl
1hls anclenL clLy noL only boasLs of greaL 8oman rellcs, lL ls full of
Lhe mosL beauLlful mosalcs ln lsrael, and was Lhe former seaL of
!ewlsh leadershlp ln anLlqulLy
We wlll Lour and dlscuss how a !ewlsh mlnorlLy Lhrlved ln Lhls clLy
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12:30 pm Lunch on your own en rouLe Lo 1el Avlv

2:30 pm Arrlve ln 1el Avlv- Lhe flrsL modern Pebrew clLy, and check lnLo hoLel
http://www.danhotels.com/TelAvivHotels/DanPanoramaTelAvivHotel/

3:30 pm Ln[oy free Llme Lo relax ln 1el Avlv

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6:30 pm ulnner LogeLher aL No loqoot, 8lock oot cof ln Lhe uark.
CulLural LvenL- LlLher Lhe erformance noL on 8read Alone" ot No
loCoot or Moyomooo


CvernlghL -ClLy PoLel, 1el Avlv












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Day 12 - 1ak|ng |t nome
1hursday, !anuary 1
sL
, 2013

Oot flool Joy toqetbet wlll be JevoteJ to beotloq oboot oootbet fotm of setvlce bete
lo lstoel os well os sommotlzloq oot locteJlble expetleoce.

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8:30 am 8reakfasL aL hoLel

9:30 am vlslL hlsLorlc lndependence Pall
We wlll hear Lhe dramaLlc sLory of how Lhe SLaLe of lsrael was
declared ln mld-war aL Lhe home of former Mayor Melr ulzengoff

11:00 am llnal Soclal AcLlon pro[ecL:
ack food parcels wlLh Lhe !affa lnsLlLuLe whlch are dellvered Lo needy
famllles
http://www.jaffainstitute.org/our-work/food-security-programs/food-
distribution-center/

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1:00 pm LaL Lunch on your own ln 1el Avlv

lree Llme for lasL mlnuLe shopplng

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Check ouL of hoLel and en[oy celebraLory deparLure dlnner

8lde Lo alrporL or Lrlp exLenslon



rogram developed and lmplemenLed by Lhe !CC AssoclaLlon lsrael CenLer LogeLher
wlLh 8ouLes