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FED Israel Solidarity Mission

March 25 - March 29

Trip dates:
March 25th-March 28th
Participants may choose to arrive prior to the 25th or extend at the end of the program.

Contacts:
Amichay Findling
amichay@Jewishannarbor.org
734-773-3534

Trip Provider:
The Jewish Federation of Ann Arbor, JAFI & Israel Experts Tours

Ground Costs:
$1,350 per person.

Included: Accommodation (home hospitality with Nahalal Families) and most meals, transportation, sightseeing with licensed guide, entrance fees, taxes, security when required, all tips.

Not Included: Airfare, personal or baggage insurance, some beverages, personal expenses.

Draft itinerary
Click here for the current draft itinerary.

Flights:
Arranging and paying for flights is the responsibility of the participant. All participants are asked to be at the Tel Aviv airport no later than 4 PM Monday, March 25th to meet the transport to Nahalal.

Recommended flights:

To Israel:

Jet Blue + El Al:
DTW > JFK (B6 220) Departing 3/24 9:18 AM
JFK > TLV (LY 2) Departing 6 PM, Arriving by 3/25, 10:20 AM.

United Airlines:
DTW > EWR (UA 3604) Departing 7:35 PM.
EWR > TLV (UA 90) Departing 11 PM, Arriving by 3/25, 3:20 PM.

Lufthansa:
DTW > FRA (LH 443) Departing 5:15 PM.
FRA > TLV (LH 686) Departing 10:25 AM, Arriving by 3/25, 3:30 PM.

From Israel:

United Airlines:
3/28 10:10 PM to EWR (UA 91)

El Al:
3/29 12:05 AM to JFK (LY 3)
3/29 1 AM To EWR (LY 27)
3/29 1:05 AM to JFK (LY 1)

Payments:
Payment required upon registration via registration link. For any special requests regarding payment method or plan, please contact Amichay.

Insurance:
Participants are advised to purchase health and trip insurance.

Please notice: not all companies sell coverage to Israel.
trawickinternational.com does sell travel insurance, though not covering war damages.

Waivers:
Participants will also be required to sign waivers for the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor as part of the online registration process.

Please Advise the US State Department website regarding travelling during wartime to Israel:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/israel-west-bank-and-gaza-travel-advisory.html

Please advise the CDC regarding travel health notifications:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/israel