Does your ideal visit to Israel include some hands-on activities to keep all the members of your family or group engaged? If so, you may do well to consider including the Dig for a Day program. Managed under the auspices of the Archaeological Seminars Institute, Dig for a Day offers a taste of many of [...]
Referred to by many as “The Blind Museum,” Dialogue in the Dark is one of three experiential museums housed on the grounds of the Israel Children’s Museum in Holon, just four miles south of Tel Aviv. Dialogue in the Dark is organized into a series of rooms which visitors explore in complete darkness, replicating the [...]
It has often been said that a trip to Israel can make the Bible come alive. This is certainly the case for visitors to Ella Valley. The famous battle of David and Goliath, described in Chapter 17 of the First Book of Samuel, took place in the Ella Valley. In that battle, David the shepherd [...]
Visit Shilo, home of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) for 369 years before its permanent residence in Jerusalem. Shilo was witness to Joshua who led the Jewish People into the Land of Israel, Hannah who established the idea of personal silent prayer, and her son Samuel the Prophet.
Take a journey way back into biblical times when you visit tomb of Benjamin, the son of Jacob and the head of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The tomb is located east of Kfar Saba in central Israel. The tomb was marked in the fourteenth century by Tankiz, a Mamluk ruler, and the [...]
Relive the story of Hanukkah by visiting the Maccabees’ Tombs! If you travel in the direction of Modi’in, you can follow the signs to locate the tombs of the Maccabees, the ancient Jewish warriors who rebelled against their Greek rulers. The graves were cut into the limestone caves and form a cluster, signaling their membership [...]
Kfar Chabad is a Chabad-Lubavitch village nested in central Israel, between the cities of Lod and Beit Dagan and was established in 1949. It currently serves as the headquarters for the Israeli Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidic movement, with more than 8,000 Chasidic Jews living there. Kfar Chabad comes complete with agricultural fields and many educational institutions. The [...]
The Beit Hativat Givati Museum, located between the cities of Ashdod and Kiriyat Gat, is built upon the land where the final battle during the 1948 War of Independence took place. The museum showcases exhibits describing the heroism of the Givati Brigade, the major role they have played in the Negev region, their main theater [...]
The Monkey Park, also known as Afrikef, is located in close proximity to the Ben Shemen Forest, between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. At the Monkey Park, guests can visit with monkeys from South America, Asia, and Africa. Some of the species include Madagascar lemurs, squirrel monkeys, langurs, and marmosets. Visitors are offered guided tours and [...]
The Stalactite Cave Nature Reserve, also known as Avshalom Cave or Soreq Cave, is located near the town of Bet Shemesh, on the western side of the Judean Mountains. The cave is sixty meters wide and eighty-two meters long and was accidentally discovered when workers blasted a quarry located nearby. The cave houses many stalactite [...]
Kibbutz Yad Mordechai is located in southern Israel, about 10 kilometers outside Ashkelon. Originally founded in Netanya in 1930 by Hashomer Hatzair, it was named Mitzpe Yam. The kibbutz was later moved and renamed in 1943 after Mordechai Anilevitz, leader of the Warsaw Ghetto fighters who rebelled against the Nazi regime. This kibbutz is the [...]
More than meets the eye, the Ayalon Institute Museum is located north of the central Israeli city of Rehovot. On the surface, this area was used for training young people for idyllic and pastoral kibbutz life. Above ground, there was a fully functioning kibbutz, which was built in just 22 days, complete with housing, a [...]
The green lawns that surround the Clore Garden of Science at The Weizmann Institute hold numerous exhibits that visitors of any age can enjoy! Scientists from The Weizmann Institute created exhibits that allow for the demonstration of natural phenomena, including water power, solar energy, and the laws of physics. Weizmann scientists who designed this Garden [...]
The Ne’ot Kedumim Park, located between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and near Modi’in, is a private landscape preserve that covers more than 615 acres. The idea to create this Biblical garden began in 1925, and in 1964, former Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion finally allocated the land for the park. The flora and reconstructed ancient agricultural [...]
The Latrun Police Station The location of the Latrun Police Station, situated across from the Ayalon Valley, served as a major battlefield throughout Israeli history. This area staged many fights that ensued bloodshed during the Independence War in 1948. In 1967 it was liberated from under Jordanian rule during the Six Day War. Visitors can [...]
Yad L’Sharon Visit Yad L’Sharon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site and Museum. Located in Latrun and created in 1982, it is known as Israel’s official memorial site for IDF fallen soldiers from the armored corps division, as well as one of the most diverse armored vehicle and tank museums in the world. When visitors first [...]
Mini Israel Park, located near Latrun at the Ayalon Park is known as “the Showcase of Israel.” Inside this park, visitors will step into a 1:25 scale of Israel with over 385 exact replicas of some of the most important historic, architectural, religious, social, and archeological sites. Mini Israel Park extends over 7.5 acres (35,000 [...]
