Tour Organized for The Academy of Jewish Religion by Melitz

http://www.melitz.org.il/

 

Sunday July 2, 2006

Fly Alitalia from JFK Airport in New York to Milan, change planes for Tel Aviv

Leave 6:00 PM EDT

 

Monday July 3, 2006

Land at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv

http://www.worldairportguide.com/airport/airport_guide.ehtml?o=283&NAV_guide_class=AirportGuide&NAV_Airport=283

 

Travel by Bus to the Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev Desert

http://mosaic.lk.net/g-ramon.html

 

Check into Hotel - Ramon Inn (2 nights)

Isrotel Ramon-Inn, 1 Ein Akev St. Mitzpe Ramon 80600, Israel
Phone: 972-8-6588822, Fax: 972-8-6588151

http://www.isrotel.co.il/English/Content/HotelPage.asp?HID=6

http://www.israeldeal.com/hotel.asp?id=206&loc=114

http://www.inisrael.com/kibbutz.co.il/kibbutzhotels/ramoninn.htm

 

Opening Ceremony Overlooking Machtesh Ramon

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vie/Ramon.html

 

Tuesday July 4, 2006

Desert Hike in Machtesh Ramon

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vie/Ramon.html

 

Visit Sde Boker – Ben Gurion’s Home and Grave

http://bgarchives.bgu.ac.il/moreshet/Zrif/EnglishHut.htm

http://www.boker.org.il/english/

 

Dinner in a Bedouin Tent at Chan Hashayarot Bedouin Camp

We will be treated to a geniune Bedouin "hafla" (feast), live ethnic music and an energetic Bedouin drum circle 

 

Wednesday July 5, 2006

Travel from Mitzpe Ramon to Jerusalem

 

Opening Ceremony with Viewing from Mt. Scopus

http://www.doublemirrors.com/Jerusalem/Jerusalem.html

 

Tour of Jewish Quarter

http://www.bibleplaces.com/jewishquarter.htm

 

 The Western Wall

http://mosaic.lk.net/g-wall.html

 

Enter Southern Wall Excavations Area

http://www.bibleplaces.com/southerntm.htm

 

Visit Davidson Center for 3D Computer Models

http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Israel%20beyond%20the%20conflict/Walking%20through%20Jerusalem%202-000%20Years%20Ago

 

Tour Robinson’s Arch and Southern Steps

http://www.digbible.org/tour/robinson.html

 

Kotel Tunnels Tour

http://www.aish.com/seminars/tunneltours/

 

Check into Prima Kings Hotel (4 nights)

http://www.prima-hotels-israel.com/kings/index.html

 

Thursday July 6, 2006

Tour City of David

http://jeru.huji.ac.il/eb21s.htm

 

Tour Hezekiah’s Water Tunnel

http://www.bibleplaces.com/heztunnel.htm

 

Lunch in Emek Refaim in the Old German Colony

http://emek-refaim.co.il/en/e_g_colony.htm

 

Visit Tal Torah and meet Ariel Lester, Director

 

Meet Uri Ayalon from Yotzer Or

http://www.joinkby.com/yotzer-or/

 

Friday July 7, 2006

Visit Yad Vashem

http://www.yadvashem.org/

 

Tour Har Herzl

http://www.jafi.org.il/education/noar/sites/mtherzl.htm

 

Friday Evening Shabbat Services at

Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance

http://www.worldpride.net/index.php?id=368

 

Shabbat July 8, 2006

Morning Services on Our Own in Jerusalem

 

Study Session on Sacred Space at Ta Shma

http://www.tashma.org/

 

Sunday July 9, 2006

Head North to Tzippori (Sephoris)

Tzippori

http://www.jafi.org.il/education/noar/sites/tzipor.htm

 

Tour Safed

http://www.safed.co.il/

 

Drive to and Check in at Kibbutz Maagan (1 night)

http://www.inisrael.com/maagan/

 

Monday July 10, 2006

Check out of Kibbutz Maagan

 

Attend Seminar at Makom BaGalil Seminar Center at Moshav Shoreshim

http://galilan.com/~hamakom/

 

Lunch, Tour and Tree Planting at Neot Kedumim

http://www.n-k.org.il/public/english/index.htm

 

Travel to Tel Aviv and Check in at Dan Panorama (2 nights)

http://www.danhotels.com/danSite/eng/hotelHomepage.asp?hotelNo=7&top=8

 

Tuesday July 11, 2006

Social Action Learning Session

 

Volunteering at Table to Table – Field Gleaning

http://www.tabletotable.org.il/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=228&Itemid=574

 

Visit Beth Hatefutsoth Museum of the Jewish People

http://www.bh.org.il/

 

Free Time for Shopping in Tel Aviv

Free time to explore the Nachalat Binyamin arts & crafts market (amazing gifts) and Shenkin Street (Tel Aviv's St. Marks Place, only cooler and funkier)

 

Wednesday July 12, 2006

Walking Tour of Original Tel Aviv Neighborhoods

 

Visit Independence Hall

http://www.jafi.org.il/education/noar/sites/independ.htm

 

Seminar at Alma College for Hebrew Culture

http://www.alma.org.il/eng/e1.html

 

Farewell Meal at Maganda Restaurant

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/telaviv/D38850.html

 

 Thursday July 13, 2006

Depart from Ben Gurion Airport – Tel Aviv (2:00 a.m.!)

Fly Alitalia to Milan and Change Planes for Flight to JFK, New York

Arrive 2:00 PM EDT

http://www.worldairportguide.com/airport/airport_guide.ehtml?o=283&NAV_guide_class=AirportGuide&NAV_Airport=283

 

 

Selected Other Resources and Maps

 

Go Israel Tourist Information

http://www.goisrael.com/tourism_eng

 

Weather in Israel

http://www.ims.gov.il/tachazit_en.htm

 

CIA World Fact Book – Israel

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/is.html

 

Basic Map of Israel

http://www.science.co.il/Israel-map-Carta.asp

 

Other Maps of Israel – Current or Historical

http://www.science.co.il/Israel-map.asp

 

Talking Map of Israel

http://www.gemsinisrael.com/talkingmaps.html

 

How Big Is Israel? Comparison Maps to Other States and Countries

http://www.iris.org.il/sizemaps.htm

 

U.S. Department of State Travel Advisory for Israel, West Bank and Gaza

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_922.html