B'rith International's answer for senior citizens seeking more than the usual vacation is now in its 18th year. For four to eight weeks, ARI participants make their home in the coastal city of Netanya, where they spend their time volunteering in the community, including tutoring local students, tending public gardens, packing medical supplies for the army or performing other community service. The active seniors also take a day or more each week to tour such historic sites as Jerusalem's Old City, the Galilee, and the Golan Heights. The combination of service, travel and learning has drawn many repeat participants, some up to 13 times. Based on double occupancy at the kosher Hotel Galil, prices include round trip airfare via El Al from Newark International Airport, tours, meals, tax, gratuities, and more.
Single rooms are available at additional costs.
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