Temple Emunah Spain + Morocco

• Depart the United States.

• Departure
• Arrival in Portugal – Lisbon
• Arrive at Lisbon International Airport, with assistance.
• Old Jewish Quarter in the Alfama neighborhood.
• Walk river-front to the Praça do Comércio.
• Discover Downtown, location of the old Jewish quarter and former Jewish cemetery.
• Lunch on own.
• Visit the Rossio square.
• Square of Tolerance, by the Church of St Dominic.
• Train-station where refugees arrived in 1940 and hotels or cafes they spent their days, trying to leave Europe.
• Finish in Restadores Square.
• Check in to hotel.
• Free evening and dinner on own.

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Drive to Sintra.
• Visit the spectacular UNESCO Heritage site Palacio da Pena.
• Stroll through the streets of Old Sintra town
• Lunch en route on own.
• Drive to Estoril
• Visit Estoril located in the Portuguese Riviera, see its Casino, beaches 6 the Chalet Barros.
• Drive to Cascais.
• Get to know beautiful Cascais and its cobblestone streets, home to many Jewish refugees after WW2.
• Drive back to Lisbon.
• Free evening and dinner on own.

• Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
• Flight to Madrid.
• Arrive at Madrid International Airport, with assistance.
• Meet with Main Trip participants and continue together.

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• Arrive at Madrid International Airport, with assistance.
• Panoramic tour of Madrid by bus, including Retiro Park, Puerta de Alcala, Salamanca
• neighborhood, Las Ventas bullring, Real Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium, Madrid’s most famous
• fountains (Neptune and Cibeles) and Castellana Avenue.
• Green Wall.
• Lunch on own.
• Visit the Prado Museum.
• Check in to the hotel.
• Festive welcome dinner and trip orientation.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Toledo (1 hour).
• Guided visit to the Old City of Toledo.
• Jewish Quarter, the Shmuel Halevi statue and the Shmuel Halevi Abulafia Synagogue (Nuestra Senora del Tranisito), the Sephardic Museum, and the Santa Maria La Blanca Church which was formerly the Grand Synagogue.
• Lunch on own.
• Visit the El Greco Museum.
• Enjoy the Grand Toledo Cathedral.
• Return to Madrid.
• Free evening and dinner on your own in Madrid.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Depart for Segovia The visit will include:
• The Jewish Quarter:
  • Jewish Quarter, with visits and views of buildings that housed many of the community synagogues and homes of communal leaders.
  • Jewish Cemetery.
• Lunch on own in the area of the Segovia Plaza Mayor.
• Central UNESCO Heritage Medieval Segovia, including:
• Roman Aqueduct of Segovia.
• The Gothic Cathedral of Segovia, located in the Plaza Mayor.
• The Alcazar, Castle of Segovia (Museum of Segovia).
• Return to Madrid.
• Time to prepare for Shabbat.
• Candle lighting
• Kabbalat Shabbat with a Progressive community in Madrid, followed by Shabbat dinner with members of the community.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Optional visit to one of Madrid’s synagogues.
• Shabbat lunch on own.
• Explore Madrid on foot:
• Madrid’s oldest quarter, “Austria”.
• Plaza de la Villa,
• Tower of Los Lujanes.
• Plaza Mayor.
• Literary Quarter of Madrid.
• Walk through Madrid, visiting:
• Plaza de España, with an inspiring monument to Poet, Novelist, and Playwright Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.
• The Royal Palace.
• The Meaning of 1492 and the Relationship Between Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, late afternoon discussion with scholar.
• Havdallah.
• Dinner and evening on own.

• Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
• Take the train from Madrid to Seville (2.5 hours).
• Santa Cruz neighborhood, formerly Seville’s Jewish Quarter including a Jewish Heritage Walking Tour.
• Lunch on own.
• Alcázar Palace.
• Seville Cathedral.
• La Giralda.
• Free afternoon for personal exploration.
• Return to hotel for rest and relaxation.
• Dinner on your own and free evening in Seville, with a possible opportunity to check out the views from Las Setas (time permitting).
• Evening stroll on the Triana Bridge

• Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
• Drive to Cordoba (1.5 hour).
• Program at Casa de Sefarad, Possible meeting with the people responsible for the creation of this private historical project in the Jewish Quarter, with a workshop on Andalusian Ladino music.
• Explore the Jewish Quarter
• Plaza Tiberias
• Yehuda Halevi Square.
• Stroll through the restored heart of Cordoba, with lunch on own
• Check in to hotel.
• Flamenco workshop, followed by dinner and a Flamenco performance.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Visit the Mosque-Cathedral (Mezquita).
• Visit the Maimonides Synagogue
• Lunch on your own.
• Free afternoon to rest or explore Cordoba on your own.
• Dinner at a local restaurant.

