Visiting an outlook might not seem like a spot to be on the top of your list to visit while in Israel. But visiting at least one outlook is VERY worthwhile. Having the vantage point that overlooks the area really … Read More
About a week ago, I attended a trip through Haredi Jerusalem. It was organized for tour guides, much like my trip in downtown Haifa. So often we here about the Haredi population in Israeli News, but we don’t often take … Read More
Haifa is Israel’s third largest city in the country. It is known for its universities, falafel, and coexistence. It’s a mosaic of different people, religions, and sites. But when many people come to visit, there are very specific sites they … Read More
Hebron is one of four holy cities in Judaism, along with Tzfat, Tiberias, and Jerusalem. Many can forget the city’s holiness because of the political tension that exists surrounding the city from as early as 1929. But it is indeed … Read More
Israel is filled with museums addressing topics ranging from history to archeology to science to politics. You can spend hours in each one of them, and every time you come back to Israel you’ll find a new museum or center … Read More
Christmas is one of the most important holidays in the Christian calendar. The second major holiday is Easter celebrated in the spring. Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. Visiting the Holy Land during the Christmas can be … Read More
The story of Masada is a fascinating story. It’s a great site to visit while in Israel. But what can we do to make the visit unique? What are the 10 most meaningful things to do at Masada? Let’s start … Read More
For the past couple months, I’ve written about the waves of immigration, or aliyot, to Israel. It began with the First Aliyah in 1882, and continued until the Fifth Aliyah ending in 1939. The Yemenite, Ethiopian, and Russian Aliyot took … Read More
Advent is the time for preparing and waiting for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. It is observed by many Western Christian churches. It begins the fourth Sunday before Christmas and lasts until Christmas day. The Eastern … Read More
Tour guiding in Israel is an incredibly important job. It in many ways is Israel advocacy at its most basic level. Every time I meet a group, I take that moment as the very moment where my tourists say: “Ok, … Read More
This week I guided a group from India for three days. We saw the Galilee, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv. Through this trip, we deepened the relationship between India and Israel. This relationship has beginning to flourish in recent years. It’s … Read More
The Jewish Birthright trip is a special trip to Israel that has a lot of people talking. The organization brings young Jewish adults, aged 18- 26, to Israel for ten days to explore the country and begin to truly think … Read More