Zera Shimshon - Women's Italy Experience

Aug 16 - Aug 21, 2026 | Italy | Brochure
5 Days / 4 Nights
About This Trip

The Italy Experience
Venice · Padua · Ferrara · Reggio Emilia · Florence

Some journeys are about seeing a place. This one is about meeting it.

The arrival is Venice itself: water taxi through the canals, the grandeur of the Doge's Palace, and a walk through the Jewish ghetto with a guide chosen for depth, not convenience. Murano and Burano follow, where centuries of glassmaking tradition reveal themselves up close.

From there, the journey turns inward. Padua's ghetto and the home of the Ramchal. The kevarim of the Mahram of Padua, Don Yitzchak Abarbanel, and the Mahril Mintz. Verona's ancient grandeur and an afternoon on Lake Garda. Then Ferrara, where the resting places of the Pachad Yitzchak and other tzaddikim are met with quiet reverence, and Cento, where the Sforno and the Mishnas Chasidim are honored. In Reggio Emilia, the journey reaches its heart: the kever of the Zera Shimshon, marked with a yartzheit seuda at a kosher winery.

Florence closes the journey in a different register entirely. Shacharis at a shul of remarkable beauty, then the artistry of the Accademia, the Ponte Vecchio, and the Boboli Gardens. An afternoon for shopping, an evening at a kosher winery.

For those who wish to extend the experience, an optional weekend in Rome awaits.

This is a journey through scholarship, sanctity, and beauty, woven into one experience and carried by those who know precisely how.

Day-by-day Itinerary

Venice Marco Polo International Airport (VCE)
Venice, Italy
Venice Marco Polo International Airport (VCE)
Doge's Palace
Venice, Italy
Doge's Palace
Jewish Ghetto Venice
Venice, Italy
Jewish Ghetto Venice
Burano Island
Venice, Italy
Burano Island
4* Hotel in Venice
Venice, Italy
4* Hotel in Venice
Padua
Padua, Italy
Padua
Historic Padua Shul
Padua, Italy
Historic Padua Shul
Arena di Verona
Verona, Italy
Arena di Verona
Lake Garda
undefined, Italy
Lake Garda
4* Hotel in Venice
Venice, Italy
4* Hotel in Venice
בית החיים
Ferrara, Italy
בית החיים
בית המדרש
Ferrara, Italy
בית המדרש
Ferrara Jewish Ghetto
Ferrara, Italy
Ferrara Jewish Ghetto
בית החיים
Cento, Italy
בית החיים
Kever of Rebbe Ovadia Sforno
Pieve di Cento, Italy
Kever of Rebbe Ovadia Sforno
בית החיים
Reggio Emilia, Italy
בית החיים
4* Hotel in Florence
Florence, Italy
4* Hotel in Florence
Old Shul Florence
Florence, Italy
Old Shul Florence
Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze
Florence, Italy
Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze
Ponte Vecchio
Florence, Italy
Ponte Vecchio
Boboli Gardens
Florence, Italy
Boboli Gardens
4* Hotel in Florence
Florence, Italy
4* Hotel in Florence
Florence Airport (FLR)
, Italy
Florence Airport (FLR)

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About This Trip

The Italy Experience
Venice · Padua · Ferrara · Reggio Emilia · Florence

Some journeys are about seeing a place. This one is about meeting it.

The arrival is Venice itself: water taxi through the canals, the grandeur of the Doge's Palace, and a walk through the Jewish ghetto with a guide chosen for depth, not convenience. Murano and Burano follow, where centuries of glassmaking tradition reveal themselves up close.

From there, the journey turns inward. Padua's ghetto and the home of the Ramchal. The kevarim of the Mahram of Padua, Don Yitzchak Abarbanel, and the Mahril Mintz. Verona's ancient grandeur and an afternoon on Lake Garda. Then Ferrara, where the resting places of the Pachad Yitzchak and other tzaddikim are met with quiet reverence, and Cento, where the Sforno and the Mishnas Chasidim are honored. In Reggio Emilia, the journey reaches its heart: the kever of the Zera Shimshon, marked with a yartzheit seuda at a kosher winery.

Florence closes the journey in a different register entirely. Shacharis at a shul of remarkable beauty, then the artistry of the Accademia, the Ponte Vecchio, and the Boboli Gardens. An afternoon for shopping, an evening at a kosher winery.

For those who wish to extend the experience, an optional weekend in Rome awaits.

This is a journey through scholarship, sanctity, and beauty, woven into one experience and carried by those who know precisely how.