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Chanukah in Israel
December 24 - January 2
Chabad’s Eleventh Annual Israel Solidarity Trip
with Rabbi Ben Tzion & Chanie Krasnianski
Departure
Saturday Night, December 24
11:50 PM Departure from JFK via El Al
Day 1: Sunday, December 25
5:15 PM Arrive at Ben Gurion
Meet our guide Yossi Maimon
Check in and light Chanukah candles
at the Crowne Plaza Hotel
Welcoming Dinner in Tel Aviv
Day 2: Monday, December 26
A peek behind the scene of Israel’s security
A Shurat Hadin special
Visit Sderot
Visit the Erez Crossing Terminal at Gaza
Briefing by the commander of the border crossing
Chanukah Candle lighting and dinner with residents of Gush Katif at Nitzan
Drive to Dead Sea
Overnight at the Leonardo Plaza at the Dead Sea
Day 3: Tuesday, December 27
Pamper yourself at the Hotel’s Spa
Swim in the Dead Sea, the most mineral rich sea on earth, at the Hotel’s private beach.
ATV adventure in the Judean desert
Mt. Sdom
Check in at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel Jerusalem
For the duration of the trip we will remain at the Leonardo Plaza
Light the last candles of Chanukah at the Hotel followed by dinner
Night Show at the David Citadel
Day 4: Wednesday, December 28
Segway tour of Jerusalem
The new Yad Vashem
Dinner at the elegant Sheyan Restaurant
Followed by a one of a kind experience, where you relive the miraculous liberation of the old city during the Six Day War.
Day 5: Thursday, December 29
Day off for guilt free shopping and for visiting with friends and family
Day 6: Friday, December 30
In the Footsteps of the Patriarchs
A tour of Beit Lechem…Rochel’s Tomb and the birthplace of King David
Chevron, the oldest Jewish City in the world, city of our Forefathers and where King David reigned for the first 7 and a half years of his kingdom. The Cave of Machpela
A tour of the current Jewish community of Chevron with Rabbi Danny Cohen the Chabad emissary to Chevron
Zip-Line in Gush Etzyon
Visit the Gush Etzyon brewery and winery
Return to Jerusalem to prepare for Shabbat
Evening Service at the Kotel followed by Dinner in the old city followed by a walking tour of Meah Shearim, a living replica of an Eastern European shtetl
Day 7: Shabbat, December 31
Services at the Great Synagogue of Jerusalem
Lunch at the Hotel followed by a walking tour of the old city
Followed by a musical havdallah in the old city
Day 8: Sunday, January 1
A tour of one of Israel’s Desalination plants
Israel boasts some of the world’s largest and most economical desalination plants that will very soon supply ¾ of Israel’s drinking water!
Visit Israel's unique Deaf Museum
Visit the Independence museum in Tel Aviv
Farewell Dinner at the El Gaucho Restaurant in Ramat Gan
Return to Jerusalem to pack
Day 9: Monday, January 2
Praying at Sunrise at the Western Wall
Checkout of the Leonardo Plaza
Transfer to Ben Gurion for the 10:15 AM flight
Arrive back safely at JFK at 3:45 PM
Next Year in Jerusalem!
$3,999 including airfare.
Price includes
• Round trip from JFK via El Al Airlines
• Five Star Accommodations
• Israeli Style Breakfasts
• All Shabbat Meals
• 5 Dinners
• All Transfers, entrance fees, programs
• Luxurious and deluxe air conditioned Tour Bus
• Professional, government licensed English Speaking Guides
Add $100 per person to cover gratuities
A deposit of $1,200 per person is required at time of booking.
Trip Cancellation within 60 days prior to departure are non-refundable.
Trip cancellation insurance is reasonable, available and highly recommended.
For more information please call (212) 717-4613
$2,599
does not include airfare
$3,599
including airfair
Prices are per person based
on double occupancy
Single supplement $1200
Additional child $1599
Add $100 to cover all gratuities
A deposit of $1200 per person required
at time of booking or by November 7.
For more information please call
(212) 717-4613 ext. 1
