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Gem Sample Schedule
Monday
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Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv
Take Jerusalem Van Shuttle Service to hotel in Jerusalem
Check into hotel |
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| 6:00 pm |
Welcome Dinner and Ice-Breaker
Café Rimon Dairy Restaurant on Ben Yehuda Pedestrian Mall
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Tuesday
Breakfast at the hotel.
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| 8:30 am |
Walk to the Old City |
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| 9:15 am |
Old City, Jewish Quarter (Rova) Orientation
Necha Golda Dubinsky
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| 10:00 am |
Are We Talking to a Wall --What Do We Do at the Western Wall
Mrs. Chana Silver
Executive Learning Center (ELC)
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| 11:15 am |
Visit the Western Wall |
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| 12:15 pm |
Bringing the Torah Text to Life - Weekly Torah Portion: Noah
Dr. Gerald Schroeder
ELC
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| 1:15-2:45 pm |
Quiche and salad lunch
ELC
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| 2:45-3:45 pm |
The Dirt On Lashon Hara or Prohibited Speech
(Gossip, Lies and Lessons)
Mrs. Chaya Rachel Blatt
ELC
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| 4:00-5:00 pm |
In ___ We Trust: Filling in the Blanks (part 1)
Rabbi Moshe Zeldman
ELC
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| 5:15 pm |
The Essence of A Blessing
Mrs. Chaya Legumsky
ELC
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| 6:30 pm |
Free evening and dinner on your own |
Wednesday
Breakfast at the hotel.
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| 8:30-4:15 pm |
Tour of Chevron and Kever Rochel
The Cave of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs and Rachel's Tomb
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| 4:30-7:30 pm |
Free time and dinner on your own |
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| 8:00-10:00 pm |
"The Three Pillars of the World"
Rebbetzin Fruma Altusky
In her home in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mattesdorf
Then to meet her parents, Rabbi and Rebbetzin Pincas Scheinberg
Torah giants of our generation
In the same building
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Thursday
Breakfast at the hotel.
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| 9:15 am |
Jerusalem: The Palace of the King
Mrs. Aidel Teller
ELC
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| 10:15-11:00 am |
Tour of the construction of the new,
Aish HaTorah World Center on the Western Wall Plaza
Rabbi Daniel Schloss
Director of Finance at Aish HaTorah
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| 11:15 am |
The Holiest Spot on Earth: A Physical Overview
Rabbi Ken Spiro
Aish HaTorah World Center Rooftop
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| 12:15 pm |
Lunch on your own |
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| 1:30-4:30 pm |
Walking Tour of the Old City
Rebbetzin Feigie Kahane
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| 6:30 pm |
Chassidish Wedding: Chupah, Dinner, and Dancing
Jerusalem neighborhood of Givat Shaul
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Friday
Breakfast at the hotel.
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| 9:20 am |
Chain of Generations Museum
By the Western Wall
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| 11:00-Noon |
Anti-Semitism: Why the Jews?
Rabbi Motty Berger
ELC
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| 4:15 pm |
Candle lighting
Welcome the Shabbat queen at the Western Wall
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| 5:45 pm |
Friday night dinner with families in the Old City |
Shabbos
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| 7:30 am |
Optional: Visit a variety of shuls in the Old City |
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| 10:30 am |
Lunch with families in the Old City |
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| 1:30-2:30 pm |
The Art of Selfishness
Rabbi Motty Berger
At the Dubinsky's in the Old City
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| 4:00-6:00 pm |
Evening Meal with families in the Old City
Followed by Havdallah
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| 7:00-10:00 pm |
Roaming the Rova
What is it like living in the Rova, The Jewish Quarter of the Old City?
A variety of Old City residents welcome us into their homes to share the story of their personal journeys.
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Sunday
Breakfast at the hotel.
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| 9 am - 5:00 pm |
Discovery Seminar (includes lunch)
Aish HaTorah in the Old City
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| After 6:00 pm |
Free evening and dinner on your own |
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| 8:45-10:15 pm |
Optional: (Community Class)
Ways of the Righteous
Rebbetzin Tzipporah Heller
At the home of Sarah Rigler in the Old City
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Monday
Breakfast at the hotel.
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| 9:00 am |
The Greatness of Jewish Women
Mrs. Dini Coopersmith
ELC
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| After 10:15 am |
The Jewish View of Sexuality
Mrs. Meira Svirsky
ELC
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| 11:30 am |
Visit Rebbetzin Zilberman at her home
What is it like living in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City?
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| 1:00 pm |
Falafel buffet lunch in the ELC |
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| 2:00 pm |
In ___ We Trust: Filling in the Blanks (part 2)
Rabbi Moshe Zeldman
ELC
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| 3:15 pm |
Your Greatest Mission
Rabbi Yaakov Gibber
ELC
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| 4:30-7:30 pm |
Free time and dinner on your own |
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| 7:45-10:00 pm |
Tour of the Western Wall Tunnels
Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis
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Tuesday
Breakfast at the hotel.
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| 10:00 am |
A Deeper Look at the Sinai Experience
Chumash with Mrs. Chana Ovadia
At EYAHT, Aish HaTorah's College of Jewish Studies for Women
In the Jerusalem neighborhood of Kiryat Sanz
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| 11:00 am |
The Magic of Shabbos Candles
Rebbetzin Denah Weinberg, Dean of EYAHT
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| 12:00 pm |
The Effect of Your Prayers
Mrs. Nechama Karlinsky
EYAHT
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| 1:00 pm |
Walk to lunch at Rav Shefa Mall |
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| 2:00 pm |
Begin the Day Right
Understanding Morning Blessings
Mrs. Sara Rivka Rubinfeld
EYAHT
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| 3:00 pm |
Taxi to the Old City |
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| 4:00 pm |
In ___ We Trust: Filling In The Blanks (part 3)
Rabbi Moshe Zeldman
ELC
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| 5:00 pm |
Five Levels of Free Will
Rabbi Noah Weinberg, Dean of Aish HaTorah
Office of the Dean
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| 6:15 pm |
Lasagna and salad dinner at the ELC |
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| After 7:00 pm |
Free evening |
Wednesday
Breakfast at the hotel.
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| 9 am - 5:30 pm |
Tour Masada, Dead Sea dip, mud treatments, sauna, steam room and Ahava Factory Shop visit
Includes picnic lunch
With tour guide Mrs. Chagit Miasnic, history teacher and botanist
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| 7:00 pm |
Walk to farewell dinner at Sheyan Asian Restaurant in Jerusalem.
Last hotel night. |
Thursday
Breakfast at the hotel.
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| Noon |
Hotel check-out. Luggage can be held for you after check-out.
Departure any time. You are welcome to attend free, drop-in classes at Aish HaTorah Essentials Program in the Old City all day Thursday. |
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