The following program is an example of an itinerary for a group visiting Israel during the summer. It is intended as a sample, as each itinerary is unique, customized to the needs and backgrounds of the group and reflecting the overall theme of each trip.

Day 1 – Bruchim Habaim-Welcome!

• Arrival in Israel and kick off your trip with orientation and a welcome ceremony
• Enjoy an evening in Jerusalem
• Spend your first night in Jerusalem

Day 2 – In the Footsteps of Patriarchs and Priests

• Explore the Kotel tunnels and see the sites of the First and Second Temple
• Relax and swim at the hotel
• Visit the Israel Museum

Overnight in Jerusalem

Day 3 – Roots

• Games in the Jewish Quarter 
• Experience an archaeological dig in Beit Guvrin
• Programming and hospitality at a local Masorti/Conservative synagogue.

Overnight in Jerusalem

Day 4 – Foundations, New and Old

• Visit Yad Lakashish – a non-profit that offers creative work opportunities for the elderly
• Explore the Knesset Menorah
• Enjoy a camel ride and Bedouin hospitality In Kfar Hanokdim

Overnight in Ein Bokek on the Dead Sea 

Day 5– Freedom Fighters or Fanatics?

• Hike up Masada
• Take a dip in the Dead Sea and splash in the fresh waterfalls of Ein Gedi
• Kabbalat Shabbat services in the Jewish Quarter or at the Kotel

Overnight in Jerusalem

Day 6 – Shabbat in Jerusalem

• Services at local Jerusalem synagogues
• Walking tour of Jerusalem neighborhoods
• Free evening on Ben Yehuda Street

Overnight in Jerusalem

Day 7 – 1948 to Today

• Visit Latrun, the Ayalon Institute, and Tel Aviv’s Independence Hall
• Swim in the Mediterranean 
• Explore Old Jaffa

Overnight in Tel Aviv

Day 8 – Living as a Minority

• Begin the day at Beit Hapalmach in Tel Aviv
• Go to Beit Shearim, the home of the Sanhedrin
• Visit a Druze village in Northern Israel

Overnight in the Galilee

Day 9 – Mystics and Realists

• Explore Tzfat and Tzippori, one of Israel’s major archaeological sites
• Boat or swim the Kinneret
• Enjoy a celebratory dinner at Decks overlooking the Kinneret

Overnight in the Galilee

Day 10 – The Northern Border

• Hike and walk along Tel Dan, a picturesque trail along one of the sources of the Jordan River 
• Experience the majestic views of the Golan Heights 
• Kayak along the Jordan River
• Finish the day at a chocolate factory

Overnight in the Galilee

Day 11 – Layers of History

• Participate in a Ramah-designed activity in the Kinneret courtyard
• Experience a charming multi-media program at the ancient Bet Alfa
• Enjoy a refreshing dip in the natural spring water at Sachne.  Return to Jerusalem via the Jordan River valley

Overnight in Jerusalem

Day 12 – Those Who Made a Difference

• Visit Yad Vashem and Mount Herzl
• Enjoy a group dinner and Oneg

Overnight in Jerusalem

Day 13 – This Shabbat, Next Shabbat

• Services at a local synagogue 
• Hear a guest speaker discuss current events
• Engage in “This Shabbat, Next Shabbat,” an activity that encourages participants to reflect on their Israel experience and directly relate it to their lives at home
• End the trip with a closing ceremony
• L’hitraot! 

*This itinerary is subject to change based on dates and availability

Day 1 – Welcome ברוכים הבאים

• Begin in Ne’ot Kedumim Biblical Landscape Reserve where we will plant a tree, try our hand at sheep herding, and deepen our understanding of the Land of Israel 
• Walk through the windy streets of Old Jaffa
• Learn about the making of Israel as a modern state along the Independence Trail in downtown Tel Aviv

Overnight in Tel Aviv

Day 2 – The First Hebrew City

• Learn how to tie tzitzit in an activity with the Masorti Movement
• Explore the Machon Ayalon Underground Bullet Factory
• Stroll through the Nachalat Binyamin crafts fair and Shuk HaCarmel
• Discover the streets of Tel Aviv through an interactive Graffiti Tour and workshop

Overnight in Tel Aviv

Day 3 – Israel in Modern Times

• Visit Rabin Square
• Discover modern heroes of our nation at the newly remodeled ANU Museum
• Experience the interactive exhibits at the Holon Children’s Museum (Dialogue in the Dark and Invitation to Silence)
• Continue on to Jerusalem and enjoy a beautiful lookout over the city

