Lithuania

A journey to Lithuania with JRoots opens a window into the beating heart of Jewish life and scholarship which existed from the Eighth Century onwards.

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This was one of the most incredible, professional and impactful jounreys we have ever taken. Every single student and sta member was transfomed.

Rabbi Saj Freiberg

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Rabbi Saj Freiberg

 

Lithuania became a symbol of studious Judaism and togetherwith your JRoots educator you will get a sense of the community and beauty ofLithuania’s Jews before taking time to mourn and commemorate its tragicdestruction.

SAMPLE ITINERARY

  • • Zeszmaria, a Shtetl from the Sixteenth Century • Kėdainiai synagogue • The famous Yeshiva town of Panevėžys (Ponovezh) • Old Town of Kaunus (Kovno) • Meet local Jewish students
    Thursday
    Day 1
  • • Slabodka and Ghetto area • Sugihara Museum marking the rescue of thousands of Jews • Ninth Fort, site of massacre • Vilna • Kabbalat
    Friday
    Day 2
  • • Shabbat Dinner • Oneg Shabbat • Tefilla • Shabbat Lunch together with the Jewish Community • Walking tour of Vilna including the areas of Jewish quarter and old city • The shul of the Vilna Gaon
    Shabbat
    Day 3
  • • Jewish Cemetery where the Vilna Gaon is buried. • Rudniki forest, home to the partisans of Abba Kovner • The killing fields of Ponar Trakai, the Karaite village
    Sunday
    Day 4
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