Βασίλειος Σωτήρας Εσας σας κάλεσε κανείς; JFNA - CCD DRAFT ITINERARY GREECE/ISRAEL

Βασίλειος Σωτήρας

Εσας σας κάλεσε κανείς;

JFNA - CCD
DRAFT ITINERARY GREECE/ISRAEL
Subject to change
As of May 9, 2014

MONDAY, JULY 07
Arrive in Athens
1:00PM Lunch at the Hilton Hotel
Overview by our Scholar, Rabbi Michael Paley
Visit Beit Shalom Synagogue
Greetings by Minos Moissis, President of the Athens Jewish Community
Yizhkor Service at Holocaust Monument together with Greek Youth
Cocktail Reception at the residence of U.S. Ambassador to Greece (Invited)
Tour the Acropolis Museum
Cocktail Reception with Minister of Tourism, Olga Kefalogianni (confirmed)
Dinner at the Acropolis Museum with members of the Greek Jewish Community
Return to hotel
OVERNIGHT: HILTON HOTEL, ATHENS

TUESDAY, JULY 08
Breakfast
Training Workshop
Jewish Agency Briefing
Visit the Jewish the Jewish Day School
Lunch with Hidden Children and Holocaust survivors at the Yacht Club
Home Visits
Visit the Jewish Museum
Meeting with Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras (Invited)
Evening Free
OVERNIGHT: HILTON HOTEL, ATHENS

WEDNESDAY, JULY 09
Breakfast
Depart Athens for Thessaloniki
Arrive in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki City Overview
Lunch with members of the Thessaloniki Jewish community at the Electra Palace Hotel
Briefing by the Mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris (Invited)
Visit the Monasteriotes Synagogue
Yizkor Service at the Railway Tracks
Depart for visit to the Summer Camp
Summation by Scholar
Transfer to the airport
9:30PM Depart via Aegean Charter Flight #
11:00PM Arrive Israel
Transfer to hotel
OVERNIGHT: DAVID INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, TEL AVIV

THURSDAY, JULY 10
Breakfast
Your work in Action
Skills building session
JAFI/JDC Site visit in small groups
Lunch
Alternate site visit this afternoon (JAFI/JDC)
Tel Aviv Spectacular – meet with select residents of Tel Aviv that have made a difference in various fields including high –tech, medical, education. Celebrate with multi-cultural evening of food, music and dance.
OVERNIGHT: DAVID INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, TEL AVIV

FRIDAY, JULY 11
Israel Today
Breakfast and dialogue with experts on topical Issues facing Israel today
ORT site visit
Proceed to Jerusalem
Time at leisure
Depart for the Western Wall
Hachana Le’shabbat at the hotel’s pool side- join together for a spiritual service as we welcome Shabbat as a mission community
Festive Shabbat Dinner
OVERNIGHT: DAVID CITADEL HOTEL, JERUSALEM

SATURDAY, JULY 12
Shabbat Menucha (rest)
Breakfast at leisure
Optional walking tours
JFNA presentation- supporting federations
Parashah of the week
Lunch at hotel with meetings by city size federations-air and share topics of interest
Afternoon at leisure and optional walking tours
Havdallah
Dinner at leisure
OVERNIGHT: DAVID CITADEL HOTEL, JERUSALEM

SUNDAY, JULY 13
From Yesterday to Tomorrow
Breakfast Skills building session
Interactive Study Session
Pre Caucus Session
Lunch and Evaluation session
Free time
Closing Dinner
8:00PM Depart for Airport