SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2025

• Evening departure from the United States
• Recommended flights:

LY/DL 4401 RDU – JFK 6:45 PM – 8:53 PM
LY 8 JFK – TLV 11:50 PM – 5:10 PM (10/19)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2025

• Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport - VIP assistance from the plane sleeve

• Meet guide and bus and initial security briefing

• Drive to Tel-Aviv and check into hotel

• Opening dinner at the hotel: Israel After October 7, 2023

Anu – Museum of the Jewish People

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2025

• ANU Museum

• Hand in Hand Jaffa

• Lunch at Sarona Market

• Bikur Holim in Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

• South Tel-Aviv Graffiti Tour

• Dinner with Talia Levanon

Sarona Market

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025

• Hadera-Eiron Partnership

• Drive north and visit the Dalton Winery

• Check into hotel on the shores of the Galilee

• Dinner at the hotel: The New Reality in the North

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 2025

• The work of JDC after October 7, 2023

• Visit Kibbutz Hanita and join a security briefing with Erez Arad: Life at the Border

• Volunteer activity in the north

• The Druze community in Israel and meeting with​ former Knesset member Colonel Mofid Marai

• Drive to Jerusalem and check into hotel

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2025

• Visit The Temple Mount (optional)

• Update from Becky Caspi, Director General of the Israel office of JFNA

• Tour the National Library of Israel and interactive program with Israeli authors and artists

• Visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Knesset, and meeting with officials (exact speakers TBA)

• Lunch and tasting Tour at Machane Yehuda Market

• Free evening in Jerusalem

National Library of Israel

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2025

• Drive south and visit Kibbutz Beeri or Nir Oz and meet kibbutz member or survivor

• Visit the NOVA site and say Kaddish and meet a survivor of the October 7, 2023 massacre

• Visit Tkuma Car Graveyard

• Drive back to Jerusalem

• Shabbat dinner with lone soldiers

The car graveyard at Moshav Tekuma

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2025

• Old City Tour including Christian Holy Sites

• Shabbat lunch at hotel

• Visit the Israel Museum and see the Dead Sea Scrolls

• Mission debrief 

• Farewell dinner

• Depart to airport

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2025

• Departure from Israel

• Return to the United States 

• Recommended flights:

LY 1 TLV – JFK 1:00 AM - 6:00 AM

LY/DL 4398 JFK – RDU 8:15 AM - 10:08 AM

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

• VIP welcome and assistance at the airport for the group arriving on the same flight 

• Expert, government-licensed English-speaking tour guide

• Security guard 

• 6 total nights:

2 at the Renaissance Tel Aviv Hotel

1 night at the Gomeh Hotel

3 nights at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel

• Field coordinator to accompany the group and handle logistics

• Gratuities: guide, driver and field coordinator 

• Transportation on touring days 

• Meals as per the program (breakfasts, lunches and dinners) 

WHAT’S EXCLUDED?

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• Roundtrip flights:

​Recommended Flights to Israel October 18, 2025:

LY/DL 4401 RDU – JFK 6:45 PM – 8:53 PM

LY 8 JFK – TLV 11:50 PM – 5:10 PM (10/19)
 

Recommended Return Flights to U.S. October 26, 2025:

LY 1 TLV – JFK 1:00 AM - 6:00 AM

LY/DL 4398 JFK – RDU 8:15 AM – 10:08 AM

Traveland is available to assist you with booking this itinerary or alternate flight itineraries based on your individual needs. They are also available to discuss travel insurance options. Please complete a travel booking form to connect with them.
 

• Travel and/or medical insurance

• Pre-arrival and/or extension
  Eshet Incoming can provide cost information for pre- or post- extensions on an individual basis.

• Gratuity: security guard

• Meals during travel and free time 

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WHY PARTNER WITH ESHET INCOMING ?

Established in 1987, Eshet Incoming is Israel’s leading destination management company, known for creating unforgettable, personalized group travel experiences. The Greensboro Jewish Federation is proud to once again partner with Eshet for our upcoming Interfaith Mission Experience in Israel.

Having successfully worked with Eshet on past trips, we know firsthand the exceptional service, meticulous planning, and deep cultural knowledge they bring to every journey. With their award-winning team at the helm, we’re confident this experience will be seamless, meaningful, and truly memorable for all participants.

HOW DO I REGISTER?

To register for the ISRAEL NOW: Interfaith Mission Experience, simply click here and complete the online registration form. It’s quick and easy to secure your spot on this meaningful journey. Please note, participants are required to submit a $1,000 refundable deposit* to confirm trip registration.

*$1,000 deposit is refundable, based on the cancellation policy in the payment section of the registration form.