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

SHABBAT HAGADOL • Fri-Shabbat, March 22-23 

Join us — and many of your friends (old & new) — for a physically easier, mentally challenging, spiritually uplifting, emotionally enjoyable Shabbat 

Scholar-in-residence: Rabbi Eddie AbramsonAdditional shiurim by Phil Chernofsky 

200NIS (220 non-mem) - First come first served - Reservations Required 

Here’s a rough schedule of the Shabbat (subject to change): Friday, Leil Shabbat 

5:16pm Candle lighting (available at theCenter for those who’d like to light here) 

5:20pm Mincha, Kabbalat HaShabbat, Dvar Torah, Maariv (6:15pm) 

6:55pm - First Shabbat meal, divrei Torah 

8:45pm (approx.) - Shiur by Rabbi Abramson,Oneg Shabbat 

10:00pm Shabbat Shalom, Good night

Shabbat day 

7:15am Tea, coffee, and... 

7:30am Pre-davening mini-shiur by Phil 

8:00am Shacharit, etc. 

10:50am Kiddush with HaMotzi, to count as second Shabbat meal 

11:30am Shiur by Rabbi Abramson 

12:30pm Mincha Gedola 

12:55pm Shabbat lunch (3rd Shabbat meal) 

2:45pm Menuchat Shabbat, or optional Hagada preview 

4:00pm Shabbat HaGadol Drasha, Rabbi Eddie Abramson 

5:00pm Refreshments and Q&A session 

6:20pm Maariv, Havdala

It will be GADOL! 

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. 

David Citadel, Jerusalem • Shabbatot thru March 26 1080NIS per couple F/B 

Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem • Shabbatot thru March 26 1150NIS per couple F/B 

Sheraton-Plaza, Jerusalem • Shabbatot thru March 23 • 1000NIS per couple f/b, child 2-12 in parents room, 150NIS 

Grand Beach, Tel Aviv Glatt-Mehadrin • Mid-week: 419NIS per couple per night H/B Shabbat:715NIS per couple (one night) F/B (thru March 26) 

Sheraton-Moriah, Dead Sea • midweek thru March 26, 550NIS per couple, h/b (no min. stay) 

Caesar Premier, Dead Sea • March 1-26, $135 per night per couple (min. 2 nights), H/B includes free entrance to spa and one free treatment 

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

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!

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