The event began with a tour to the southern tip of the Attica Peninsula to the scenic Cape Sounio before returning to the hotel to light the traditional Chanukah Candles and share a meaningful Shabbat together. On Shabbat morning during the Synagogue service, the group were lucky to share a Bar Mitzvah boy’s first Torah reading and special moment – as well as equally here stories and ask questions to Israeli soldiers about their recent time defending Israel in the War against Hamas.

On Sunday, participants got to see the Athenian city sites, including the famous Changing of the Guards ceremony at the Greek Parliament, before visiting on Monday a picturesque coastal town in the Peloponnese – Nafplio with its charming
medieval architecture and rich history.

On Tuesday the group joined in for Chanukah lighting and to enjoy tasty donuts, at the Athens main Synagogue alongside the Chief Rabbi of Athens, Rabbi Gabriel Negrin. Some of the participants even got the honor of lighting the symbolic Greek Menorah outside the Synagogue in the home of the Chanukah story! The final evening of the event was then celebrated with the famous annual New Year’s Eve Black Tie ball, before guests got to enjoy a late morning Brunch and their flights home to their home cities.