Overnight in Jerusalem

Day 4 – Bnei Mitzvah in Jerusalem

• Celebrate Bnei Mitzvahs in the Old City
• Visit the Davidson Center
• Experience a Virtual Reality tour of the Second Temple
• Explore the Jewish Quarter
• Visit the City of David and walk through Hezekiah’s Tunnel
• Dinner and Bnei Mitzvah party

Overnight in Jerusalem

Day 5 – Yizkor יזכור

• Tour Yad Vashem (Zoo alternative for children)
• Experience the vibrancy of Shuk Machaneh Yehudah
• Kabbalat Shabbat at the Kotel

Overnight in Jerusalem

Day 6 – Shabbat in Jerusalem 

• Services at a choice of local synagogues
• Walking tour of local sites
• Optional pizza dinner at local legendary eatery Bardak
• Optional tour of the Western Wall Tunnels

Overnight in Jerusalem

Day 7 – Masada

• Camel ride at Eretz Bereshit
• Ascend Masada and learn about the heroes of the era
• Lunch, swimming, and relaxation at the Dead Sea
• Drive south to Kibbutz Ketura
• BBQ Dinner at Ketura and orientation

Overnight in Kibbutz Ketura

Day 8 – Beauty of the South

• Short desert hike in the Eilat mountains
• Enjoy Snorkeling in the Red Sea at the Coral Beach Nature Reserve
• Desert Solo Experience including sliding down the Kasui Sand Dunes
• Dinner of a Middle Eastern fair and a campfire kumzits

Overnight in Kibbutz Ketura

Day 9 – Ben Gurion’s Vision

• Walking tour of Kibbutz Ketura, including algae factory and solar field
• Bike trip to Ketura experimental orchards for tour and tree planting
• Jeep tour in the Makhtesh Ramon crater
• Walk along the rim of Israel’s largest makhtesh

Overnight in Mitzpe Ramon

Day 10 – Start-Up Nation

• Hike into the canyon of Ein Avdat
• Visit Ben Gurion‘s hut and grave at Sde Boker
• Taste your way through the fields and greenhouses of Shvil Hasalat
• Final dinner at local restaurant
• L’hitraot!

*This itinerary is subject to change based on dates and availability

Day 1 – Departure to Poland

Day 2 – Beginnings

• Explore 1000 years of Jewish life and culture in the Warsaw Jewish Cemetery
• Tour the new POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
• Visit the only remains of the Warsaw Ghetto wall
• Dinner in a local restaurant

Overnight in Warsaw 

Day 3 – The Shtetl: What Was Lost

• Drive to Tykocin and pray Shacharit in the refurbished Synagogue, before exploring the shtetl
• Continue to Lopuchowo forest to honor those murdered and buried in mass graves by the Einsatzgruppen – mobile killing units
• Finish the day at the infamous Treblinka Death Camp and the memorial, and pay our respects to the hundreds of thousands gassed there
• Dinner at restaurant

Overnight in Warsaw

Day 4 – Hope is the Last to Die

• Pray Shacharit in the Nożyk Synagogue
• Explore the haunting Majdanek Concentration Camp
• Drive to Krasnik and visit the crumbling double synagogue

Overnight in Lublin

Day 5 – Galicia: There Once Was a World

• Shacharit at Yeshivat Hochmei Lublin, one of the most important Talmudic academies 
• Explore towns and shtetls in Galicia 
• Visit Lancut and Tarnow, cities with rich Jewish history and beautiful architecture
• Visit Zbylitowska Gora, the Childrens Forest, where even babies were murdured for the crime of being Jewish

Overnight in Krakow

Day 6 – The Banality of Evil

• Visit to Auschwitz and nearby Birkenau (referred to as Auschwitz II)
• Return to Krakow and prepare for Shabbat
• Kabbalat Shabbat services at one of the synagogues in Krakow
• Shabbat dinner with members of the local community at the JCC

Overnight in Krakow

Day 7 – Shabbat in Krakow

• Shabbat Shacharit services at one of the synagogues in Krakow
• Tour the Old Jewish Quarter of Kazimierz
• Optional walking tour of the Wawel castle
• Final group dinner in a local restaurant
• Night tour of various sites in Krakow – Ghetto Plaza, remains of Ghetto Wall, Schindler’s factory

Overnight in Krakow

Day 8 – Returning Home and L’hitraot!

