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 pressing 2 right 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 will be ready for you when you board the bus.

Israel Center In-House Shabbaton • SHABBAT PARSHAT EIKEV - Aug 10-11 • Scholar-in-Residence: Rabbi Nachman (Neil) Winkler • 180NIS per person (non-members add 20NIS) •Three Shabbat meals, Oneg Shabbat, Kiddush, tea & cake, shiurim, mini-shiurim, Divrei Torah, oral Torah Tidbits, singing...• We'll be taking Shabbat early this time, to allow for a more normal timing of the Friday night seuda and program. Mincha will be promptlyat 5:55pm, candle lighting will be at 6:10pm, followed by Kabbalat Shabbat. 

Important note (especially for those not used to taking Shabbat early):
Shabbat candles may not be lit before PLAG MINCHA. For the Shabbat in question, that time is 6:08pm. Shabbaton participants who are lighting at the Center will do so at 6:10pm. Those lighting at home should wait until after 6:08pm, light, and then come to the Center for Kabbalat Shabbat. We'll begin Kabbalat Shabbat at 6:25pm to give those Shabbaton participants lighting at home time to get to the Center 

Shabbat morning davening at 8:30am, preceded by a mini-shiur at 8:00am • Housing options: [1] You live in the neighborhood, [2] You are making your own arrangements to stay with friends who live in the neighborhood, [3] You want us to house you with someone who lives in the neighborhood, [4] You would like to stay at the Windmill Hotel (sleeping only, 300NIS per couple extra).• 
Registration is nearing our optimum number of participants. Take this as a LAST CALL for the Shabbaton and contact us A.S.A.P.

One if by Land, Two if by Sea...Three if by Air 1-2-3: A FASCINATING 
FUN-FILLED TIYUL •Sunday, August 12th, 8:00am to 7:00pm
Destination: HAIFA with guide Yishai Avital Cruise in Haifa Bay in the lovely Caramalit • Visit the greatest (newest) Train Museum in Israel, in its new ultra-modern home in Haifa, go back in time to enjoy various famous eras, including audio-visual presentation • Ride up and down the Haifa mountainside in a cable car to Bat Galim - an exhilirating experience • Our guide will acquaint us with the city of Haifa, its environs in a special way... • Visit Eliyahu HaNavi Cave to beseech him to come now. • 140NIS/150NIS non-members • bring your own lunch (or order from the Israel Center Cafe)

Solidarity Tour Wednesday, August 15th • New Settlements •Biblical Landscapes •Challenges of the Future • Depart from the Israel Center 8:30am, return 5:30pm (approx) • Scenic drive through the inheritance of the Tribe of Binyamin •Settlement of Elon Moreh - Overlook from Mt. Kabir to Shechem and Joseph's Tomb; meet with pioneer settlers Settlement of Itamar - visit young couples on their organic homestead; tour of outlying outposts - overlook "The Three Seas" Tefilat Mincha Lunch Break (not included in cost, can be ordered from the Israel Center Cafe for an additional 18NIS Possible visit to army base (subject to IDF uthorization) Drive via the Trans Shomoron Highway to Ariel, capital of the Shomron Settlement of Homesh - Solidarity visit with families whose relatives have been murdered in terror attacks Cost: 95NIS members / 110NIS non-mem

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 #1: Thursday to Sunday, August 9-12 •3-night weekend NIS950 (1-night H/B; Shabbat F/B; 1-night breakfast)
Pacakge #2: Sunday to Wednesday, August 12-15 •3 night package NIS1245 (4th night free) H/B
Package #3: Sunday to Wednesday, August 19-22 •3-night package NIS1025. H/B 
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
"Chazanut Festival - Halleluya 5761" Wednesday to Sunday, August 22-26 (4 nights)
$360 p.p. double occupancy (Main Building) includes: breakfast daily, 2 midweek dinners, 2 midweek lunches, 
Shabbat Meals. Lectures & shiurim in Hebrew • Program available on request

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 • Separate swimming in indoor pool on alternate evenings 

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

Vacation in “Class” August 5-12 -4 - Star Hotel in Tiveria •Mashgiach on premises 24 hrs. a day All ingredients EIDAH CHAREIDIT? GLATT KOSHER, SHMITA L'CHUMRA • Price includes: Half board (incl. fleishig dinner) Full board for Shabbos + 2 x cake & tea Outdoor pool (Lifeguards: male-men /female-women) Jacuzzi • Sauna • Fitness room Free boat ride & transportation to the beach Activities for children • Day camp Special evening activities Optional: (not incl. in price) R/T transportation and/or TOURS to Golan and Galil including Kivrei Tzaddikim, Kayaks, Jeeping, and more- at reasonable prices • minimum Midweek - 2 nights: SUN-TUE, TUE-THU • weekend - 3 nights: THU-SUN • ($ prices must incl. foreign passport # and address) • All prices are per night, mid-wk. or weekend • Couple - 689nis ($160) • Children 2-12 (in parents' room) - 170nis ($39) •3rd in room (12+) - 260nis ($60) • Call for prices for singles & small rooms • Members: 660/$150, call for other mem prices
Call 587-1718 or the Travel Desk

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