• Legends
• Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
• Depart for Lucena (1.0 hour).
• Brief visit to the “Jewish Necropolis” of Lucena.
• Continue on to Granada (1.5 hours).
• Lunch en-route to Granada
• Alhambra Palace and Generalife Gardens.
• Visit the Albaizyn neighbour.
• Realejo, the former Jewish Quarter and the site of the original town bearing the name Garnata al- Yahud.
• Statue of Samuel ben Yehudah ibn Tibbon,
• Check in to hotel, free evening with dinner on own.

• Breakfast at the hotel & check out.
• Drive to Malaga
• Time-permitting, explore the Picasso Museum.
• See Malagueta Beach for some rest and relaxation with lunch on own.
• Drive to the Malaga Airport.
• Flight to Marrakech.
• Check in to Marrakech hotel.
• Free evening and dinner on own.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Viewpoints tour of the new city of Marrakech en route to the hotel.
• Visit the Majorelle Garden, constructed over 40 years by French artist Jacques Majorelle.
• Depart for the Ourika Valley in the High Atlas Mountains with a visit the grave of the Tzaddik Rabbi Shlomo ben Hensh, and hear the story of Hananiyah Elfassie, one of the last Berber Jews.
• Return to Marrakech and meander through the teaming alleyways of the Medina with the Saadian Tombs, concluding at the Djemaa El-Fna Square.
• Free time for Shabbat preparation, followed by Kabbalat Shabbat at the Marrakech Synagogue and Festive Shabbat dinner with a local Jewish family.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Morning:
• Option 1
• Optional Shabbat services, followed by lunch with a Marrakech Jewish Family. (K)
• Option 2
• Guided exploration through hidden corners of the Medina, with lunch on your own.
• Afternoon:
• Free time for leisure and personal exploration.
• Havdallah followed by the Palais Jbilet with Fantasia show and dinner.
• Walking tour.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Guided walk through Marrakech Medina (Old City) and Melah (former Jewish Quarter) including The Lazama Synagogue, and the remnants of Jewish Communal Buildings and the Bahaia Palace.
• Flight to Fes.
• Arrive in Fes with a short viewpoints tour.
• Drive into Fes and continue with a visit to the Fes Jewish Cemetery and the graves of Rabbi Yahuda Ben Attar and Solika the Righteous.
• Check in to the hotel.
• Dinner and evening on own in Fes.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Continue to the Fes Mellah, the once-Jewish Quarter, including the Ibn Danan 17^th century synagogue and a view of the Kings Palace.
• Guided visit through the Medina, including visits to Maimonides House, with special focus on Maimonides the physician.
• Lunch on own in the Medina.
• Embark on a guided visit through the Fes Medina and the largest Medieval Souq (market) in Africa, with its exotic architecture, carpet shops and artisans.
• Free time for rest and relaxation.
• Visit the only active Fes synagogue, followed by dinner with members of the Jewish community.
• Free evening to explore Fes by night.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Rabat.
• Guided visit through Rabat, the capital of Morocco, and visit the Jewish Quarter, the Oudayas Gardens, the Mohammed V Mausoleum and Hassan Tower.
• Lunch at a Rabat restaurant with members of the Moroccan Jewish community.
• Depart Rabat for Meknes to visit the Bab Monsour Gate and the Jewish Quarter.
• Drive to Casablanca.
• Dinner on your own and free time.

• Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
• Visit to the Hassan II Mosque, inaugurated in 1994 and one of the largest in the world, outside of Mecca.
• Visit the Beth El synagogue, often considered the centerpiece of a once-vibrant Jewish community, with its stained-glass windows and other artistic elements.
• Visit the Casablanca Mellah followed by lunch at the Jewish club.
• Visit of Neve Shalom Jewish School, followed by a guided walk through the recently renovated Museum of Moroccan Judaism.
• Festive Farewell dinner in Casablanca.
• Transfer to the airport.
• Return flight to the United States.

Arrive in the USA

Program is subject to change, pending confirmations.