TIYULIM and SHABBATONIM
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.
Israel Center In-House Shabbaton •Participants: Have a wonderful Shabbat People in walking distance: See Schedule for schedule of davening & shiurim, to which you are hereby cordially invited 

Ever make a spontaneous decision to do some
thing that you and most people usually plan for? Want to come with us to Eilat from this Sunday through Thursday? Call 050-937-932 IMMEDIATELY 

THE SHOMRON - FROM FOOTHILLS TO PEAKS Tuesday, December 18th - 8:30am - 6:00pm NEW SETTLEMENTS, BIBLICAL LANDSCAPES, CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE with guide: Moshe Ben Baruch Drive (protected bus) skirting the ‘green line’, borders of the Bible, 1948, 1967, and today, Alfei Menashe settlement, scenic overlook over all the coastal plain to the sea geography, settlements and strategic concerns • Kedumim settlement, first settlement in the Shomron • Visit at the Kedem Museum with archeological finds from the region • Lunch break (bring your own or order from I.C. Cafe - see page 17) at Karnei Shomron • Drive by way of Nahal Kaneh, Emanuel and Ariel to the “Gav haHar” • Itamar settlement – farming outposts • Visit with a young couple on their organic homestead • Tour of outlying outposts – Overlook “The Three Seas” • Mincha • Drive by way of the “Derech ha-Avot” through Eretz Binyamin • Return to Jerusalem 90NIS for members (non-members add 10NIS)

Travel Desk Specials
Sheraton Plaza - Jerusalem, thru Dec 31 • Shabbat - 1000NIS per couple, F/B; child 2-12 in parents' room, 150NIS

Sheraton Moriah Eilat - Chanuka, Dec. 9-17 - 599NIS per couple, per night, B/B, min. 3 nights • child 2-12 in parents' room - FREE
Dec. 23 -Dec. 279 - 320NIS per couple, per night, B/B
Special Glatt-Mehadrin offer: Dec. 16-20, and Jan. 27-31 425NIS H/B, 515NIS F/B, per couple per night, min. 2 nights • Separate swimming hours in non-heated pool 

Le Meridien Suites, Eilat - Dec. 16-20 & Dec. 23-27 • 486NIS per couple per night B/B 

Herod's Resort, Eilat - valid December 16-19 • 550NIS per couple per night B/B 

Ruth Rimon Inn - Tzfat Midweek - thru December 31 530NIS per couple per night H/B (min. 2 nights)

Sheraton Moriah Tiberias, Midweek thru Dec. 31, 438NIS per couple, double room, per night, B/B

B/B = Bed & Breakfast • H/B = Half Board (breakfast and one other meal) 

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, did it" visit into an unforgettable, special one!

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