Israel Programs
Sample Itinerary
NOTE: This is a past itinerary to give a general sense of what the program is like. Future program itineraries may be different and may not include all of the programming listed below.
Day 1 |
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| Flight arrives Tel Aviv | |
| Depart for Jerusalem | |
| Dinner and Orientation | |
| Ice Breaker | |
| Visit the Western Wall | |
| Bus to Accommodations | |
Day 2 |
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| Breakfast | |
| Communicating Effectively for Israel Download Clip |
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| History of the Land of Israel Download Clip |
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| Lunch | |
| City Hall | |
| What's Up On your Campus? | |
| Dinner | |
| Krav Maga | |
Day 3 |
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| Breakfast | |
| History of the State of Israel, Ken Sprio Download Clip |
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| Israeli Democracy, Gil Hoffman, Jerusalem Post Download Clip |
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| Free Afternoon & Shabbat, Optional Shabbat? | |
Day 4 |
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| Free Shabbat | |
| Recheck into Jerusalem Accommodations between 11 PM and 12 AM | |
Day 5 |
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| Early Bird Breakfast | |
| Bus Departs for the North , Yisrael Ne'eman | |
| Latrun | |
| Lunch | |
| Alfei Menashe | |
| Givat Chaviva - Israeli-Palestinian Co-existence, Lydia Eisenberg | |
| Hotel Check In | |
| Dinner | |
| Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East | |
Day 6 |
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| Early Bird Breakfast | |
| Depart for Rebuilding the North Project | |
| Livnot Ulhibanot | |
| Metulla | |
| Valley of the Tears | |
| Mount Bental | |
| Dinner | |
| Return to Jerusalem | |
Day 7 |
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| Breakfast | |
| Answering the Most Difficult Questions About Israel Download Clip |
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| Lunch | |
| Answering the Most Difficult Questions Role Playing Download Clip |
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| Palestinian Media , Itamar Marcus, Palestinian Media Watch | |
| Geneva Accords, Elias Zaniri | |
| Dinner | |
| Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West | |
Day 8 |
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| Early Bird Breakfast | |
| Depart for Tel Aviv - IDC | |
| Israel in Academia, Interdisciplinary Center | |
| Lunch | |
| Israel's Contributions to Environmental Sustainability, Weizman Institute | |
| Israel's Humanitarian Aid, Shachar Zahavi, IsraAID Download Clip |
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| Save a Child's Heart: Video and Tour of SACH at Hospital Download Clip |
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| Dinner at Children?s Home | |
| Return to Jerusalem | |
Day 9 |
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| Breakfast | |
| Shaping Israel's Image, David Olesker Download Clip |
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| Israeli Defense, Yaakov Katz, Jerusalem Post | |
| Lunch | |
| Human Rights in the West Bank & Gaza Strip, Jessica Montell, Betzelem Download Clip |
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| Why the Jews , Ken Spiro/Elliot Mathias Download Clip |
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| Dinner | |
| Palestinian Society Under Hamas , Khaled Abu-Toameh, Jerusalem Post Download Clip |
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| Krav Maga (optional) | |
Day 10 |
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| Breakfast | |
| Israel 360 | |
| World Perfect Download Clip |
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| Free Afternoon | |
| Bus to Old City | |
| Beauty of Shabbat Concert | |
| Western Wall Experience | |
| Shabbat Dinner | |
| Tisch - Enjoying Shabbat | |
Day 11 |
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| Shabbat Lunch Home Hospitality | |
| Rest | |
| Jewish Leadership | |
| Third Meal | |
| Havdala - Welcoming the New Week, Rabbi Yom Tov Glaser, Aish HaTorah | |
| Depart for Eilat | |
Day 12 |
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| Breakfast | |
| Everyday Activism # 1: Building Your Israel Group and Organizing Future Leadership | |
| Communicating for Israel Role Playing | |
| Lunch | |
| Snorkeling | |
| Everyday Activism # 2: Campus Media Download Clip |
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| Kumzitz | |
Day 13 |
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| Breakfast | |
| Depart for Arava Institute | |
| Tour and Panel Download Clip |
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| Everyday Activism #3: Coalitions Download Clip |
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| Lunch | |
| Current Trends/Defeating anti-Israel Propaganda Download Clip |
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| Everyday Activism #4: How to Run a Program, Campaign or Event | |
| Return to Jerusalem | |
Day 14 |
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| Breakfast | |
| Media Bias, Joe Hyams, Honest Reporting Download Clip |
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| Sderot, Noam Bedein Download Clip |
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| Lunch | |
| Depart for Strategic Tour of Gush Etzion | |
| Gush Etzion, Judea and Samaria and its Future | |
| Division of the Communities in the Gush | |
| Gush Etzion Sound and Light Show | |
| Koby's Legacy, Seth Mandel Download Clip |
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| Dinner | |
| Tour of Gush Etzion Winery | |
| Return to Accommodations | |
Day 15 |
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| Breakfast | |
| Everyday Activism #5: Engaging the Unengaged Download Clip |
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| Leadership & Courage, Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Noah Weinberg, Founder and Dean of Aish HaTorah | |
| Going Back to Campus | |
| Free Afternoon | |
| Final Banquet | |
| Bus to Hotels | |
| Depart for Airport | |