Honeymooning The Holy Land Way
10
places to visit
in Israel.
Deborah Fineblum Schabb I JNS.org
l\new
program makes it
even
easier for
couples to experi
ence the magic of an Israeli
honeymoon. This spring, Honey
moon Israel is sending pilot trips of
newlyweds on heavily subsidized
nine-day honeymoons. Honey
Israel's co-CEO, Avi Rubel,
the
chance to honeymoon in
says
the Jewish state is "an opportunity
moon
people out of their normal
atmosphere and give them a Jewish
experience:'
Couples must have at least one
to take
Jewish partner, be ages 25-40 and
be within the first five years of their
committed relationship. Honey
moon Israel is an inclusive program
for Jewish-Jewlsh, interfaith and
LGBTQ couples. The total cost for
-
a Anniversaries
a
participating couples is $1,500 in
cluding all flights and ground costs.
You can apply at www.honeymoon
israel.org.
However they are able to get
there, opportunities abound for
newly minted couples to celebrate
Corporate
a Bar & Bat Milzvahs_
tecture, and historical and
FOR HISTORY BUFFS: CAESAREA
Standing
in the ruins of the Helle
nistic and Crusader
when
periods
port city and, for
many years, the capital of Israel
might be practically the closest
thing to time travel. In addition to
a birds-eye view of 2,300 years of
history, Caesarea also offers such
modern attractions as golf courses,
deep-sea diving, live music, an art
museum, horse racing and a large
national park.
Caesarea
FOR NATURE LOVERS: ISRAEL
NATIONAL TRAIL
The Israel National Trail invites hikers
the country from south
north, from the Gulf of Aqaba
in Eilat all the way to Dan, near the
Lebanese border. The trail, which
to traverse
to
measures some
a
decidedly
620 miles and takes
scenic
The
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Woman Behind the Scenes of A June Event, chose the
Incomparable Regency
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Wedding!
FOR ART LOVERS AND MYSTICS:
to show off its natural
SAFED
trail
was
city is elevat
command majestic
national trail
beauty. The
officially opened
in 1995.
ed
enough
to
FOR WINE AFICIONADOS:
views in every direction: from the
Golan to Mount Meron to Lebanon,
ZIKHRON YA'AKOV
Tiberias and the Kinneret (Sea of
Galilee). For couples seeking to kick
off their marriage on a spiritual high,
honeymoon in Zikhron Ya'akov, but
it certainly helps. Blessed with the
golden sunshine to facilitate grape
Safed is also home to the mystical
Jewish tradition of Kabbalah.
growing, Zikhron was established
at the tip of the Carmel mountain
FOR WATER BABIES: TIBERIAS
range in 1882 with the help of Baron
Edmond de Rothschild, the Jewish
ers a chance to warm up nearly
year-round, in sharp contrast to the
bracing air of Safed, a short ride
to the north. Here one can enjoy
water sports and a marina along the
extensive
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This ancient northern
Perched on the shores of Lake Kin
neret, Tiberias gives honeymoon
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path through the
ding hoopla.
country,
Israel needed its
I Bradley Wedding
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was a
the creation of jour
nalist Avraham Tamir who, having
hiked the Appalachian Trail, decided
in Israel and unwind from the wed
The Waterstone
religious
sites.
waterfront, ancient archi-
aqueduct
in Caesarea
You don't need to love wine to
philanthropist who supported many
of Israel's early communities. Visitors
will find a town rich in history, the
Museum of the First Aliyah, quaint
crafts shops and eateries, architec
tural gems and some of the finest
winery tours
in Israel.
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