Tentative itinerary for Shakespeare in Jerusalem
Tuesday, July 3 - Depart for Israel
- Orientation at airport (programmatic and educational)
- Depart from Toronto in evening (after the fast)

Wednesday, July 4 Arrival in Israel (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Arrive in Israel in early afternoon
- Travel northwards towards the Galilee
- Check-in & program introductions at Hispin
- Late afternoon class at Hispin (seminar room)
- Bonfire dinner welcome party on the Golan Heights
- Overnight: Hispin Guest House, Golan Heights

Thursday, July 5 Mountains of the Golan (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Morning class at hotel (seminar room)
- Mt. Ben Tal observation point & former Syrian bunkers
- Golan nature hike at Nahal Jilaboun
- Evening class ar hotel (seminar room)
- Overnight: Hispin Guest House, Golan Heights

Friday, July 6 - Jordan River (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Morning class ar hotel (seminar room)
- Relaxed rafting down the upper Jordan River
- Check-in to hotel in Tzfat and introductory tour
- Afternoon class at hotel (seminar room)
- Kabbalat Shabbat service & dinner at hotel
- Overnight: Merkazi Hotel, Tzfat

Saturday, July 7 Shabbat in the North (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Shabbat program & lunch at hotel
- Walking tour of mystical Tzfat
- Group dinner & cruise on the Kinneret
- Overnight: Merkazi Hotel, Tzfat

Sunday, July 8 - Seminar Day (Medic)
- Day long study session at hotel (seminar room)
- Overnight: Merkazi Hotel, Tzfat

Monday, July 9 Western Galilee (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Morning class at hotel (seminar room)
- Explore the ocean swept caves of Rosh Hanikrah
- Rappel down into Keshet Cave
- Evening class ar hotel (seminar room)
- Overnight: Nir Etzion Resort & Hotel, Carmel Mountains

Tuesday, July 10 - The Sharon Valley (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Morning class at hotel (seminar room)
- View of Haifa from above at the Bahai Gardens
- Visit to the Holocaust-era refugee camp at Atlit
- Evening class at hotel (seminar room)
- Overnight: Nir Etzion Resort & Hotel, Carmel Mountains

Wednesday, July 11 Along the Mediterranean Coast (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Morning class at hotel (seminar room)
- Tour of Caesarea, Herod’s ancient city along the Mediterranean coast
- Check-in & dinner at Kibbutz Ein Tzurim Guest House, Negev Desert
- Evening class at hotel (seminar room)
- Overnight: Ein Tzurim Guest House, Negev Desert

Thursday, July 12 The Negev Desert (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Morning class at hotel (seminar room)
- Mifgash program with local kibbutznik teens
- Evening class at hotel (seminar room)
- Overnight: Ein Tzurim Guest House, Negev Desert

Friday, July 13 - Host Family Weekend (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Morning class at hotel (seminar room)
- Return to Tel Aviv & Jerusalem for host family weekend drop-offs

Saturday, July 14 - Host Family Weekend

Sunday, July 15 - Seminar Day (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Pick-up in Tel Aviv & Jerusalem
- Day long study session at hotel (seminar room)
- Overnight: Ein Tzurim Guest House, Negev Desert

Monday, July 16 Desert Orienteering (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Morning class at hotel (seminar room)
- Desert orienteering & survival workshop
- Visit to the Israel Air Force Museum
- Evening class at hotel (seminar room)
- Overnight: Ein Tzurim Guest House, Negev Desert

Tuesday, July 17 Ramon Crater (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Morning class at hotel (seminar room)
- Camel trekking in the Negev desert
- Evening class in desert (outdoors)
- Traditional “hafla” dinner feast at Neve Midbar Bedouin tent
- Overnight under the stars at Neve Midbar Bedouin Tent

Wednesday, July 18 Dead Sea & Masada (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Sunrise ascent to Masada
- Morning class on top of Masada
- Floating time at the Dead Sea (separate beaches at Ein Bokek)
- Nature walk to the springs at Nahal David in Ein Gedi
- Ascend to Jerusalem via Mount Scopus
- Jerusalem welcome ceremony at from the Hebrew University lookout
- Evening class at hotel (seminar room)
- Overnight: Prima Palace Hotel, Dead Sea

Thursday, July 19 Ancient Jerusalem (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Morning class at hotel (seminar room)
- Enter the Old City via Shaar Tzion
- Explore the Jewish Quarter & Western Wall complex
- Evening class at hotel (seminar room)
- Overnight: Prima Palace Hotel, Dead Sea

Friday, July 20 - Seminar Day (Guide / Medic)
- Day long study session at hotel (seminar room)
- Relaxed afternoon to shop and prepare for Shabbat
- Kabbalat Shabbat at the Kotel
- Experience a local Tisch in Jerusalem
- Overnight: Prima Palace Hotel, Jerusalem

Saturday, July 21 Shabbat in Jerusalem (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Shabbat services at local shuls in Jerusalem
- Shabbat lunch at hotel
- Walking tour of Jerusalem neighborhoods
- Motzei Shabbat: Free time at the Malcha Mall in Jerusalem
- Overnight: Prima Palace Hotel, Jerusalem

Sunday, July 22 Jewish Remembrance (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Morning class ar hotel (seminar room)
- Visit to Yad VaShem Holocaust Memorial
- Evening class at hotel (seminar room)
- Overnight: Prima Palace Hotel, Jerusalem

Monday, July 23 Learning Day (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Morning class ar hotel (seminar room)
- Learning day with Kollel & Michlellet
- Prepare for Tisha bAv
- Reading of Megilat Echa
- Evening class at hotel (seminar room)
- Overnight: Prima Palace Hotel, Dead Sea

Tuesday, July 24 Tisha B-Av (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Morning class ar hotel (seminar room)
- Tour of the Davidson Center and Southern Wall Excavations
- Go Underground: Kotel Tunnel Tour
- Recount the unification of Jerusalem at Ammunition Hill
- Evening class at hotel (seminar room)
- Overnight: Prima Palace Hotel, Jerusalem

Wednesday, July 25 Tel Aviv (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Morning class ar hotel (seminar room)
- Visit to Rabin Square & Independence Hall
- Evening class at hotel (seminar room)
- Overnight: Prima Palace Hotel, Jerusalem

Thursday, July 26 - Seminar Room (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Day long study session at hotel (seminar room)
- Enjoy a Biblical feast at Eretz Breishit
- Overnight: Prima Palace Hotel, Jerusalem

Friday, July 27 Chesed Project (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Morning class ar hotel (seminar room)
- Table to Table - Pick leftover vegetables & fruits in the field for the needy
- Return to Jerusalem to prepare for final Shabbat
- Afternoon class at hotel (seminar room)
- Kabbalat Shabbat & dinner at hotel
- Overnight: Sephardic Center, Old City of Jerusalem

Saturday, July 28 Shabbat in the Old City (Guide / Driver / Medic)
- Shabbat lunch at hotel
- Walking tour of shuls from Jewish communities around the world
- Motzei Shabbat: Bonfire dinner in the Jerusalem foothills
- Overnight: Prima Palace Hotel, Jerusalem

Sunday, July 29 Learning Day (Medic)
- Day long study session at hotel (seminar room)
- Overnight: Prima Palace Hotel, Jerusalem

Monday, July 30 Farewell (Driver / Medic)
- Final examination at hotel (seminar room)
- Free time for shopping
- Closing session
- Transfer to airport for late night departure

Tuesday, July 31 Return to Canada
- Return to Toronto in early morning