Sunday, May 18, 2025

Day 1: Welcome to Israel​

• 6:00pm: Meet in the Lobby

• 6:45pm - 8:30pm: Opening Dinner and Conversation with Yizhar Shai, Entrepreneur and Former Minister of Science and Technology 

 

Monday, May 19, 2025

​​Day 2: Northern Exposure​

• 7:30am: Leave the Hotel and Travel to the North

• 10:00am - 10:15am: Introduction to Galila and Alma Research & Education Center

• 10:30am - 11:30pm: A Panel with residents of the Galilee

• 12:00pm - 1:15pm: Home hospitality Druze Lunch

• 2:00pm - 3:00pm: Geopolitical Briefing Overlooking the Lebanese Border, with Sarit Zehavi

• 5:00pm - 6:00pm: Group Reflection

• 6:00pm - 8:00pm: Wine Tasting and Dinner in the Tulip Winery

• 9:30pm: Return to Tel Aviv

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Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Day 3: Tel Aviv

• 7:00am - 7:45am: Optional Morning Activity

• 9:00am - 9:45am: Travel to Jaffa

• 9:45am - 11:15am: Meeting Ihab, Founder of the Orchard of the Children of Abraham

• 11:45am - 1:15pm: Tel Aviv Tasting Tour 

• 1:45pm - 2:30pm: Meet Amit Sosna, Kidnapped into Gaza on October 7th

• 2:45pm - 3:45pm: Panel with Iron Nation & Lital Leshem, Founder and CEO of Protego

• 4:00pm - 6:30pm: Relax

• 7:00pm - 9:00pm: Dinner in Central Tel Aviv and Group Reflection

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Day 4: Jerusalem

• 8:00am: Depart to Jerusalem

• 9:30am - 11:30am Meeting with the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog

• 11:30am -12:00pm Meeting with Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin, Parents of Hersch Goldberg-Polin

• 12:30pm - 2:30pm: Tasting Lunch at Machane Yehuda Shuk

• 3:15pm - 4:15pm: Visit the Sinsila Community Center and meet its Founder, Architect Tariq Nassar

• 5:15pm - 6:15pm: Discussion on Israel's Prospective Directions with Matti Friedman, Author and Journalist

• 6:15pm - 7:00pm: Wrap-up Session

• 7:00pm: Dinner

• 9:00pm: Drive to the airport

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OPTIONAL: Thursday, May 22, 2025

Day 5: Gaza Envelope

• 7:30am:  Leave the hotel and travel to the communities in Southern Israel near the Gaza Border

• 9:30am - 11:00am: Visit Kfar Aza with Chen Kotler

• 11:30am - 12:30pm: Visit the Nova Site

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: Gaza Overlook from the Nahal Oz Fallen Soldiers Memorial

• 1:45pm - 3:00pm: Lunch in Sderot

• 3:00pm - 4:00pm: Visit the Sderot Animal-Assisted Therapy and Resilience Center

• 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Drive to Tel Aviv​​​