We are pleased to provide you with a proposal for an ten day trip to Israel in June 2010. The proposal is based on the itinerary outline below and covers the Israel land package only.
The aim of the tour is to create a better understanding of and between Christianity, Judaism and Islam with lectures from some of Israel’s most outstanding educators. Visiting Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Jaffa and Nazareth.
Israel Land Package:
The prices below are based on double occupancy and include:
- 6 overnights at the Mercaz Shimshon Guest House
- 4 overnights at the Mishkenot Ruth Daniel Guest House
- Travel by air conditioned bus each day as per the attached itinerary (excluding Shabbat), including group transfer from/to the airport
- Experienced, licensed tour guide with the group for length of trip
- Full "Israeli breakfast" each morning, 3 lunches, 4 dinners
- Entrance fees to all sites, speakers as per attached program
- Medical insurance (for participants up to age 74) and limited luggage insurance. Medical insurance is available for participants over age 74 for an additional $3 per day
Not included in price:
- Tips for the guide and driver (recommended minimum tips would be $5/day per person for the guide, $3/ day per person for the bus driver,) and $10 for restaurants. We strongly suggest this amount be pre-collected in cash prior to departure by the group leader.
- Tips for hotel staff, at your discretion
- Airfare, airport taxes
- Transportation on the first day, from Ben Gurion Airport to Jerusalem
- Transportation for surplus luggage should the luggage exceed the amount that can be carried on the bus.
Trip cost per person: In Australian Dollars
Number of paying participants in group | 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 |
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Per person, sharing a double room | $2430 | $2210 | $2070 | $2000 | $1950 |
Single supplement | $410 | $410 | $410 | $410 | $410 |
Please note that the above prices apply only to the attached itinerary. Changes to the itinerary may affect the price.
Payment schedule:
Initial Deposit: $100 per person on initial expression of interest. Then:
A payment of $500 per person for the land package is due on January 10, 2010. This amount is fully refundable until May 10, 2010. There is a $350 cancellation fee per person charged by The Saltz Education Center for cancellations after that date. The Saltz Education Center will not charge a cancellation fee in the event the trip is cancelled due to war or other extreme security situation
Balance Due: The balance is due May 1, 2010
Additional cancellation fees for Land:
For cancellations within one month of the trip date participants would in addition be responsible for any cancellation fees imposed by the hotels or other suppliers. We strongly suggest that participants purchase travel insurance to cover any cancellation fees should they be incurred.
Payments will be made by bank transfer to the via the Australian Council of Christians and Jews to the Saltz Education Center/World Union for Progressive Judaism Experience bank account in Israel. We look forward to working with you.
Rabbi Rich Kirschen, Director | | Dr Philip Bliss |
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The Saltz Education Center | | Tour Co-ordinator for the ACCJ | |
| If you would like to put your name forward as an expression of interest, please download this PDF file, print and fill out its second page and mail it with cheque of $100.00 deposit per person to the address of the Australian Council of Christians and Jews. 326 Church Street, Richmond Vic 3142 |
ITINERARY
AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS
June 03-13, 2010
The ten day seminar is designed for an adult group of Christians and Jews from Australia who wish to delve into the central challenges of contemporary Israeli society.
THURS JUNE 03
Arrival in Jerusalem
Mercaz Shimshon Dinner.
"The Setting for the Three Monotheistic Religions" — lecture: Paul Liptz
FRI JUNE 04 Theme: "The Drama of the Jews and Jerusalem"
Breakfast
"The Jewish Story in Early Jerusalem" — lectureJerusalem in the First Temple period - study tourLunch in Jewish Quarter
Jerusalem in the Second Temple Period — study tourReturn to Mercaz Shimshon
Jewish religious services
Dinner at the home of Paul and Brenda Liptz
"On the nature of Judaism in the modern world" — discussion
Sleep at Mercaz Shimshon
SAT JUNE 05 Theme: "Sabbath in the Holy City"
Breakfast
Optional synagogue services
Lunch at Beit Shmuel
"From the Old to the New Yishuv: 150 Years of Jewish Life in Jerusalem" — walking tour with Rabbi Rich Kirschen
"Jewish Perspectives of Jerusalem: Ancient and Modern" - discussion related to the first two days in Jerusalem
Dinner on your own
Sleep at Mercaz Shimshon
SUN JUNE 06 Theme: "Christianity: The Global Religion in the Holy City"
Breakfast
Optional Church services
Tour of the Christian Quarter of the Old City
Lunch in the Old City
Tour of Garden of Gethsemane, Church of Ascension, Church of All Nations, Dormition Abbey
Dinner
"The Complexity of Christianity in the Holy City" — discussion
Sleep at Mercaz Shimshon
MON JUNE 07 Theme: "Islam Over the Centuries"
Breakfast
"Islam: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" — lecture
The Temple Mount and Muslim Quarter of the Old City [need to verify possible visit to Temple Mount]
Lunch in Emek Refaim
Jerusalem's Modern Neighborhoods — bus and walking tour of contemporary Jerusalem
Dinner
Evening visit to Western Wall model and tunnel - with a guide
TUES JUNE 08 Theme: "Jerusalem: A City of All Times"
Breakfast
Mount Herzl: Memorial to Israel's Leaders and the Military Cemetery
Lunch at Yad Vashem
Tour of Yad Vashem
"Challenges Facing Contemporary Jerusalem" — discussion
Dinner
Sleep at Mercaz Shimshon
WED JUNE 09 Theme: "A Hundred Years History in Tel Aviv"
Breakfast
Travel to Tel Aviv
Old Tel Aviv - study tour
Lunch on sea front
Independence Hall: movie and museum
Late afternoon: "Challenges of a Contemporary City" — discussion
Dinner and free evening
Sleep at Beit Daniel
THURS JUNE 10 Theme: "Nazareth and Galilee"
Breakfast
Travel to Nazareth and Galilee
Lunch with Druze family
Return to Beit Daniel
"Israel as a multi-religious and multi-cultural society" — discussion
Dinner
Night tour of Tel Aviv
FRI JUNE 11 Theme: "Tel Aviv and its Secular Face"
Breakfast
Neighborhood tour of Greater Tel Aviv: e.g. Schnutat Hatikvah, Bat Yam, Ramat Aviv
Lunch at Tel Aviv port
Free afternoon
Optional synagogue services
Dinner at Beit Daniel
SAT JUNE 12: Theme: "Jaffa and Tel Aviv: Two Cities"
Breakfast
Optional synagogue services
"Daily Bread: Mishkenot Ruth tour"
Early lunch
Afternoon rest
Walking Tour of Jaffa and Tel Aviv
Dinner on your own
Sleep at Beit Daniel
SUN JUNE 13: Theme: "Perspectives and Analysis"
Breakfast
Museum of the Jewish People (Beit Hatefutsoth) — tour with our guide/scholar
Final Lunch — analysis and perspectives
