This popular program, known by its acronym ARI, is in its 17th year. For four to eight weeks, ARI participants make their home in coastal Netanya, where they spend half their time tutoring local students, tending public gardens, or packing medical supplies for the army, or doing other community service. The active seniors also take a day or more each week to tour such classic 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 cost.
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