HUC Board Mission Trip to Israel

NOV 8-15, 2024

A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT

Letter will go here ….

Contents

Day-By-Day Itinerary

(Subject to change)

Day 1

Bruchim HaBaim and Welcome to Israel

Friday, November 8

Arrival and Welcome to Israel

3:00 pm Check-In with the Routes Staff at the Hotel 

4:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat and Tefillah together with Beit Daniel local community 

Shabbat dinner at Beit Daniel with the local community and HUC Israeli Alumni

Overnight: Kempinski Hotel, Tel Aviv

Day 2

Saturday (Shabbat) November 9

Breakfast at the hotel

Torah study opportunities

Group lunch

Havdalah Ceremony (with HUC alumni) 

Dinner on own

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Overnight: Kempinski Hotel, Tel Aviv

 

Day 3

Sunday, November 10

Breakfast at the hotel

Journey to the South and the Gaza Envelope with Rabbi Yael Vurgan, Rabbi Mira Hovav, Rabbi Yael Karrie. 

Meet with leaders in the south and visit local communities affected by the attacks of Oct 7th. Understand plans for rebuilding the future and what is currently needed. 

Visit to the Nova Music Festival site and meet with a survivor 

Ceremony at a Migunit near Kibbutz Bee’ri

Meet with Takuma Directorate 

Meet with Adiel Levine from the Sderot Resilience Center 

Return to Tel Aviv

Group Dinner in Tel Aviv

Overnight: Kempinski Hotel, Tel Aviv

 

Day 4

Monday, November 11

Breakfast at hotel and check out

Morning -in TLV /stop on the way 

1:15 pm Depart Tel Aviv to Haifa

Visit Caesarea           

3:00 pm Check in to the Dan Carmel 

6:30 pm Cocktails and Opening Dinner at Hamam EL Pasha with Rabbi Dahlia Shaham and HUC Alumni and local leaders from the North with Haifa Mayor Yonah Yahav 

Overnight: Dan Carmel, Haifa

Day 5

Tuesday, November 12

Breakfast at the Hotel

9:00 am Visit to the Leo Baeck Education Center and meet with Rabbi Ofek Meir (Director of Leo Beck Education Center)

11:00 am Meeting with Rabbah Miriam Klimova at Leo Baeck

Drive to Daliat El Carmel 

12:30 pm Lunch and Meeting with Mayor and Druze Leader Rafik Halabi in Daliat El Carmel   

Visit to the Druze Yad LeBanim Memorial in Daliat El Carmel and meet with a bereaved family

2:30 pm Drive to Haifa University 

3:00 pm Meet with Prof. Mouna Maroun- Vice President and Dean of Research and Development at Haifa University

Return to the hotel   

6:30 pm Walk to the Carmelit station and take the subway to the Namal area  

Dinner on own (Dinner reservation made by Routes) 

Overnight: Dan Carmel, Haifa

Day 6

Wednesday, November 13

Breakfast at hotel and check out

Visit to the local communities in the Megiddo Region and meet with Rabbi (or Rabbah) Michal Ken Tor 

Travel to Jerusalem and check in to the King David hotel          

Dinner at the new National Library of Israel with special guests 

Overnight: King David Hotel, Jerusalem

Day 7

Thursday, November 14

Breakfast at hotel

Campus activities with HUC Faculty and Year in Israel Students

Lunch on Campus 

2:30 pm Drive to the President’s house 

3:30 pm  Meeting with the President of the State of Israel, Mr. Issac Herzog

Return to Campus

6:00 pm – Reception on Campus 

7:00 pm Dinner on Campus with graduates and guests

Overnight: King David Hotel, Jerusalem

Day 8

Friday, November 15

Breakfast at hotel

11:00 am Ordination Ceremony & Graduation (Tentatively rain option- Kol Haneshama Synagogue)

Light reception/ Lunch on own 

4:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat and Tefillah with Kehilat Har El        

Private Shabbat Dinner at the King David Hotel 

 

Overnight: King David Hotel, Jerusalem

Day 9

Saturday, November 16

Breakfast at the hotel

Shabbat Morning Services on Campus

Kiddush/Brunch

Optional Workshops and Tours 

Free Time    

Havdalah with Year in Israel Students at the hotel 

Check out of the Hotel

Depart to the airport

Rates (Land Only)

$ 7,645 USD

Price per person sharing a double room

$ 2,085 USD

Single Supplement to reserve a room for individual occupancy

Accommodation

The David Kempinski Hotel, Tel Aviv

3 nights

ROYAL BEACH HOTEL

The Dan Carmel Hotel, Haifa

2 nights

Haifa

King David Hotel, Jerusalem

3 nights

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Included

Excluded

Guidelines for Payment and Cancellation

  • Payment policy:
  • Payment 1: A deposit of $1,000 is due upon registration per registrant. This amount if fully applicable to the total price of the tour package
  • Full balance due in full no later than October 1st, at which time payment is due in the amount equivalent to the Full Amount less the total amount actually paid by the registrant prior to this date. For each registrant separately, the Full Amount is comprised of the total of:
    • the Price of the Package you have chosen plus
    • the Single Supplement if applicable plus
    • the charges for any supplemental services you may have requested.
  • Supplements for additional services are due upon confirmation of the selected services

 

Cancellation policy:

All cancellations must be made in writing and addressed to: [email protected] . The applicable cancellation fee is determined based on the date when Operator receives written notification of Customer’s request to cancel Customer’s booking. The term “all amounts owed for the tour’ includes the basic Tour Price, Single Supplements, where applicable, and the cost of any additional services requested.

  • Cancellation received no later than by October 1, 2024, is subject to a cancellation fee in the amount of $1,000 USD 
  • Cancellation received after October 1, 2024, is subject to a cancellation fee equivalent to 100% of the Total Package Price.

In the event of the cancellation of the entire group unavoidably results from Force Majeure or Acts of God, there will be no personal penalty for customers and all payments will be refunded.

VAT (Value Added Tax)

Israeli VAT not applicable to non-Israeli tourists for a variety of services and is therefore not included in our prices. In this connection, please note the following:

  • Should any members of your group be either holders of an Israeli passport or residents of Israel, they are subject by Israeli law to Israeli VAT (Value Added Tax) which is 17%, a tax which is not included in the above prices since non-Israeli tourists are exempt from this tax on key services. If we are informed of the participation of Israeli citizens/residents in advance, we can bill accordingly from the outset. Otherwise, any Israeli passport holders and/or residents regardless of where they reside, will be charged VAT by the hotel reception.
  • With respect to tourists, although current regulations continue to exempt them from VAT on key services, this could change at any time, in which case VAT would have to be added by law to the services provided.

Travel Protection

More than ever, Travel Insurance is a vitally important feature of any planned travel and safeguards against unexpected developments. Comprehensive travel insurance helps to protect you from otherwise unavoidable financial implications which could result from cancellations and illness. We very strongly urge you to travel with appropriate and comprehensive travel and medical insurance. For more information about travel insurance, please contact us.