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There is a lot to manage on a six-week program: from spending 20 days in Camp Koby to learning about how you can make a difference, and of course managing to do exciting and fun-filled touring. This itinerary will take you through all of these incredible opportunities, as well as enable you to create your own special and unforgettable program.
So here it goes . . . an experience you, and all the lives that you touch, will never forget!
| Day | Date | Activity | Description |
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Sunday |
July 3 |
Departure via NY for Israel |
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Monday |
July 4 |
Arrival in Israel |
Arrive at the new Ben Gurion Airport, Terminal 3. Drive to J-m and Daven at the Kotel |
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Tuesday |
July 5 |
Arrive at Camp Koby |
Meet the Israeli counselors and continue your counselor training with the Israeli counselors. |
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Wednesday- Friday
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July 6 -15
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Group 1: Counselors at Camp Koby
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Half the group will be divided among the campers and serve as counselors at Camp Koby. |
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Group 2: Specialized course in Trauma and Grief |
While living at Camp Koby, the group will take part in some camp activities while attending a wide range of activities to learn about bereavement and trauma. You'll take day trips and learn about Zaka, Magen David Adom, and Yad Sarah among others, attend classes given by experts in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, the process of bereavement, how terror affects Israeli society, and practical courses in different methods of therapy used by the Koby Mandell Foundation, including art, drama and dance therapy, as well as therapy with animals |
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Shabbat |
July 16 |
Free Shabbat |
Tell all your friends how much fun you are having on this free Shabbat! |
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Sunday - Wednesday |
July 17-20 |
Eilat |
Spend four awesome days in Eilat as you tour, chill and share with your friends your Camp Koby experiences |
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Thursday |
July 21 |
Tel Aviv |
Begin Israel Advocacy training as you prepare - along with members of the KMF Friends program - for your first Active Community Shabbat [see explanation bellow] |
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Friday |
July 22 |
Tel Aviv
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Tour and Shop in Tel Aviv with the members of the KMF Friends program |
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Shabbat
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July 23 | Raanana | Active Community Shabbat [see explanation bellow] |
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Sunday
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July 24 | Back to Camp Koby | Back to Camp Koby for counselor training with a second group of Israeli counselors |
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Mon.-Wednesday
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July 25 – August 3
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Group 1: See above for group 2 |
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Group 2: Counselors at Camp Koby |
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Wed.-Friday |
Aug. 3–5 |
“Crazy Waters” |
After two sessions at Camp Koby you deserve a break: Whether floating on the Dead sea or rafting from the Kinneret to the Jordan River, you will get an intense feeling of what the waters of Israel are really like! |
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Shabbat |
August 6 |
Free Shabbat [don't miss us too much] |
You will be encouraged to join your new Israeli Camp Koby friends or members of the KMF Friends Program for Shabbat |
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Sunday-Friday |
August 7–12 |
Two-part program in Yerushalyim |
Israel Advocacy Seminar and Build Your Own Program |
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Shabbat-Sunday |
August 13–14 |
Shabbat in Yerushalayim |
Special Tisha B'Av programs |
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Monday |
August 15 |
Farewell parties and departure |
Farewell parties and other exciting meaningful things before you return home. |
Two-part Program:
Israel Advocacy Seminar:
After seeing it all for yourself and creating bonding relationships with terror victims, you will learn how to be a true Israel Advocate. You'll learn about the issues of terror and how to explain its effects to groups in the U.S. You'll be trained and practice speaking in front of a group, how to develop and organize a pro-Israel program and more.
CREATE YOUR OWN PROGRAM – choose from the following options:
- Meditations, Mysticism and Jewish Faces:
Learn about the different faces of Judaism as you see mystical Jewish places, meet inspiring spiritual people and participate in expressive and creative workshops that will enable you to find your own Jewish voice.
- Chessed:
Making a difference : Spend your time in a meaningful way as you get active in people's homes or Tzeddaka organizations.
- Desert Nights:
Let the stars guide you and the sun tan you. With a host of Israel 's best tour-guides and herd of Bedouin camels you will wander around Israel 's ancient paths and hills.
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