Yesterday I did a Dead Sea tour. On the way to Ein Gedi, we passed Qumran and I spent some time speaking to my guests about the Dead Sea Scrolls that were discovered there. Today I found out that Google has added a really great feature to their Digital Dead Sea Scrolls Project. If you’re not […]
On Tuesday, I am leading a tour to the Dead Sea area, including Masada and Ein Gedi. I thought I would share these pics I shot there last year. If these pics get you in the mood of going down to the Dead Sea, there are still a few spots left for my tour on […]
On Tuesday of Chol HaMoed, I will be leading a fun tour of Ein Gedi, Masada and the Dead Sea. There are still a few spots open if you would like to come along! This will be a family friendly tour and children are welcome. Ein Gedi is a natural oasis in the Judean Desert. […]
You may have noticed that I haven’t posted for a while. I just wanted to let you know that I have a really good excuse! A couple of weeks ago, I got to talking with a fellow tour guide, Leah Bowman. We came up with an idea to offer regularly scheduled walking tours in Jerusalem. […]
Today’s Israel picture of the day is from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. If you haven’t been to the Israel Museum you are really missing out! It has a wealth of artifacts from all periods in Israel, starting from prehistoric times to the present. One of the highlights is the giant scale model of Jerusalem […]
The Temple Institute is awesome I love the Temple Institute! As a Chabad Chassid, I very much identify with their passion for dealing with matters related to Moshiach and the Beit HaMikdash (even though we have some differences in philosophy on some of the finer points). But I love them even more as a tour […]
This week’s Parsha is Vayakhel-Pekudei. In addition, we read a special Parsha this week, all about the Red Heifer, called Parshat Parah. The main Torah portions of this week mostly repeat stuff I have written about in previous posts. So I thought it would be interesting to do a tour in Jerusalem focused on the […]
I am happy to report that the forecasts were correct and there is currently snow falling in Jerusalem. The forecasts predict 10 cm which may be enough for the kids to make a snowman!
The acacia tree lives in the deserts of Africa and the Middle East. It can survive in very harsh conditions with only a tiny amount of water every year. You may remember the acacia tree from last weeks Parsha. Many parts of the Mishkan were made of acacia!
