KOLEL LEARNING EXPEDITIONS

Kolel’s Learning Expeditions are now famous for their quality, depth and breadth, and outstanding leadership, with the high calibre of people they attract, places they visit, and experiences they offer.

Kolel 07/08 Trips

UPCOMING EXPEDITIONS


Food for Thought: Israel Culinary Tour co-led by Rabbi Goldstein and Bonnie Stern: Feb. 3-12, 2008 Itinerary
Israel Women's Inward Bound Tour : Women’s Active Spirituality Tour, March 30-April 8, 2008 Itinerary

RECENT EXPEDITIONS

Israel 101

Imagine a trip with ten of the nicest people you know. Now imagine that all ten of you had chosen this particular trip because you shared the same interest, and all were open to meet new people, grow intellectually and experience spiritually. Include an inspirational, funny, caring guide with an encyclopedic depth of knowledge, the sweetest and most careful bus driver, and a rabbi you deeply respect and admire who knows how to let her hair down and have some fun too. Add a dash of beautiful weather, a flawless itinerary, incredible experiences and wonderful locals, and you have our recent Israel 101 trip.

From a jeep tour in the Golan to climbing Masada, from the Western Wall to the ruins at Caeseria, our trip covered all the most famous main sites but added colourful local flavour (like visiting a Safed Kabbalistic artist or eating together in a hole-in-the-wall in the Old City) and lovely spiritual moments (like ascending the Southern Wall steps singing Psalms or planting trees in memory of departed loved ones). We all felt totally “full” at the end, like after having a great meal with great friends in a great location. Who could ask for more?

“This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. If you can imagine the best tour possible, this was a hundred times better.” E. G.
“An intellectual, spiritual, physical, social and gastronomic experience that far outstripped my expectations...” C.T.
“Right from saying the blessing at Pearson before departure, this was not going to be just a tourist junket...Rabbi Goldstein brought with her the same love of klal Yisrael and of Judaism that she displays in the Diaspora, infusing with meaning, insight and tradition so many of our moments...” S. M.
“The tour was perfect in every way...” L. B.

“An amazing, incredible, perfect tour! I discovered my Jewish roots and identity in Israel. I’ll never forget this trip...” C. E.

“Rabbi Goldstein turned potential ”tourist moments“ into profound experiences...this trip surpassed my highest expectations.” J. G.

 

Please call us at 416-636-1880 ext 472 or e-mail Rabbi Goldstein at egoldstein@bjcc.ca for information about these upcoming tours.