The Talmud describes how the Sanhedrin was exiled ten times starting with its exile to Yavne in the days leading up to the destruction of the Holy Temple and ending in Tiberias centuries later. The Sanhedrin was exiled from the Lishkat Hagazit (on the Temple Mount) to the Chanut. And from the Chanut to Jerusalem. […]
De Karina contact info and coupon at the end of this post Looking for something fun, and kid friendly to do in the Golan Heights? How about a visit to the De Karina chocolate factory, where you can tour the factory and then try your hand at making your own handmade truffles? A chocolate wonderland […]
Yesterday we took our kids on a tour in the Shomron. We wanted them too see some of the sites that they learn about in Tanach class in their school. But on the way up from Jerusalem we stopped at the Nachal Prat to give them some time to play in the water and get […]
Yesterday I finished up a really fun 3 day tour of Biblical sites in the Jerusalem area with the Husmann family from the Netherlands. Benjamin contacted me a couple of months ago via twitter to plan three days that would be meaningful for him and his wife Shifra as well as fun and engaging for […]
Recently the Israel Museum opened an extraordinary exhibition about King Herod. It was originally scheduled to run till October. It has been extremely popular with long lines often forming to get into that part of the Museum. For those visiting Israel this winter, who want to see this awesome exhibition, there is good news. The Israel […]
On the second day of Chol HaMoed Pesach, I led a tour for a few families from my neighborhood (including my own). We visited Tel Beit Shemesh, Tel Tzora and Park Begin. It was a great day outdoors in good weather. The kids got to climb around on the ancient ruins in the different sites […]
Yesterday, while Jews around the world were finishing up their second Pesach Seder, we here in Israel were waking up to the first day of Chol Hamoed. Of course, that means its time to take the kids on a trip! We decided to do a nature/history hike through the heart of Jerusalem. I thought I […]
I recently guided two families from Boston on a whirlwind tour to the Golan Heights. They were in Israel for a really short time for a Bar Mitzvah. They had been in Israel several times before but never been to The Golan Heights. They were staying in the King David Hotel and needed to be […]
Yesterday I had the pleasure of guiding the Huebner family from Pittsburgh. We started the day with a hike the Nahal Tekoa to the Haritun Cave. Next we did a tour of Herodion. We then headed to Jerusalem for Falafel followed by a visit to Kever Rachel. We ended the day on top of the […]
