LEVEL UP! Israel Trip

 

Monday, Dec 5th

Arrive in Israel

11:30 Meet at Inbal hotel to board bus to the Dead Sea

Milos hotel

 Put bags in storage 

1:30 Introducing the theme and goals of the Trip        Dini Coopersmith  

Getting to Know You   

Welcome snack 

Gift-packets

3:00 check in to lodging - Milos hotel and settle in.

4:00-6:00 Break for pool/ treatments/ rest- time

6:30 Wellness, Anti-Aging and Face Yoga        Yardena Slater: 

7:00 Opening dinner at Milos hotel 

8:45 Improv Games and Laughter                   with Debbie Hirsch

Good Night!

Overnight Milos- Dead Sea

 

Tuesday, Dec. 6th

7:00 -9:00  Buffet Breakfast

9:00 Zumba!     with Debbie Hirsch 

10:00 Getting in touch with our souls, strengths and talents    Dini Coopersmith

11:00 Optional spa treatments 

1:30  Leave Milos Dead Sea

3:00  Arrive in Sderot

Meet Elyasaf the bomb-shelter artist

Paint bomb-shelters and learn about this rocket-targeted area of Israel

4:30 Leave to Ashkelon

Healthy Dinner and fun at a beautiful home in Ashkelon

Hear from Leora Gershaw about chessed and inspiration

7:00 Depart  to Jerusalem 

8:00 Check in to Inbal hotel

Free evening

Overnight Inbal hotel

 Wednesday, Dec 7th

8:00 Breakfast

8:45 Walk to the Old City

9:15 Visit Aish - Class on Meditation and Prayer   R. Dov Ber Cohen: 

11:00 Go out to the Kotel - Western Wall

11:30 Leave to Gush Etzion, meet Steve Gar 

Visit the Lone Tree

Hear the story of Gush Etzion

2:00 Bbq Lunch at family home in Efrat

3:30 Stop at Pinah Chama- a rest-stop for soldiers, meet with Cheryl Mandel

Hear about the "One Family" organization

Dance for Life

5:00  Head back to Jerusalem

Free evening

Overnight Inbal

Thursday, Dec. 8th

Breakfast

9:30 Yoga and Meditation

10:00 What is Mindfulness? A discussion and Practice  Karen Kuflik

10:45 Head to Modiin, meet Orley Tessler, hear about her work with soldiers affected by trauma, visit and volunteer at the house for Lone Soldiers 

12:45  Lunch in Modiin

2:00 pm Arrive at Matan, a higher Institute for Jewish Learning for women

Class with Aviva Dworkin: "If I am only for myself, who am I"?

3:00 Class with TBD "Let's Learn Torah!"

5:00pm Challa Bake, Dance and Light dinner with Ronit Neemad

Free evening

Overnight Inbal hotel

Friday, Dec.9th

Breakfast

9:15 Meditation and Yoga   A workshop with Karen Kuflik

9:45 Head out to Machlis family in Maalot Dafna, Jerusalem

10:00 Chessed at the Machlis family - volunteer to help cook and prepare Shabbat for 80+ people!

11:30 Head to the Shuk on Lightrail

Free for Lunch

Shop for hosts and BYOB

1:30 hotel/ prep for Shabbat

4:30 walk/ take taxi to the Aish World Center for Candle-lighting 

5:00 Shabbat in Jerusalem: Understanding the concept of Holiness in Space Time and Person      Dini Coopersmith

5:30 Prayer at the Kotel

6:30 Dinner at the beautiful Aish World Center overlooking the Kotel

Dvar Torah with Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith   

9:30 Oneg Shabbat with Elissa Felder in hotel lobby

Overnight Inbal hotel 

 

Shabbat, Dec 10th

An Island in Time

Shabbat services: possibility of a few venues

9:00-10:00 Breakfast/ Kiddush

10:30 meet in lobby prepared to go for lunch

3 tips for a life of Serenity   Dini Coopersmith in hotel outdoor lobby

11:15 Meet to walk to families for Shabbat lunch

12:00 Shabbat Lunch

3:00 Shabbat rest

4:40  Walk to Old City

5:21 pm Musical havdala and melave malka in the Old City

8:00 Free evening

Sunday, Dec. 11th

8:30 am breakfast

9:15  Healing and Restoration through the Language of the Soul    Chaya Lester

10:00  Leave to Binyamin Region 

11:00 Meet Eliana Passentin in Shiloh 

12:00 Prayer Circle

1:00 Lunch at Shiloh Picnic area 

2:00 Meet Aaron Katsoff at the visiting Center in Aish Kodesh, taste wine at his Winery and hear his story of rescue, endurance and chessed.

5:00 Head back to Jerusalem

Free evening

Overnight Inbal

Monday, Dec. 12th

8:00 Breakfast

9:00 Wrestling with Suffering     R. Nechemia Coopersmith

10:00 When the Judge is You                Dini Coopersmith

11:30  Leave on Bus to to Pardess Channa

Stop at Yishuv Matan: meet with Vered and Chaim Oren

Hear about this wonderful town and it's history since the 6 day war.

1:00 Visit Neve Michael Children's Village in Pardess Chana, meet Hava Levine

Grab a light Lunch with the children

2:30 Head to Aleeza ben Shalom's house

A "Moving Tale"

Workshop "How to make this trip a long-term life-changing experience"

Barbeque Banquet Dinner

Fill out Evaluation forms
8:00 Leave for airport!

Lhitra'ot next year!