Oak Park Temple B’nai Abraham Zion trip to Morocco

• Depart the United States for Casablanca, Morocco

• Arrive at Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca.
• Drive into Casablanca.
• Check in to the hotel.
• Visit the Beth El synagogue, often considered the centerpiece of a once-vibrant Jewish community, with its stained glass windows and other artistic elements.
• Take a panoramic viewpoints tour of the city.
• Festive welcome dinner with leaders of the Casablanca Jewish community.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• The Glory of Jewish Morocco, an introduction to Jewish Morocco, yesterday and today, with the country director of the JDC.
• Guided visit through the recently-renovated Museum of Moroccan Judaism.
• Visit the Casablanca Mellah,
• Lunch at the Casablanca Jewish Club.
• Guided visit to the Hassan II Mosque, inaugurated in 1994 and one of the largest in the world outside of Mecca.
• Free time for personal exploration.
• Dinner on own, with an optional traditional Moroccan cultural event.

• 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.
• Continue to Fes.
• Arrive in Fes with a short viewpoints tour.
• Check in to the hotel.
• Dinner and evening on own in Fes.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Begin the day at the Fes Jewish cemetery and the graves of Rabbi Yehuda Ben Attar and Solika the Righteous.
• 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.
• 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.
• Depart for Marrakech via the Central Atlas Mountains.
• Lunch on own en route in Ibeni Mellal.
• Arrive in Marrakech and continue to the Medina (Old City) and Melah (former Jewish Quarter). Visit the Lazama Synagogue, the remnants of Jewish communal buildings and the Bahaia Palace.
• Drive by the Djemaa El-Fna, the bustling central square in the medina for a brief introduction.
• Check in to the hotel.
• Time for Shabbat preparation.
• Kabbalat Shabbat at the Marrakech synagogue and festive Shabbat dinner with the Haliwa family.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Morning at leisure.
• Afternoon guided walk through Marrakech, including a more in-depth visit to the Djemaa El-Fna and the Saadian Tombs.
• Free time for personal exploration.
• Havdallah, followed by the Palais Jbilet with Fantasia show and dinner.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Depart for the Ourika Valley in the High Atlas Mountains with a visit to the grave of the Tzaddik Rabbi Shlomo ben Hensh, and hear the story of Hananiyah Elfassie, one of the last Berber Jews.
• Continue through the lush Ourika Valley and visit one of the Berber villages of Setti Fatma, with an opportunity for a short mountain walk and view of the waterfalls, with lunch on own.
• Return to Marrakech.
• Visit the Majorelle Garden, constructed over a period of 40 years by French artist Jacques Majorelle.
• Dinner and evening on own.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Board 4×4 vehicles to depart the city.
• Drive to Lalla Takerkoust dam, with a tea stop on the way with local residents.
• Lunch on own at Relais du lac.
• Continue to Agafay Desert with magnificent views over the desert and the Atlas Mountains, with cocktails.
• Return to Marrakech.
• Free to time for rest and relaxation.
• Festive farewell dinner in heart of the Marrakech Medina.

• Transfer to the Marrakech Airport return flight to the United States.

*Program is subject to change, pending confirmations.