May 26, 2009 / 3 Sivan 5769

Wednesday, May 20th

• Arrival in Israel
• Dinner at hotel

Overnight in Jerusalem at Prima Royale Hotel*

Thursday, May 21st

7:00 – 8:30 AM: Breakfast at Hotel
8:30 – 10:00 AM: Opening Session with Ayelet Shiloh Tamir, CEO of MASA Israel Journey.
10:30 – 1:00 PM: Visit WUJS Israel Programs (www.wujsisrael.org)
1:00 – 2:00 PM: Group Lunch
2:00 – 4:00 PM: Walking tour of Jerusalem/Meeting with the chair of Masa directorate (?)
5:00 – 7:00 PM: Free/Rest Time
7:00 – 9:00 PM: Dinner with Alan Hoffman, Director General of the Education Department of the Jewish Agency for Israel and participants of Israel Government Fellows (www.israelgovernmentfellows.org.il)

Overnight in Jerusalem at Prima Royale Hotel*

Friday, May 22nd

7:00 – 9:00 AM: Breakfast at Hotel
9:00 – 11:30 AM: Visit Eco-Israel Organic Farming Program (www.havaveadam.org/eng/ecoisrael.html)
12:00 – 2:00: Tour of Mahne Yehuda in Jerusalem and Lunch on your own
2:00 – 4:00 PM: Free/Rest
4:00 – 7:00 PM: Tour of the Old City in Jerusalem
7:00 – 8:00 PM: Dinner
8:00 – 9:00 PM: Optional Friday Night Walk in Jerusalem

Overnight in Jerusalem at Prima Royale Hotel*

Saturday, May 23rd

7:00 – 9:00 AM: Breakfast at Hotel
9:00 – 5:00 PM: Tour of Masada and Dead Sea (includes driving time)
5:00 – 7:30 PM: Free/Rest
8:00 – 9:30 PM: Dinner with participants of Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (www.arava.org)

Overnight in Jerusalem at Prima Royale Hotel*

Sunday, May 24th

7:00 – 9:00 AM: Breakfast at Hotel
9:00 – 12:00 PM: Visit Hebrew University of Jerusalem (http://www.huji.ac.il/huji/eng/index_e.htm)
12:00 – 2:00 PM: Visit Bezalal Academy of Art and Design (www.bezalel.ac.il/en/)
2:00 – 5:00 PM: Yad Veshem (Holocaust Museum)
5:00 – 7:00 PM: Free/Rest
6:30 – 8:00 PM: Tour of Mamila + Dinner on your own

Free Evening

Overnight in Jerusalem at Prima Royale Hotel*

Monday, May 25th

7:00 – 9:00 AM: Breakfast at Hotel
9:00 – 10:00 AM: Pack up and check-out of Prima Royale Hotel
10:00 – 2:00 PM: Visit Career Israel (www.careerisrael.org)
2:00 – 4:30 PM: Visit the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya (www.idc.ac.il/eng/)
4:30 – 7:00 PM:  Tour of Jaffa with Shelley-Anne Peleg, Director of the International Conservation Center of Acre and Director of Saving the Stones (http://antiquities.org.il/akko/programs.asp).
7:00 – 8:00 PM: Dinner at Dr. Shakshuka
8:00 – Evening: Explore Tel Aviv and Optional Cultural Activities

Overnight at Grand Beach Hotel, Tel Aviv**

Tuesday, May 26th

7:00 – 8:30 AM: Breakfast at Hotel
9:00 – 11:00 PM: Visit Tikkun Olam In TLV-Jaffa (http://www.tikunolamisrael.org/)
11:30 – 1:30 PM: Visit Israel Service Corp (www.destinationisrael.org)
2:00 – 4:30 PM: lunch on your own in Tel Aviv, tour of Tel Aviv and Free time for shopping
5:00 – 6:00 PM: Free time at the hotel
6:00 – 7:00 PM: Closing Session 
7:30 – Evening PM: MASA LIVE Event in Tel Aviv

Overnight at Grand Beach Hotel, Tel Aviv**

Wednesday, May 27th

7:00 – 9:00 AM: Breakfast at Hotel/Check Out
10:00 – 3:00 PM: Visit Intensive Arabic Semester Program and tour Arab-Israeli Villages
4:00 – 5:30: Tour of Caesarea 
6:30 – 7:30: Closing Dinner/Prepare for Airport Departure

Hotel Information

*Prima Royale Hotel - http://www.inisrael.com/primahotels/royale/
3 Mendele St.
Jerusalem 92147

**Grand Beach Hotel – http://www.grandbeach.co.il
250 Hayarkon St.
Tel Aviv

Important Phone Numbers

Aaron Goldberg – MASA Israel North America Post-College Recruitment Director – 052 457 9317 (in Israel) and 609 977 7281 (USA)

Freda Surki – MASA Israel Post-College Program Director – 052 613 0827

MASA Israel Office in Jerusalem – 02 621 6367