LEVEL UP! Israel Trip

Arrive in Israel 

Monday, May 9th

12:00 Meet at Cramim hotel  for R&R  

1:00 Welcome snack- Meet and Greet-:at the Cramim coffee shop

Gift-packets

2:00 check in to lodging - Cramim hotel and settle in.

3:00 Introducing the theme and goals of the Trip        Dini Coopersmith  

Getting to Know You   Elissa Felder

4:00 Getting in touch with our souls, strengths and talents    Dini Coopersmith

5:00  What is Qigong and How can it Improve Your Life? Cindy Weissman

6:00 Opening dinner at Cramim 

7:15  Wellness, Anti-Aging and Face Yoga        Yardena Slater: 

8:00  Optional Zumba!                  with Odelya Tzubeli

9:00 Do I have a  Mission Statement for my Life?                    Art workshop with Elissa Felder

Good Night!

Tuesday, May 10th

7:00 -9:00  Buffet Breakfast

9:00 The Secrets of Self Compassion and Healing     Atara Weisberger

10:00 Sign-posts on the Road to Health  Yardena Slater

11:00 Check out, leave bags in storage

Optional spa treatments

1:30  Leave Cramim to Gush Etzion

2:15 Sourdough bread-baking workshop at "Pat b'Melach"

3:30 Stop at Pinah Chama- a rest-stop for soldiers, bring them freshly baked pretzels

Meet Sharon Katz and and hear about her project of volunteering and the women's theatre

5:00 Meet Kenny Kodesh at the Overlook in Neve Daniel

5:30 Lovely Sushi dinner at Kodish family home 

6:30 Head back to Jerusalem

7:00 Check in to Inbal hotel

8:00 Meet in Lobby with Leah Goldin

Hear the heart-breaking story of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul- in anticipation of our trip tomorrow to the Hadar Goldin Outlook

Overnight Inbal hotel

 

Wednesday, May 11th

8:00 Breakfast

8:45 Walk to the Old City wityh Guy Kahn

9:45 Overlooking the kotel with R. Dov Ber Cohen: Jerusalem and Prayer

10:30 Go out to the Kotel 

11:00  Leave on Bus to to Zichron Yaakov 

Stop at Mitzpeh Hadar Goldin in yishuv Saliit

Meet with Hagit Halperin

1:30 Meet Hava and Visit Neve Michael Children's Village in Pardess Chana 

2:30 Head to Zichron Yaakov 

First Aliya Museaum

Tour Zichron Yaakov

5:45 Dinner at Nilli restaurant on 43 haMeyasdim street

7:00 pm Head Back to Jerusalem

Thursday, May 12th

8:00 Breakfast

8:45 Meet in Lobby to walk to King David Residence at 9 Keren haYesod st.

9:00 Mood, Food and God: the Interplay between Mental Health, Self Care and the Soul     Atara Weisberger

10:40  Leave to Binyamin Region 

Qigong on the bus with Cindy Weissman

11:30 Meet Eliana Passentin in Shiloh 

12:30 Prayer Circle

2:00 Meet Aaron Katsoff on his farm in Aish Kodesh, taste wine at his Winery and hear his story of rescue, endurance and chessed.

5:00 Head back to Givaat Zeev in Jerusalem

6:00  Dinner at Chana Gilman's lovely apt in Givaat Ze'ev 

7:00 Challa Bake and Dance with Ronit Neemad

9:00 Overnight Inbal

 

Friday, May 13th

8:00 Breakfast

9:15 Qigong  Cindy Weissman

10:00 What is Mindfulness? A discussion and Practice  Karen Kuflik

1:00 pm  Head to the Shuk on Lightrail

Shop for hosts and BYOB

3:30 hotel/ prep for Shabbat

6:00 Walk to Old City

Meet at the Lovely Berman Residence  at 11 Ohr haChaim st.

6:45 Shabbat, Sefirat haOmer, Jerusalem and the Sabbatical year: Understanding the concept of Holiness in Space Time and Person                   Dini Coopersmith

7:21 Candle- Lighting

Prayer at the Kotel

Catered Dinner at a beautiful residence in the Old city

Dvar Torah with Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith   

Torah comes alive through the portion of the week              Elissa Felder    

Anyone still up? Let's get-together in the hotel lobby with     Elissa Felder    

Overnight Inbal hotel 

Shabbat in Jerusalem

Shabbat, May 14th

An Island in Time

Shabbat services 

9:00-10:00 Breakfast/ Kiddush

10:30 meet in lobby prepared to go for lunch

3 steps to Serenity and Trust  Dini Coopersmith in hotel outdoor lobby

11:15 Meet to walk to families for Shabbat lunch

12:00 Shabbat Lunch

3:00 Shabbat rest

4:30  Learning the Language of the Soul: A kabbalistic Dive in to Dreams, Angels and the Unconscious- an afternoon get-together with Chaya Lester

6:50  Qigong with Cindy Weissman in the outdoor hotel porch

7:30  Walk to the Old City

8:21 pm havdala 

9:00 Melave Malka at Berman Residence at 11 Ohr ha Chaim st. in the Old City

Dance zumba! with Odelya Tzubeli

Healthy Cooking Workshop with   Atara Weisberger  

Sunday, May 15th

8:30 am breakfast

9:00 Leave for Sderot, the south of Israel where we volunteer to transform bomb shelters in to works of art and help pick crops for farmers who are letting the land lay fallow, meet soldiers who are protecting our land and give them a token of our appreciation!

10:15 Meet Yedidya Harosh and Elyasaf the "bomb shelter artist".

11:00 Painting "Miguniot" - shelters in Sderot

1:00 Travel to Bnei Netzarim for Lunch 

2:00 Meet the women of Yishuvei Chalutza and lunch

Shop and Support the settlements and farms by helping to organize fresh produce straight from the hot-houses

Package food and bring to Soldiers

5:30 Head back to Jerusalem

6:00 Stop in Ashkelon at Leora's house for a light dinner and hear Leora Gershaw  on Giving and Growing: How to Incorporate chessed in to your busy Life

8:30 Depart back to Jerusalem and the hotel

Overnight Inbal

Monday May 16th