TIYULIM and SHABBATON

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 willbe ready for you when you board the bus.

Change of Date! The Jewish Values Education Institute Shabbaton will take place IY"H on Shabbat Parshat Yitro (Feb. 2) Discount for early registration (until January 15) • Call us.

Tuesday, January 8th • The Jerusalem You've Never Seen Before! The Chaim BeYerushalayim Foundation (on behalf of residents of the Old City) together with the Israel Center presents this unique opportunity for an "Off the Beaten Track" Tour of the Old City Learn first hand how a small brave group of families in the Old City are keeping the city whole and undivided. Meet a Jewish Sofer Stam in the middle of the "Shuq" Visit Prime Minister Sharon's apartment See rooftop views from "Galicia", "Beit HaMa'aravim", and "Beit HaZalam" See the "garbage dump" created by tons of remains dug out from the belly of the Temple Mount Visit amazing playgrounds and homes in the "Kotel Quarter" Watch a video and hear firsthand about current developments in East Jerusalem • Tour begins at 9:00am at the plaza just outside Jaffa Gate and ends at 1:00pm with Mincha at the Kotel. Tiyul is coordinated with the police and security forces, and is subject to change. This tour is not suitable for baby strollers or people who have difficulty with stairs Bring drinks. Light refreshments may also be purchased (from Jews) at stops along the way • 25NIS for individuals, 18NIS p.p.for a family • Call the Travel Desk for reservations

KASHRUT POLICY: Food for Israel Center In-House programs is supervised by OU<-in-Israel - Mehadrin. 

Israel Center sponsored trips and programs are under Mehadrin Hashgacha. 

Hotels, restaurants, and tiyulim advertised by the Travel Desk or by outside parties are not necessarily Mehadrin and are not endorsed by the OU or the Israel Center.

Travel Desk Specials

For reservations at the hotels listed below or any other Israeli hotels not listed here, please call Sarah directly at the Travel Desk 566 7787, ext. 249. She'll be happy to accommodate you with any of your requests.

Dan Pearl - Jerusalem • thru March 31 Midweek special package: 2 nights, B/B, 840NIS per couple

Neptune, Eilat• January 6-12 380NIS per couple per night H/B (midweek only)

Sheraton Moriah Eilat 

Special Glatt-Mehadrin offer: Sunday thru Thursday, January 27-31 425NIS H/B, 515F/B, per couple per night, min. 2 nights •Separate swimming hours in non-heated pool 

In conjunction with the above, there will be an Israel Center sponsored program: 

Sunday, January 27th, evening - Tu B'Shvat Seder 

Monday, January 28th - Tree Planting 

Tuesday, January 29th - Optional day tour to Petra with guide Dudu Cohen from a Jewish Tanachi/Mishnayot point of view • Call for transportation possibilities

Grand Beach, Tel Aviv • valid all week - thru January 31 269NIS per couple per night B/B; child to 12 FREE in same room

Kibbutz Lavi Winter Special • midweek, for tourists Double room in new wing, 3-night package, B/B, $225

B/B = Bed & Breakfast • H/B = Half Board (breakfast + one meal) • F/B (3 meals a day) Midweek = SUN, MON, TUE, WED nights • Weekends = THU, FRI, Motza"sh nights

Join the OU Solidarity Mission on one of the following day-tours Thursday, January 24th

• Golan Heights Solidarity • Gush Katif Solidarity • Shomron Solidarity • Archeological Dig/Neot Kedumim • Eretz Bereshit/Massada/Kfar • Adumim Details and prices to follow • Tours and/or programs subject to change at any time

Torah Shield II •Join 200 students from Yeshiva University on a climatic Shabbaton at the Jerusalem Renaissance Hotel • January 18-19 • Price: $215 per couple including all meals and programming

Attention: Students from Abroad: Are your parents planning on visiting you this year? If so, you want to speak to us (02-566-7787 ext. 249). We have many attractive deals for them and you. Let us turn an ordinary "been there, dit it" visit into an unforgettable, special one! 

A Heavenly Vacation in the Lowest Place on Earth •SUN to WED, February 10-13 

EinGediGuestHouse •3 nights:717NIS • 2 nights: 510NIS •1 night: 269NIS • Free sulfur pools, mud baths, large outdoor sweet water pool with separate swimming hours, rides to separate swim at the sea and many more surprises We invite you to vacation in the dreamy, serene atmosphere of the beatiful guest house of Ein Gedi on the Dead Sea, lovely air-conditioned rooms set in an abundantly green, tree-filled botanical garden. Each cottage contains a kitchenette with coffee & cookies free all day, refrigerator, vault, video and more in a pleasant ambiance. 

Kashrut is L'mehadrin - Mashgiach T'midi. Scholar in Residence, Torah lectures, evening entertainment, exercise, tour of Botanical Gardens, tour of Nachal David. 

Price also includes Israeli Buffet breakfast, light lunches, festive evening meals. • Call the Travel Desk for details of the transportation options • Shulamit's tiyulim are always treats; Come! You'll also enjoy her delicious sweets.

From the Philistine's Conquerors to the Returning Heirs Ashdod & Environs •Wed. Feb. 6, 8:00am-6:30pm • View of Ashdod from Jonah's Hill •Ashdod Yam Fortress •Ashdod Museum of Phillistine Culture • Ad Halom Battleground and Bridge, site of Halt of Egyptian Advance in 1948 • Egyptian War Memorial • Lunch break at Bnei Darom, Bring your own (or order from IC Cafe - p.17) •Visit their Olive Oil Visitors Center and production plant • Mincha in the Bnei Darom Shul ,see the only Torah Scroll retreived from Lebanon during the Operation Sh'lom HaGalil • Nir Galim "Bet Eidut", Museum & Center of Holocaust Studies, The only one dedicated to Pre-Holocaust religious Zionist European Jewry • 125NIS per person (135NIS non-members) • If you wish you will be able to dress up in costumes at the museum so be sure to bring your camera • Shulamit's tiyulim are always treats; Come! You'll also enjoy her delicious sweets.

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