3:00 pmCheck-In with the Routes Staff at the Hotel
4:00 pmKabbalat 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
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 withYear 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 Supplementto reserve a room for individual occupancy
Accommodation
The David Kempinski Hotel, Tel Aviv
3 nights
The Dan Carmel Hotel, Haifa
2 nights
King David Hotel, Jerusalem
3 nights
Featured
Included
3 nights’ accommodation at the Kempinski Hotel, Tel Aviv
2 nights’ accommodation at the Dan Carmel, Haifa
3 nights' accommodation at the David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem
Daily breakfast, 7 lunches, 5 dinners
6 days of touring in a deluxe air-conditioned bus
Entrance fees and program fees as per the final itinerary
Program booklets for all participants
Water on the bus (One bottle per person, per day)
Porterage at hotels
Excluded
International Airfare
Personal extras: Including, but not limited to, items of personal nature such as laundry, extras charged to hotel rooms, drinks and alcohol, insurance coverage for any risk, liability or otherwise
Value Added Tax (“VAT”). VAT is currently not applicable to tourists if they are not Israelis. Should laws change you will be notified accordingly, and VAT will be added to your final invoice.
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)
IsraeliVAT 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.