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Teen Mission 2012 – Sample Itinerary
(subject to change)
Day 1 – Wednesday, July 4 / Our Journey Begins
• Airport welcome & begin travel to Jerusalem • Overnight: Jerusalem Young Judea Youth Hostel
Day 2 – Thursday, July 5 / Biblical Days to the 1st Temple
• Neot Kedumim and Shepherding program • Overnight: Jerusalem Young Judea Youth Hostel Day 3 – Friday, July 6 / Getting to know the Old City
• Overnight: Jerusalem Young Judea Youth Hostel
Day 4 – Saturday, July 7 / The Rest of Shabbat
• Overnight: Jerusalem Young Judea Youth Hostel Day 5 – Sunday, July 8 / Dig for a Day & What’s Going on Outside of Jerusalem
in the 2nd Temple Period?
• Overnight: Jerusalem Young Judea Youth Hostel Day 6 – Monday, July 9
• Overnight: Jerusalem Young Judea Youth Hostel
Day 7 – Tuesday, July 10

Day 8 – Wednesday, July 11 / Life in the Desert Today – What is a Machtesch?
• Overnight: Ein Gedi Youth Hostel
Day 9 – Thursday, July 12 / What Does it Mean to be a Jew? The Masada
Experience
Day 10 – Friday, July 13 / The Kibbutz Experience

Day 11 – Saturday, July 14 / Shabbat on Kibbutz
• Evening visit to Yotvata cow/milking sheds Day 12 – Sunday, July 15 / Desert & Beach – Two Views of the Negev

Day 13 – Monday, July 16 / The Spirit of the Negev
• Breakfast and lunch at Kibbutz Yahel
Day 14 – Tuesday, July 17 / Moving North & Intro to Tel Aviv
• Overnight: Center Ma’ale Hachamisha
Day 15 – Wednesday, July 18 / Modern Origins of Israel
• Overnight: Center Ma’ale Hachamisha Day 16 – Thursday, July 19 / Exploring the Coast and Other Cultures in Israel

Day 17 – Friday, July 20 / Exploring the Northern Galilee and Tzfat

Day 18 – Saturday, July 21 / Shabbat in the North
• Shabbat with families of Israeli teens
Day 19 – Sunday, July 22 / Connecting with our Partnership Region
• Morning – Partnership region programs including Tzippori
Day 20 – Monday, July 23 / Israel – A Land of Options

Day 21 – Tuesday, July 24 / Israel – A Land of Options

Day 22 – Wednesday, July 25 / Israel – A Land of Options
Day 23 – Thursday, July 26 / Israel – A Land of Options

Day 24 – Friday, July 27 / Bringing Our Community Together
• Overnight: Center Ma’ale Hachamisha
Day 25 – Saturday, July 28 / A Final Shabbat
• Prepare for Yad Vashem and Tisha B’Av • Overnight: Center Ma’ale Hachamisha
Day 26 – Sunday, July 29 / Remembering our Martyrs – Tisha B’Av
• Overnight: Center Ma’ale Hachamisha
Day 27 – Monday, July 30 / Giving Back to the Community
• Overnight: Center Ma’ale Hachamisha
Day 28 – Tuesday, July 31 / Modern Jerusalem Heroes or the Centrality of
Jerusalem for the Jewish People
• Derech Burma including singing and campfire • Overnight: Center Ma’ale Hachamisha Day 29 – Monday, August 1 / Three Religions Day
• Overnight: Center Ma’ale Hachamisha
Day 30 – Tuesday, August 2 / Saying Goodbye to Modern Israel

Source: http://jewishdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/TM12_Itinerary_online.pdf