Join Rabbi Murray Ezring on Temple Israel’s - Making a Difference Israel Tour June 13 - 22, 2012 Optional Prague Pre Tours June 10 - 14, 2012

Tour Highlights:
Tour Highlights:
Round Trip air CLT to Tel Aviv - Return
Ruth Rimonim Hotel Safed, Leonardo Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem, Carlton Hotel Tel Aviv
All Breakfasts, Shabbat Dinner and Lunch, 3 Week-Day Dinners, Lunch at winery as per itinerary
Israel Adventure - Touring with one of Israel's Top Tour Guide Educators in Deluxe Motor Coach
Opening ceremony, Latrun IDF Armored Corps center, Jerusalem, Haas Promenade,
Multi-media at Herzl Museum, Yad Vashem, Machane Yehuda Market, Kabbalat Shabbat,
Fuchsburg Center, Shabbat afternoon walking tour, Havdalah with Rabbi Ezring, Masada,
Ein Gedi nature reserve, Amazing Dead Sea, Shaharit services at Robinson’s Arch,
Optional Nighttime bicycle tour of Jerusalem neighborhoods, Optional Bar and Bar Mitzvah service,
Southern Wall Excavations, Davidson Center, Kotel Tunnels, Jewish Quarter, Herodian Mansions,
The Night Spectacular, Tower of David Museum, Independence Hall, Palmach Museum,
Nachalat Binyamin, Mediterranean swim, Na Laga’at, Ancient Caesaria at Alona Park, Galilee Region,
Tzefat, Tel Dan Nature Reserve, Golan Heights, Kayak on the Jordan River,
ITC full color source book, A fantastic tour filled with meaningful experiences and fun!
The Golden City of Prague, Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, Old Palace, Golden Lane of Franz Kafka fame,
Charles Bridge, Old Town Square, President Hotel, Prague, Prague’s Jewish Heritage, Jewish Quarter,
Jewish Museum: Althneushul, Maisel, Pinkas, Klaus, and Spanish synagogues, Old Jewish Cemetery,
Unique Black Theatre, Prague’s Masorti Congregation, Lidice, the Czech town destroyed by Hitler,
Terezin “Model Concentration Camp”, Holocaust era secret synagogue

Israel portion (check payment) Land Only $2655
Air* and Land Package $4355 - Single Supplement: $825

Reductions - Third person over 18 in triple room: subtract $110
Child, age 2-12 as third person in a triple room: subtract $660
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, age 12-13 as third person in a triple room: subtract $890
Child, 14-18 as third person in a triple room: subtract $590
Price is based on 20 full paying participants

Added to cost pre collected: tips for Guide, Driver and Restaurants $145 per person Israel
Included in air price - airport tax and fuel surcharge $570 * Fuel and Tax surcharge are subject to change
Prague Pre- Tour Land only $1015 per person in double room Land and Air $1235 add to Israel Air
Single Supp. $425

Added to cost pre collected: tips for Guide, Driver and Restaurants $65 per person Israel
For information, Itinerary and Application Please call Rabbi Ezring 704-362-2796

  Itinerary

Sunday, 10 June – USA Departure
Depart on overnight flight to Prague

Monday, 11 June – The Golden City of Prague
Morning arrival in Prague, to be met and assisted by your ITC representative. See the Hradchany (Prague) Castle, beautiful St. Vitus Cathedral, Old Palace and Golden Lane of Franz Kafka fame. Proceed to the Charles Bridge and the Old Town Square with its medieval City Hall Tower and astronomical clock. Hotel check-in and rest. Welcome dinner at a vegetarian restaurant.
Overnight: President Hotel, Prague

Tuesday, 12 June – Prague’s Jewish Heritage
After a briefing about Prague’s Jewish community, spend the morning in Prague’s Jewish Quarter seeing the many Judaica artifacts, saved from Nazi plunder, that are housed in the synagogues that make up the Jewish Museum: Althneushul, Maisel, Pinkas, Klaus, and Spanish synagogues. Walk through the unique Old Jewish Cemetery. Free time for shopping and dinner at leisure. Evening: Enjoy a performance of Prague’s unique Black Theatre.
Overnight: President Hotel, Prague

Wednesday, 13 June – Terezin
Depart Prague for Lidice, the Czech town destroyed by Hitler, and visit the extraordinary new multi-media museum and children’s monument Travel to Terezin to visit what the Nazis called the “Model Concentration Camp”. Tour the fortress and the recently discovered Holocaust era secret synagogue of the Danish Jews • Farewell dinner at the home of the president of Prague’s Masorti Congregation, to be joined by a few other synagogue members. Depart for the Airport for overnight flight to Israel Thursday, 14 June – When You Come Into the Land Very early arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, to be met and assisted by your ITC representative. Ascent to Jerusalem for early check-in and rest at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel Meet up with the remainder of the group, arriving from Charlotte. End of pre-tour

