Day 1 | Wednesday, March 12
Departure Newark Airport
5:00 PM – All meet at Newark Liberty Int. Airport (EWR)
9:00 PM – El Al Flight #26 (10 ½ hour flight)
Day 2 | Thursday, March 13
Arrival in Tel Aviv - Yad Hashmona
Purim Eve
4:20 PM – Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv. IBMT Tours’ representative will escort you to your transfer, taking you to your hotel.
7:00 PM – Check in and dinner at Yad Hashmona Country Hotel (a.k.a., The Logos Hotel). Contact person: Efrat
Free Evening Sunset: 5:48 PM
Day 3 | Friday, March 14
Yad Hashmona
Purim
9:00 - 10:00 AM - Hotel Brunch Free morning
12:00 - 2:00 PM - Visit Harel Mall (currency exchange) (Mall closes at 2:00)
Free afternoon
5:30 PM - Pick up hotel aluminum food trays - In previous years, the hotel would provide our dinner to go, putting them in aluminum food trays. Since we were paying for breakfast and dinner, they were nice enough to accommodate us in this way. By doing so, we were able to contribute to the Purim Pot-Luck by bringing our own food and even a little extra. The hotel has new food management now. I don’t know if they will accommodate us in the same way.
5:45 PM - Leave for Purim Celebration
6:30-9:30 PM - Purim Pot-Luck Dinner & Celebration with Israeli believers
Sunset: 5:48 PM
Day 4 | Saturday, March 15
Yad Hashmona
Breakfast at hotel 9:45 AM - Leave
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM - Shabbat Worship at Kehila Meshichit Mevaseret
3:30 - 5:00 PM - Visit biblical Kiriath Jearim (doesn’t open until 2:30) (possible site of Emmaus)
Free afternoon
5:45-6:45 Orientation Mtg. Before Dinner Dinner at hotel
Free Evening
Sunset: 5:49 PM
Day 5 | Sunday, March 16
Rehovot
Early Breakfast at hotel - They opened breakfast early for us at 6:30 AM because of our work schedule. The hotel is very accommodating. We love their hospitality and service!
7:00 AM - Meet in front of lobby
7:10 AM – Leave for Kaplan Medical Center Orientation
1st Day of Work
8:00 AM – Walk to car at 1:45 PM Free afternoon
5:45-6:30 PM –Team Mtg. Before Dinner.
Dinner at hotel
Free Evening Sunset: 5:50 PM
Day 6 | Monday, March 17
Rehovot
Early Breakfast at hotel
7:00 AM - Meet in front of lobby
7:10 AM – Leave for Kaplan Medical Center
2nd Day of Work
8:00 AM – Walk to car at 1:45 PM
2:00-5:30 - Shmuel Bowman and Operation Life-shield Dinner at hotel
Sunset: 5:50 PM
Day 7 | Tuesday, March 18
Rehovot
Early Breakfast at hotel
7:00 AM - Meet in front of lobby
7:10 AM – Leave for Kaplan Medical Center
3rd Day of Work
8:00 AM – Walk to car at 1:45 PM Free afternoon
Dinner at hotel Free Evening
7:00-9:00 PM Women’s Bible Study at Kehilah
Sunset: 5:51 PM
Day 8 | Wednesday, March 19
Rehovot
Early Breakfast at hotel
7:00 AM - Meet in front of lobby
7:10 AM – Leave for Kaplan Medical Center
4th Day of Work
8:00 AM – Walk to car at 1:45 PM
3:15-4:45 PM - Tel Beit Shemesh
Dinner at hotel Free Evening
Sunset: 5:52PM
Day 9 | Thursday, March 20
Rehovot
Early Breakfast at hotel
7:00 AM - Meet in front of lobby
7:10 AM – Leave for Kaplan Medical Center
5th Day of Work
8:00 AM – Walk to car at 1:45 PM Free afternoon
Dinner at hotel Free Evening
Sunset: 5:52 PM
Day 10 | Friday, March 21
Jerusalem
Breakfast at hotel
8:00-9:00 AM - Drive to Shiloh
9:00-11:00 AM - Shiloh - We would like one of their tour guides.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM – Travel to Harel Mall 12:00-1:30 PM Harel Mall for lunch and to buy flowers (mall closes at 2:00 PM)
7:00-10:00 PM Dinner at homes of Israeli believers
Sunset: 5:53 PM
Day 11 | Saturday, March 22
Jerusalem
7:00-8:30 - Breakfast at hotel
9:30 AM - Leave for Shabbat Worship
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Shabbat Worship at Jerusalem Assembly 1:30-1:45 PM - Drive by the U.S. Embassy
1:45-2:00 PM - Drive to Tayelet Haas Promenade
2:00-3:00 PM - Tayelet Haas Promenade and box lunch (probided by hotel)
3:00-3:15 PM - Drive to Mamilla Parking, Jerusalem
3:15-3:45 PM - Walk to Terra Sancta Museum
3:45-5:00 PM - Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem
5:00-5:30 PM - Walk back to Mamilla Parking 5:30-6:00 PM – Drive back to Yad Hashmona Dinner at hotel
Free Evening
Sunset: 5:54 PM
Day 12 | Sunday, March 23
