Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester
Winter Break Chanukah Family Israel Trip with Rabbi Jaffe
December 22-31, 2022
Please click here to view a recording of the presentation

Join Rabbi Jaffe and your Temple Beth El friends and neighbors on this extraordinary trip for both explorers and deepeners. Celebrate Chanukah in the Promised Land, from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv to the Negev Desert.

Experiences Include:

• Tour Modi’in and the Land of the Maccabees During Chanukah
• Visit Ancient Jerusalem: the Old City, City of David Excavations, Western Wall, Jewish Quarter, Church of the Holy Sepulchre 
• Explore Modern Jerusalem: Machane Yehuda Open Air Market, Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, Israel Museum, Har Hertzl National Monument
• Spend Shabbat with Host Israeli Community Including Home Hospitality for Shabbat Dinner, Group Service at Promenade Overlooking the Old City, Celebrate Chanukah in Israel
• Tour Masada, the Dead Sea and Ein Gedi biblical springs
• 3 Days in the Negev Desert and Ramon Crater, including rappelling, jeep tour, wine tasting, hiking and star gazing
• Meet with Palestinian representatives, as well as members of the Bedouin, Cochin and Ethiopian communities.
• Take in the Bustling Metropolis of Tel Aviv, City Center, Sarona Market, Old Jaffa, Nahalat Binyamin art market, and of course, the beach!

All details, pricing and information can be found at www.israelmaven.com/bethelnw/.

Given the lingering presence of Covid, the trip costs are fully refundable up to 90 days prior to departure and partially refundable after that. And given Israel’s leadership in facing the pandemic, we are confident that we will be able to travel safely this Winter. We hope you will join us in exploring the promised land!