TOUR IN ISRAEL Wednesday, 13 June – USA Departure

Thursday, 14 June – When You Come Into the Land (Deut.
26:1) Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, to be met and assisted by your ITC representative. Our tour begins at the Latrun IDF Armored Corps center, review (or climb on) the tanks and learn about battles fought there for the road to Jerusalem Ascent to Jerusalem. Gaze upon the Old City of Jerusalem from the Haas Promenade, standing where Abraham stood at the dawn of Jewish history; take in the breathtaking view Welcome dinner at the hotel
Overnight: Leonardo Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem

Friday, 15 June – Those Who Sacrificed
Take in a truly enjoyable multi-media presentation about the life of the Father of Modern Zionism at the newly opened Herzl Museum. Visit the newly-opened state-of-the art Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Children’s Memorial at Yad Vashem (age 12 and up only); alternative, interactive tour available for younger children on site. Walk through colorful, bustling Machane Yehuda Market as Jerusalem prepares for Shabbat – am yisrael chai!. Return to the hotel to swim, prepare for Shabbat. Kabbalat Shabbat at the Fuchsburg Center for Conservative Judaism. Festive Shabbat dinner at the hotel or at the Fuchsberg Center
Overnight: Leonardo Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem

Shabbat, 16 June – Shabbat in Jerusalem - Parashat Shelah
Shabbat services at a synagogue of your choice (suggestions, walking instructions to be provided) Sumptuous Shabbat lunch buffet at the hotel. Shabbat rest. Shabbat afternoon guided walking tour of a fascinating Jerusalem neighborhood Havdalah with Rabbi Ezring. Free evening in Jerusalem
Overnight: Leonardo Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem

Sunday, 17 June – Freedom Fighters or Fanatics?
Optional: Very early departure by private van to Masada to climb up the snake path (extra charge) Early departure to ascend Masada by cable car; tour this impressive excavation and discuss the terrible dilemma faced by its Jewish population during Roman times. Enjoy a walk through the beautiful Ein Gedi nature reserve and review the biblical story of kings David and Saul that took place there “on site”. Stop for a dip and mud baths at the amazing Dead Sea. Free evening in Jerusalem. Evening option: Nighttime bicycle tour of Jerusalem neighborhoods (not yet included in tour price)
Overnight: Leonardo Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem

Monday, 18 June – Bar/Bat Mitzvah in Jerusalem
Shaharit services at Robinson’s Arch (Bar/Bat mitzvah option available) Explore the Southern Wall Excavations, including a virtual, computerized “walk” through the Temple Mount at the Davidson Center. In the Kotel Tunnels, walk underground alongside the Western Wall’s massive foundation stones Travel through many centuries in a guided tour of the Jewish Quarter, including a tour of the excavated homes of ancient Temple priests at the Herodian Mansions. Evening: Attend The Night Spectacular, the fabulous new sound and light show at the Tower of David Museum
O/N: Leonardo Plaza Hotel, JLM

Tuesday, 19 June – Foundations of the Modern State
At Independence Hall, relive Ben Gurion’s moving declaration of the State. Enjoy an impressive presentation of the amazing achievements of the Palmach at the new multi-media Palmach Museum. Browse through unique craft items in Nachalat Binyamin’s colorful, open-air market, and see modern Tel Aviv in action. Hotel check-in. Free time for a Mediterranean swim and/or shopping on modern Diezengoff Street or funky Sheinken Street and the Carmel Market. Experience dinner at Café Kappish, served by deaf waiters who will teach you sign language during your meal followed by Na Laga’at, a unique play performed by actors who are both deaf and blind
Overnight: Carlton Hotel, Tel Aviv

Wednesday, 20 June – Layers of History
I Rosh Hodesh Tammuz - Depart for Israel’s north 10:00 Walk through the fascinating, underground Roman water system that once fed ancient Caesaria at Alona Park near Binyamina (strap-on water shoes, flashlight needed; small towel optional) See ancient history come to life at the multimedia center against the backdrop of ancient Casesaria. Excavations include an impressive amphitheatre and aqueduct Proceed to the Galilee Region. Tour the synagogues, courtyards, and shops of the mystical city of Tzefat Hotel check-in and dinner
Overnight: Kibbutz Lavi Hotel

Thursday, 21 June – The Golan Heights
II Rosh Hodesh Tammuz. Take a lovely hike through the lush forests and streams of the Tel Dan Nature Reserve Travel to the Golan Heights and gaze down over the Galilee as the Syrians once did. Glide down the Jordan River in a kayak (age 6 and up only) Return to the hotel for final packing, freshening up. Enjoy a delicious lakeside farewell dinner at Decks Restaurant (steak) Depart for the airport

Friday, 22 June – A Temporary Departure
Arrive in USA. Begin planning your next Israel trip with Rabbi Ezring and ITC Tours!

Itinerary subject to change