LEVEL UP! Emunah Solidarity Mission

Give and Grow- Unite with the Jewish People, Connect to God, to Israel and to Your Soul. 

Monday Feb. 26, 2024

Arrive in Israel

Bus Stops at Airport at 2:00pm

Meet at the David Citadel hotel at 2:00pm

Bus leaves at 3:00pm

Check in at 5:00

Kedma Isrotel in Sde Boker

Time to settle in

6:00 Getting to Know You - meet Israeli counterparts and hear what life has been like since Oct. 7th

7:00 Dinner

8:00 Introducing the Give and Grow Concept- Volunteering and update on war of Iron Swords 

Getting to Know You part 2 

9:00 pm Zumba with Debbie Hirsch  at the hotel

Goodnight!

Overnight Kedma Spa hotel

Tuesday, Feb. 27th

8:30 Yoga near the pool with Shira

Optional: Zumba with Debbie

9:30 Breakfast

10:30 Leave to Volunteering on a Farm in Otef Aza: Fruit and Vegetable Picking, Help Israeli famers who struggle with loss of their livelihood and their foreign workers

1:00  Visit the Nova festival site

Creative Poetry and Words workshop with Chaya Lester

Prayer Circle

2:30 Bite of Lunch

3:30 Head back to Kedma

4:30 Stretches with Shira

5:30  Emunah-festations  Dini Coopersmith 

6:00 Dinner

7:00 Butterfly Workshop with Artist Sigalit Nivodovsky, Creator of the butterfly exhibit at Hostage Square 

8:00-10:00  Private use of Spa facilities for the group, sauna, pool, wine, coffee, juices, fruit and praline bar  

Overnight: Kedma Isrotel Spa

Wednesday, Feb 28th 

8:00  Yoga with with Shira

9:00 Breakfast 

10:00 Meditation and Mindfulness     Karen Kuflik

10:30 What can be Your Unique Contribution and Meaning?  Dini Coopersmith 

Check out

11:00 Leave to Kfar Aza, Ashkelon

12  Meet a Resident from Kfar Aza, and hear the story of this kibbutz and other Surrounding kibbutzim on Simchat Torah

1:30 Sherry Gvilli introduces us to the Shuva Rest stop for Soldiers 

Meet Yedidya Harosh and Elyasaf Miara: hear their story of bravery and sacrifice 

Help the Harosh family move back to their house in Shlomit!

4:30 As the Sun Sets - Meet at Leora's house in Ashkelon and hear about Courage and Contribution 

Salads and sandwiches

5:30 Back to Jerusalem

6:30 Check in to Jerusalem David Citadel Hotel 

Free evening

8:30pm Sushi and Wine at YA Fine Art : Visit and hear a meaningful Presentation at Artist's Gallery in Mamilla

Optional: Prayer at the Kotel 

Overnight David Citadel Jerusalem

Thursday, Feb. 29th, 2024

7:30 Breakfast

8:30 Jewish Meditation and Acheiving Serenity     R. Dov Ber Cohen

9:30 Getting to the Root of Solidarity       R. Nechemia Coopersmith

10:30 The Message of thes times R. Eitiel Goldvicht 

11:00 Leave to Yad Binyamin 

Poetry Slam on the Bus with Chaya Lester

11:45 Meet with  Tami Goldberg  and hear how she has been filling her life with meaning and giving

Join Make-Up Artist Tal Bracha, in a face-painting workshop at the army base  

Meet Niva, Mom of Omer who was taken captive in Gaza

2:00 pm Leave to Army base: Meet Women Soldiers, bring gifts of make up, cosmetics and toiletries, and Hear their stories of Courage and Resilience

Still Moving Qigong Movement and Meditation workshop with the soldiers  Cindy Weissman and Karen Kuflik

Hafrashat Challa and dancing with the women soldiers

4:00 Prepare bbq for the soldiers (men and women:)

5:00 BBQ Dinner we sponsor with 100 soldiers! Honored Guests Dennis and Debra Berman

7:00 pm Back to Jerusalem

Free evening

Overnight David Citadel Jerusalem

Friday March. 1st

Breakfast

9:00 The Power of Tehillim            Mrs. Rivka Segal

10:00 Bus to Hostage Square in Tel Aviv (Please God there will be no more hostages  and square will be dismantled)

Pay tribute, speak to families, pray for the safe and healthy return of their loved ones

Sell butterfly pins and support the cause of the hostages' families

Take a short guided tour around the square

12:00 Back to Jerusalem

1:00 Free for lunch

Prep for Shabbat

4:15 Leave to Aish Building

4:45 Candle Lighting at Aish World Center

Pray and Dance at Kotel 

Dinner Aish World Center

Dvar Torah

Oneg Shabbat

Overnight David Citadel

Shabbat, March. 2nd, 2024

Optional: Shabbat services 

Kiddush/ Breakfast

9:30 Self-Compassion and Mindfulness   Karen Kuflik

10:30 5 steps to Leveling Up your relationship with God         Dini Coopersmith 

11:30 Leave to Shabbat Lunch

3:00 Rest

4:00 Walking tour of Nachlaot with Chaya Lester

5:00 Seuda shlishit at the Lesters

5:45  Havdala

Free Evening

Sunday, March. 3rd

Taking it all Home

Breakfast

9:30 Face Yoga    Yardena Slater   

10:30 Check out of Hotel

Load Bus or put Luggage in Storage

11:00 Depart to Gush Etzion

11:30 Meet Ayala ben Yosef

12:00 Visit an army base and provide the Soldiers with Gifts, Snacks and Letters of Encouragement 

Hear from the soldiers about motivation and inspiration

1:00 Wine and Cheese at Jolie Eisen's house in Efrat-  Meet Leo Dee and hear about Emunah in the face of Struggle and The Power of Unity

2:00 Folk Dancing with Ayala ben Yosef

3:00 Stop in Tekoa and Shop at Israeli businesses and Support Israeli Artists

5:00  Banquet Dinner at Roza  

7:00 Back To Jerusalem or Leave to Airport!

See you back here soon in happier times!