Bar Mitzvah / Bat Mitzvah - 8 Day Tour Sample Itinerary
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Day 1 En route Today we embark on our spiritual journey to Israel. Overnight, en route. |
 Jerusalem |
Day 2 Jerusalem Welcome to Israel! We arrive in Jerusalem in the early evening. We are met and transferred to our hotel for check in and a Welcome Dinner. Overnight, Jerusalem |
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Day 3 Jerusalem After enjoying an Israeli breakfast, we explore Jerusalem’s New City. We begin our tour with a Panoramic View from the Mount of Olives. Our tour guide will also take us to the Knesset, which is the Israeli House of Parliament, the Supreme Courtand Hadassah Hospital, whose synagogue is adorned with stained glass windows designed by Marc Chagall. Afterwards we move on to Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial where we will visit the Museum, the Children’s Pavilion, and walk along the Avenue of the Righteous. We’ll also take time to see biblical fauna in the Jerusalem Zoo. In the evening, we’ll head down to Ben Yehuda Street to relax at a café. Overnight, Jerusalem. |
 Kotel |
Day 4 Jerusalem Today, after breakfast, we’ll enjoy a tour of the Old City including the Kotel or Western Wall, considered the holiest place in Judaism. We’ll also investigate the Western Wall Tunnels and the Burnt House, a once luxurious residence from the end of the Second Temple period which was burned on September 2nd 70 C.E. We’ll also stroll down the Via Dolorosa where Jesus carried the cross to the site of his crucifixion, to the Church of the Holy Sepluchre. Once again, dinner will be on your own. Overnight, Jerusalem. |
 Old City |
Day 5 Jerusalem Today is the most special of them all, complete with a festive Bat Mitzvah Ceremony at Robinson’s Arch on the southern end of the Kotel. The service will be followed by a falafel lunch in the Old City and a Bat Mitzvah Dinner in the evening. Overnight, Jerusalem. |
 Mea Shearim |
Day 6 Jerusalem Today we’re going to enjoy an exciting Archeological Dig in the morning before returning to Jerusalem in the afternoon to its famous Mea Shearim neighborhood, which is characterized by its ultra-orthodox population. Then we return to the Kotel for Kabbalat Shabbat and enjoy a delicious Shabbat Dinner together at the hotel. Overnight, Jerusalem. |
 Massada |
Day 7 Jerusalem / Massada / Dead Sea Shabbat Shalom! For our last day, it is optional to embark on a journey to the Dead Sea to enjoy its soothing enriched waters, as well as visit Massada, the last stand of the Jews against the Romans in the years after 70 C.E. Upon our return to Jerusalem, we will transfer from our hotel to the airport for our evening flight back home. |
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Day 8 En Route Today we return to the U.S. with memories to cherish for a lifetime. |
