Day 1 – Arrive in Israel head to the North stay on Kibbutz
Day 2 – Shabbat with our Israeli hosts/partners – stay in Kibbutz
Day 3 – begin project – Home Hospitality
Day 4 – Project in the AM, touring in the PM – Home Hospitality
Day 5 – Project all day – Home Hospitality
Day 6 – Project in the AM, volunteering at a program in the PM – Home Hospitality
Day 7 – Project all day, Program in the evening – Home Hospitality
Day 8 – Project in the AM – Drive to Jerusalem in the PM with our Israeli hosts
Day 9 – Shabbat in Jerusalem with the Israelis
Day 10 – Travel back to Canada

The project will be selected by the group at the meeting in May. It will most likely be a community centre, playground or something similar that we will be building.

A little about the Co-Chairs:

Tamara Fathi
Tamara was born and raised in Ottawa, where she attended both Hillel Academy and Yitzhak Rabin High School. She has studied and worked in both Europe and South America and has recently completed her MBA in Global Management.  She enjoys traveling, reading and playing sports. She has been actively involved in the Ottawa Jewish Community from a young age. Tamara has recently returned to Ottawa and is excited to be co-chairing this mission.

Ross Diamond

Ross Diamond is a New York native who loves Ottawa. If he isn't biking, hiking, rock climbing or participating in any other outdoor adventure he is spending time with the vibrant jewish community. Last time he was in Israel, in 2005 he met his Canadian beshert and married her in the summer of 2009. The opportunity to use his hands to contribute to a community in Israel was one he immediately took. When asked about his reason for wanting to participate on the mission he said, "When you build something, you can step back and reflect on your accomplishment. Its a special opportunity to be building that something in Israel with my community in Ottawa."