*This itinerary is subject to change based on dates and availability

Day 1 – Depart for Casablanca

Day 2 – Casablanca, Meknes, and Fes

• Arrive in Meknes
• Visit the Mellah (old Jewish Quarter)
• See the magnificent Bab Mansour Gate

Overnight in Fes

Day 3 – Fes

• Tour the Jewish Mellah, cemetery, and Ibn Danan synagogue
• See the Royal Palace plaza
• Explore the winding alleyways of the Medina
• Learn about the traditional crafts of the city and visit some artisans
• Enjoy a panoramic viewpoint of the city from Borj Sud fortress

Overnight in Fes 

Day 4 – Fes, Ifrane, and Erfoud

• Travel South, crossing the mid-Atlas mountain range
• Visit the Alpine town of Ifrane – Morocco’s “little Switzerland”
• Follow the canyon of the Ziz river into the desert
• Continue to the district of Tafilalt – origin of the Abuhatzeira family

Overnight in Erfoud

Day 5 – Erfoud, Todgha Gorge, and Ouarzazate

• Jeep ride into the Sahara Desert and watch the sunrise over the Merzouga dunes
• Visit the Jewish cemetery of Erfoud
• Walk along the Todgha Gorge with its majestic cliffs and rock formations

Overnight in Ouarzazate

Day 6: – Ouarzazate and Marrakesh

• Visit the picturesque Kasbah of Aït Benhaddou
• Cross the Atlas mountain range via the Tizi n’Tichka Pass
• Arrive in Marrakesh and get ready for Shabbat
• Kabbalat Shabbat at Gueliz synagogue with the Jewish community
• Dinner in a local Jewish Kehillah

Overnight in Marrakesh

Day 7 – Shabbat in Marrakesh

• Shabbat services at the Gueliz synagogue with the Jewish community
• Explore the night market at Jemaa el Fnaa square

Overnight in Marrakesh

Day 8 – Marrakesh

• View the Koutoubia Mosque from its surrounding gardens
• Tour the Jewish Mellah and Al Azama synagogue
• Visit the ornate Bahia Palace
• Explore the many alleyways and shops in the Souk
• Optional traditional folklore show

Overnight in Marrakesh

Day 9 – Marrakesh and Essaouira

• Visit an Argan oil cooperative
• Drive to the seaside town of Essaouira
• Tour the Mellah and local synagogues
• Explore the Medina and the Port
• Enjoy sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean

Overnight in Essaouira

Day 10 – Essaouira, Safi, El Jadida and Casablanca

• Drive north along the Atlantic coast
• Tour Safi – visit the Medina and tomb of Ouled Ben Zmirou and explore the pottery workshops
• Explore the Portuguese Fort and Cisterns in El Jadida
• Visit the Beth El Synagogue

Overnight in Casablanca

Day 11 – Casablanca, Rabat and Casablanca

• Tour the magnificent Hassan II Mosque and the Mellah in Rabat
• Visit the mausoleum of the modern Moroccan kings and see the unfinished Hassan Tower
• See the King’s Palace
• Explore the picturesque Kasbah of the Udayas

Overnight in Casablanca

Day 12 – Casablanca and Return Flight

• Visit the Neve Shalom school and synagogue
• Tour the Museum of Moroccan Judaism
• Depart Morocco

L’hitraot!

*This itinerary is subject to change based on dates and availability

Day 1 – Arrival In Budapest

• Take a panoramic bus tour along Andrassy Avenue 
• Stroll through Heroes’ Square, adorned with the impressive statues of kings and leaders stretching across a thousand years of Hungarian history
• Enjoy the beautiful sights and lights of the city on an evening cruise on the Danube

Overnight in Budapest

Day 2 – Jewish Life And What Was Lost

• Drive through the city from Pest to Buda and enjoy the panoramic views of Budapest 
• Visit the largest synagogue in Europe, The Dohany Street Synagogue, and the Jewish Museum

Overnight in Budapest

Day 3 – Explore Budapest And Vienna, The City Of Music And Culture

• Stroll along the fashionable Vaci Utca (Vaci Street),  Explore Margaret Island, an island in the middle of the Danube, overlooking the center of the city 
• Visit Budapest’s urban City Park (Varosliget) and walk on the grounds of the Vajdahunyad Castle
• Stroll through the City Park Lake,and spend time in the Budapest Circus or the Municipal Zoo
• Learn about the Széchenyi Bath House or Gellert Bath House
• Enjoy a day cruise on the Danube River

Overnight in Vienna

Day 4 – The Austrian Empire And Its Jewish Roots: Faith and Architecture

• Take a panoramic orientation tour along the Ringstrasse
• Visit the Prater Amusement Park, Peter’s Cathedral, and Stephen’s Cathedral
• Explore the Jewish Museum of Vienna and see the collection of Klimt paintings at the Belvedere Palace
• Stroll through the Judenplatz, the main square of the Jewish community for nearly 500 years

Tour the Vienna Temple (Stadtempel), the only surviving synagogue from pre-WWII daysOvernight in Vienna 

