TIYULIM
Call the TIYUL HOTLINE Dial the Israel Center's number 5-66-77-87, then press 211. You'll hear "thank you, one moment please", and then the phone system's music for 15 seconds. Then the Tiyul Hotline message begins. You can listen to the whole message and then press 2 to leave your message, or you can interrupt by pressing2right away and then leaving your message.
THE TRAVEL DESK • The TRAVEL DESK of the Israel Center exists...
to make registration and detail-receiving for Israel Center tiyulim more efficient and less head-achy for you.

To help you - whether you live in Israel or are visiting - plan private tiyulim and make in-Israel travel arrangements
Sarah will be happy to assist you on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Call Sarah at the Center, 566-7787 ext. 249.
Note: When a tiyul says "Bring your own lunch", you can do that... or this: Call the TRAVEL DESK or the TIYUL HOTLINE up to the day before the TIYUL and order a box lunch from the Israel Center Cafe. 18 shekel will get you a delicious sandwich, a refreshing drink (specify regular or diet) and a dessert. Your box lunch willbeready for you when you board the bus.

Mark this down! IY"H, our next Israel Center In-House Shabbaton, Shabbat Parshat Lech L'cha October 26-27, '01 Scholar-in-Residence: Rabbi Emanuel Quint (and the Quintessential Players)

LAST CALL 
CROSSROADS THEN and NOW • Come with us on Wednesday, August 29th from 8:00 am. to 7:00 pm. (approx) with special guide Betsy Mehlman touring places you probably haven't ever seen.•Nesher Cement Works - an audio visual program explores ecological requirements of cement production. •B'reichat HaK'shatot (Rainbow Pool), ancient underground water reservoir • Meterological weatherstation at Bet Dagan - understand the weather report and see the weather ballon reveal the prediction • SHA'AR HAGAI - Pumping station and Turkish Khan and magnificent new overlook • Ben Shemen Fire tower, protecting our forests • Ha'Masreq Nature Reserve, convoy Ridge • Ramlod Museum, Histroy ancient times to present • Bring your lunch or order for 18NIS •Price : 100NIS/members (110 NIS/ non members)

Travel Desk Specials
Paradise Negev Hotel Be'ersheva (Glatt Mehadrin Hotel) August - Midweek • NIS625 per couple per night double room, half board basis (breaskfast/dinner daily) • Weekends - 750NIS fullboard •One child up to 12 years old in parents' room - FREE

Kibbutz Hotel Lavi - August & Sept.-Shabbat Specials
Package #4: Sunday to Friday, August 26-31 •No minimum stay. NIS315 per night, H/B
Package #5: Shabatot during September •One night, NIS345. F/B All rates are per person in main building or garden rooms •New Wing supplement: NIS40 p.p. per night • Children's discounts available

Enjoy an August Shabbat at The Jerusalem of Gold Hotel•Glatt/Mehadrin•NIS 880•Rates are per couple for one night stay in a double room•Full board • Family plan rates available

Sheraton Moriah - Tiberias August 2 - September 2 • Two-night stay - 1300NIS,; three-night stay - 1800NIS • Rates are per couple including breakfast • One child aged 2-12 sharing parents' room - 75NIS • Separate swimming hours available • Magician's School for Kids

Renaissance Jerusalem Glatt - Mehadrin July 29 - August 31 •740NIS per couple per night, includes breakfast • One child aged 2-18 sharing parents' room - FREE • 2 to 3 children in separate room - 490NIS per night • Three nights, receive 20% discount... - or - FOURTH NIGHT FREE • Free entrance to health club • Separateswimmingin indoor pool on alternate evenings

Mercure Suites, Bat Yam Midweek Special $110 per night per suite (+VAT for Israelis and/or payment in shekels) Accommodates up to 2 adults and 2 children - No meals 

Artzeinu Tours in conjunction with the Israel Center presents...
Daily Artzeinu Tours General Schedule
Sundays: Jeep Excurison - or - City of David • Mondays: 1day to Galil- Golan • Tuesdays: Massada, Ein Gedi, Dead Sea - or - 2 day to Galil-Golan • Wednesdays: Amatzia underground city • Thursdays: Negev • Fridays: Kotel tunnels, Old City, South Wall excavations or J'lem neighborhoods

MYSTICAL TZFAT September 7-8 •Exciting, dynamic tour guide: Chaim Sidor scholar & expert on Tzfat
Friday: Departure from Israel Center at 8:15am, guided tour along the coast 
(bring packed lunch or order from cafetaria), arrive hotel approx. 12:30pm •
1:15pm - Meet with artist Noach Greenberg, witness his magnificent Shtender (Ma’agal HaShana), Visit the Art Galleries, Candle Factory,(Optional: Ari z"l Mikveh - men; Kever Leib Baal HaYisurim - women) •Leil Shabbat: Davening - Bresslov, Kossov, Carlebach (your choice) •After the Seuda: Mystical Tour- Old City w/stories & legends of Tzfat (1½-2 hrs.) • Shabbat Morning: Davening in Shul of your choice •
After the Seuda - 1½ to 2 hrs. TOUR of Tzfat - Shuls, stairs of “Mashiach”, Crusaders to 1948 – the story of Davidka in Tzfat •Cost: $115 (505NIS) per person double occupancy ($20 single supplement), Children: 50% discount under 12 years old, Non Members add $20 includes: Full Board (Shabbat) at the Tel Aviv Hotel in Tzfat, Glatt; round trip transportation, all guided tours Return on Motza'ei Shabbat•Minimum group: 10 couples Reservations: call the Travel Desk (ext.249) or ARTZEINU 02-5871718

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