Missions
Jewish Federation missions are travel experiences unlike any other. Join us as we explore the past, present, and future of the Jewish communities across the globe.
Each trip is a unique sense of purpose, deepening your connection to Jewish identity while expanding your world and connecting you to other Kansas Citians. Our missions are not passive experiences; they are active adventures and cultural discoveries.
Family Mission to Israel: June 10-16, 2024
Discover the magic of Israel with your children (and/or grandchildren!) on a family mission. In a special journey for everyone in the family, you will travel to Israel’s most exciting spots and create lifelong memories.
Experience:
- 6 nights of 4-star (or 5-star**) hotel accommodations
- Top-notch private tour guide
- 7 days in an air-conditioned bus with Wi-Fi
- Full day touring the Old City (Jerusalem) and Machane Yehuda Market
- Meals:
- Daily Israeli buffet breakfast at hotels
- Welcome dinner providing a true taste of Israel
- Tasting tour at the famous Carmel Market
- Special Shavuot dinner at Kibbutz Gezer
- Lunch at Samir restaurant in partnership city, Ramle
- Festive Shabbat dinner at the hotel
- Buffet lunch at a Dead Sea hotel, plus swimming in the sea
- Farewell dinner in Tel Aviv
**adds to per person cost
What Will You See:
- Jaffa
- Peres Center for Peace and Innovation
- Carmel Market
- Nachalat Binyamin
- Caesarea
- Anu-Museum of the Jewish People
- The Ayalon Institute
- Partnership city (Ramle) and region (Gezer)
- The Pool of Arches
- Jaffa Gate
- Tower of David Overlook and Ramparts
- The Cardo & The Jewish Quarter
- The Broad Wall
- Western Wall
- Machane Yehuda Market
- Masada
- Dead Sea
- Yad Vashem (Adults Only)
- The Biblical Zoo
Land-only Costs*:
| Land Only Package | Per Person |
| Per Person Cost | $3,915* |
*Price subject to change depending on the final number of attendees.
Small family stipends to offset some of the cost of the trip will be available for those who could consider participating as a family with assistance. Please contact Derek Gale for more information.
Up to two related adults traveling with at least one dependent of 18 or under may be eligible for subsidy, based on the total number of children plus up to two adults, capped at 5 people. The two adults could be any combination of parent(s) and grandparent(s), for example.
Potential subsidies would be:
- $1,200 for a family of two
- $1,800 for a family of three
- $2,400 for a family of four
- $3,000 for a family of five
Members of the local Jewish community may be offered the opportunity for subsidy on a first-come, first-served basis by registration. Those who wish to join from other communities are not eligible for any subsidy.
Families able to pay the full amount are asked to do so in order for assistance to be available to all those who need it in order to participate.
Payment Schedule
- $500 non-refundable deposit due per person upon registration
- 100% of balance due by March 1, 2024