Day 5 – Explore Vienna, then to Prague

• Explore the Schönbrunn Palace and Gardens, the former imperial summer residence of the Habsburg monarchs
• Indulge in the best of Vienna’s delights in the city’s most popular food market, Nashmarket
• Visit the Memorial to Austrian Holocaust Victims and learn about its excavations and the miraculous findings of the ancient synagogue of Vienna
• Kabbalat Shabbat services at a local synagogue
• Shabbat dinner with the local community

Overnight in Prague

Day 6 – Shabbat in Prague

• Short walking tour of Jewish sites
• Explore Prague on your own for the afternoon

Overnight in Prague 

Day 7 – Memory & Continuity

• Visit Terezin, the town that was turned into the “model” ghetto and concentration camp
• Free time in the late afternoon to explore the city on your own

Overnight in Prague

Day 8 – The Glory Of Jewish And Non Jewish Prague

• Walking tour through Jewish Prague, including the Old Ghetto and the Precious Legacy Exhibit at the Jewish Museum
• Ascend to the Prague Castle for a guided tour of the Castle and a walk along the Golden Lane
• Walk through the Lesser Town and over the Charles Bridge, a historic bridge crossing the Vltava River 
• Festive farewell dinner

Overnight in Prague

Day 9 – Return Home and L’hitraot!

*This itinerary is subject to change based on dates and availability

Day 1 – Madrid 

• City tour of the famous sites of Madrid
• Explore the Prado Museum, the national art museum of Spain
• Tour the Royal Palace of Madrid, the official residence of the Spanish royal family, and the largest Royal palace in Europe

Overnight in Madrid

Day 2 – Toledo

• Visit the Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca and the Synagogue of El Transito
• Revitalize the synagogues through song and prayer

Overnight in Cordoba

Day 3 – Cordoba

• Explore Cordoba – the city of the Rambam and Yehuda Halevi
• Cross the Guadalquivir, walk on the Roman bridge, and enter the Old City and Jewish quarter 
• See the statue of the Rambam and visit the synagogue named after him
• Tour the Mezquita, a cathedral that was once the great mosque of Cordoba

Overnight in Granada

Day 4 – Granada

• Visit the famous Alhambra Palace, the palace in which historic decision were made
• Explore the Ambassadors’ Hall, the Lions’ courtyard, the Hadasim courtyard, and the Nazarie Palace
• Walk in the beautiful Generalife gardens
• See the Gypsy Flamenco Zambra dance show at Sacromonte Cave

Overnight in Granada

Day 5 – Gibraltar

• Travel to Gibraltar, the British enclave known as “The Rock“
• Ascend the Rock and see the Monkey Colony
• Tour the stunning St. Michael’s Cave
• Prepare for Shabbat in Gibraltar

Overnight in Gibraltar

Day 6 – Shabbat in Gibraltar

• Shabbat services in one of Gibraltar’s four active synagogues
• Walking tour of the Jewish areas of Gibraltar – see the synagogues, schools, and Jewish community past and present

Overnight in Gibraltar

Day 7 – Seville

• Visit the Fort of Alcazar, a stunning former royal palace
• See the magnificent Cathedral of Seville
• Take a walking tour of the Jewish Quarter – also known as the Santa Cruz District – and stroll through the ancient lanes
• Free time to walk through the Plaza España Square and the Parque de Maria Luisa

Overnight in Badajoz

Day 8 – Badajoz, Castello de Vide

• City tour of Badajoz 
• See the small town of Castello de Vide and the Jewish Quarter, with the oldest synagogue in Portugal, and learn about the ancient community there
• Drive up to Marvão, the city of the hilltop citadel, and experience the magnificent view

Overnight in Belmonte

Day 9 – Belmonte, Troncoso

• Tour Belmonte, the Jewish Museum, and local synagogue Bet Eliahu
• See the Jewish Quarter of Guarda
• Visit the synagogue and Jewish Museum in Troncoso

Overnight in Coimbra

Day 10 – Coimbra, Tomar, Sintra, Cabo de Roca

• Explore Coimbra University, including visits to the Library of King Joao and the Fountains of Love and Tears
• Drive to Tomar and see the ancient synagogue
• Visit the pink town of Sintra with its gardens and palaces
• Stop at Cabo da Roca, the westernmost extent of continental Europe, and enjoy the sweeping views of the Mediterranean

Overnight in Lisbon

Day 11 –  Lisbon

• Tour of Lisbon sites in the Juderia – Jewish Quarter: The Alfama district, Avenue Liberdade and Rossio square
• See the beautiful Jeronimos monastery
• Visit the Shaarei Tikvah synagogue
• Final Dinner

Shalom and L’hitraot – Return home