This trip is a once in a lifetime experience that will combine fun and education. It is a unique opportunity for grandparents and grandchildren of Bar/Bat Mitzvah age to explore their Jewish identities together at a seminal time in their lives. This memorable journey will add a lasting dimension to the bar/batmitzvah celebration and prove to be a lifelong investment.
Highlights
• Visit the Western Wall and Jerusalem
• Float in the Dead Sea and thermal springs in mid-winter
• Dig through the layers of the past as you uncover your future
• Go from snow to sea to desert heat ... in one day!
• Celebrate Tel Aviv's first centennial
This unique 8-night / 9-day seminar is open to Grandparents and their Grandchildren who are celebrating their Bar/ Batmitzvah in 2009 or 2010. It will be led by Jonty Blackman and promises to:
• Set the scene for an emotionally inspiring bar/ batmitzvah experience;
• Encourage grandparent-grandchildren bonding;
• Develop spiritual moments that will strengthen the participants' Jewish identity;
• Create an exciting and fun Jewish-Israel experience;
• Build a connection with Israel.
Prices:
$2595 per person (double occupancy)
$1995 per youth (as third person in room)
$3295 – single occupancy (any age)
Price includes: accommodations (double), two meals per day, land arrangements, security, and all educational aspects of the program. Price does not include: airfare, airport transfers and tips for the bus driver.
Accommodations:
Jerusalem : Dan Panorama (5 star) – 6 nights
North: kibbutz guest house to be determined – 1 night
Tel Aviv: to be determined – 1 night