Rehovot
Early Breakfast at hotel
7:00 AM - Meet in front of lobby
7:10 AM – Leave for Kaplan Medical Center
6th Day of Work
8:00 AM – Walk to car at 1:45 PM Free afternoon
5:30 – 6:30 PM – Sharing Mtg. Before Dinner Dinner at hotel
Free Evening
Sunset: 5:54 PM
Day 13 | Monday, March 24
Rehovot
Early Breakfast at hotel
7:00 AM - Meet in front of lobby
7:10 AM – Leave for Kaplan Medical Center
7th Day of Work
8:00 AM – 1:45 PM - Walk to car 3:30 - 7:30 PM – Ben-Yehudah St. Dinner at hotel
Free Evening
Sunset: 5:55 PM
Day 14 | Tuesday, March 25
Rehovot
Early Breakfast at hotel
7:00 AM - Meet in front of lobby
7:10 AM – Leave for Kaplan Medical Center
8th Day of Work
8:00 AM – Walk to car at 1:45 PM. Free afternoon
Dinner at hotel
7:00-9:00 PM Women’s Bible Study at Kehilah
Sunset: 5:56 PM
Day 15 | Wednesday, March 26
Rehovot
Early Breakfast at hotel
7:00 AM - Meet in front of lobby
7:10 AM – Leave for Kaplan Medical Center
9th Day of Work
8:00 AM – Walk to car at 1:45 PM
2:00-2:45 PM - Drive to MDA Marcus Blood Center (Ramla) 2:45-4:15 PM - Tour MDA Marcus Blood Center (Ramla)
6:15-6:45 PM – Brief Team Mtg. Dinner at Hotel
Sunset: 5:57 PM
Day 16 | Thursday, March 27
Rehovot - Jerusalem
Early Breakfast at hotel
7:00 AM - Meet in front of lobby
7:10 AM – Leave for Kaplan Medical Center (Bring change of clothing)
10th and Final Day of Work
8:00 AM – Walk to car at 1:45 PM
Lunch box from hotel.
2:00-3:00 PM - Drive to Mamilla Parking, Jerusalem 3:00-3:15 PM - Walk to Tower of David Museum
3:15-5:00 PM - Tower of David Museum (Secrets of Herod’s Palace and the Kishle) combo ticket with Night Spectacular Show)
5:00-5:30 PM - Walk to the location of Jesus’ trial (Essene Gate)
5:30-6:00 PM - Hotel will prepare boxed dinner for us taken from the hotel dinner tomorrow on 28 March. (Another option is eat at the Teta Cafe', St. Mark St 3 Jerusalem)
6:00-6:15 PM - Walk to Church of the Holy Sepulchre 6:15-7:00 PM - Church of the Holy Sepulchre
7:00-7:15 PM - Walk back to Tower of David Museum
7:15-8:45 PM - Tower of David Night Spectacular Laser Show 8:45-9:00 PM - Walk back to Mamilla Parking
9:00 – 9:30 PM – Drive back to Yad Hashmona
Day 17 | Friday, March 28
Jerusalem
[Israel Daylight Savings Time Begins - Clocks forward one hour]
Early Breakfast at hotel
7:00 AM – Leave for Jerusalem Touring 7:45-8:45 AM - Mt. of Olives
8:45-9:15 AM - Drive and Drop off at Pool of Siloam 9:15-9:45 - Pool of Siloam
9:45-10:30 AM - Walk up Drainage Tunnel (or Pilgrim Road, if open) to southwest corner of Temple Mout
10:30-11:15 AM - Southwest corner and southern Temple Steps at Ophel Archaeological Park (No Davidson Center)
11:15-11:30 AM - Go through security 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Western Wall
12:00-1:30 PM - Lunch and Cardo shopping (on own) 1:30-1:45 PM - Walk to Zion Gate for bus pickup
1:45-2:15 PM - Drive to Garden Tomb
2:15-3:30 PM - Garden Tomb (with communion) and Gift Shop 3:30-3:45 PM - Walk to bus
3:45-4:45 PM – Drive to Hotel
6:00 -10:00 PM - Shabbat Dinner in Homes of Kaplan Medical Center Staff.
Sunset: 5:57 PM
Day 18 | Saturday, March 29
Jerusalem- Ben Gurion
7:00-8:30 AM - Breakfast at hotel
9:00 AM – Checkout (but keep luggage at hotel, (Please try to arrange a FREE late check out at least by 6PM)
9:15 AM - Leave
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM - Shabbat Worship Free Afternoon
7:00-8:00 PM - Dinner at Hotel8:00-8:30 PM - Load luggage in transport or vans - In years past, we needed a transport bus to take our team
and their luggage to the airport. However, since our group is smaller than previous years, and since some of
our team members usually get their own flights and do land only, then it’s possible we can transport the
remaining team members and their luggage in our own 9-passenger vans. We’ll have to
confirm that once we know everyone’s flight plans.
8:30 PM – Leave for airport
Sunset: 6:59 PM
Day 19 | Sunday, March 30
Departure- Ben Gurion
1:00 AM – El Al Flight #27 (12 ¼ hour flight) - Not leaving so early that we miss our time for Shabbat worship at the Rehovot kehilah...
7:00 AM – Arrive at Newark Liberty Int. Airport (EWR)
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