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Bar Mitzvah Boy Saves Lives on Israel Tour

June 29th 2011

You’re never alone when you’re surrounded by family . And while traveling in your home away from home on your Israel tour, within 2 to four minutes, someone will be there to help you out. When a bomb or an accident ( Gd forbid) occurs on Israel soil, the Jewish response, focused on allievating pain and […]

En Hemed National Park

June 22nd 2011

Crusaders, busy Israeli highways, and a beautiful national park. Doesn’t seem to go together now, does it? And yet, straight off the busy Jerusalem- Tel Aviv highway, you can find a luscious path of ground that hosts spectacular lawns, picturesque picnic grounds for all of your Israel photo opportunity needs, and springs bursting from the […]

Airodium Eilat

June 22nd 2011

Flying high on an Israel tour is to be expected. Long after the prophecy that we would return to Israel on wings of eagles, we find ourselves boarding our El Al flights and flying like birds to the Holy Land, via the latest technology. And when you’re at the Western Wall, well you better hold […]

The German Colony

June 15th 2011

The German Colony and its Complicated Templer Roots Located in the heart of Jerusalem is a place famously known as The German Colony. To those wary of the German country land due to WW2, you must ask : What is the significance of this place? Who lived here? And what is it like now? The […]

Big Lebowski Jerusalem Fest

June 15th 2011

Chicago’s done it, London’s had it, and Jerusalem for the first time ever, is bringing it into the Eastern Hemisphere. What is it? It’s a trend that is taking the world over by storm. Move over, Rocky Horror Picture Show, we’ve got another cult classic ( The Big Lebowski) taking center stage and regaling the […]

Graves of Holy Sages, Tiberias

June 6th 2011

Visiting graves of righteous people is an important element of a successful Israel tour in order to connect with the vast array of courageous souls who undertook the difficult task of uplifting the Jewish people spiritually and physically throughout history. Up in the spectacular coastal town of Tiberias, lies a number of extremely important Jewish […]

Four Sephardi Synagogues

June 5th 2011

Of all of the famous prayer sites to visit on your Israel tour, a stop in Sephardi land is essential, specifically within the Jewish Quarter of the Old City at the four adjacent locations of what is known to those in the know as the “four Sephardi synagogues of Jerusalem”. Yochanan ben Zakai Synagogue Don’t […]

The Golan Heights

June 2nd 2011

Literally a wondrous breath of fresh air on your Israel vacation for those craving to get off the bus and onto a rough terrain vehicle, feeling the wind racing through their hair as they adventure through the beautiful and varied lands of the Golan.  Note for the more quirky amongst you: dune buggies are also available for usage. […]

Elijah’s Cave

May 31st 2011

In the beautiful world of Haifa next to the beach lies the prophet’s haven. Who was Elijah? Scripture sees him as a prophet, who used this cave to gain strength before returning to defeat the pagans who worshipped Baal. Elijah lived in the 9th century BCE. The Cave was also the location he returned to […]

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a KITE!

May 30th 2011

Israelis are a grounded folk, not often caught with their heads in the clouds, but come August 23,  you better believe that they are going to be looking heavenward and trying to figure out how to utilize wind velocity to carry their precious kite cargo to the greatest heights possible. Introducing Israel’s Annual Kite Flying Festival […]

Ayalon Institute – Awesome!

May 17th 2011

Stories of the kibbutzniks that came up with ingenious ideas for how to fortify their homeland are enough to take our breath away. Add in a secret operation underground to make a bullet factory for an upcoming expected war, posing as a bakery, and you’ve got the stuff that wins Academy Awards for its sensational […]

Jordan River Kayaking

May 17th 2011

Do you remember that high moment in Jewish History when the Jews crossed that river with Joshua as their leader, finally stepping foot into the Holy Land? A momentous event, to be sure, complete with Red Sea-style sea- splitting fun. That river was called the Jordan River. Fastfoward in time thousands of years and…….. Does […]

Rosh HaNikra

May 10th 2011

In the heart of the Galilee, at Rosh Hanikra, visit the grottoes! The grottos, or more simply put, sea caves, are world-renowned inner caves that have been the result of thousands of years of geological processes occurring within the rock. And the last thousands of years have molded a breathtaking inner landscape that you can […]

Paintball in Israel

May 5th 2011

Paintball. Throughout your travels in the land of Israel, there are numerous sites ready to host your Israeli group tour on a colorful, competitive outing. If you are traveling with younger ones, this is one experience they will never pass up. For kids 6-12, you can host birthday parties, set up by  the organization Paintball Israel […]

Lag B’Omer Bonfires

May 4th 2011

Israel is burning up, this May 21, 2011, with bonfires galore. This holiday celebration of Lag B’omer isn’t exactly “marshmallow season” ( though you could bring a bag if you want). Rather, it is a day of great joy and festivities, after thirty three days of mourning in which observant Jews don’t listen to live […]

Yad Vashem Survivor’s Art Collections

April 28th 2011

Yad Vashem Present Survivor’s Art Collections “Virtues of Memory: Six Decades of Holocaust Survivor’s Creativity” is one of the newest exhibitions recently opened at Yad Vashem, Israel’s famous and powerful Holocaust Memorial Museum. At this monumental event, unprecedented in its scope, are the works of close to 300 Holocaust survivors, including among them extremely prestigious […]

Mount Hertzl

April 27th 2011

Going into the mind of a visionary is always a fascinating ride. While traveling in Israel, be sure to find yourself on top of Mount Hertzl in Jerusalem. On those grounds is a military cemetery as well as the burial site of many great Israeli leaders including Yitzhak Rabin, Golda Meir, and the great visionary, Theodor Herzl. “If […]

The Dead Sea Wonder

April 26th 2011

If you haven’t yet traveled in Israel to the Dead Sea, you are missing the most bizarre water adventure of your life. The Dead Sea shores, being the lowest place on Earth where one can stand, are 420 m below sea level. Pretty unusual. So unusual that gravity doesn’t act how it usually does, and […]

What and who is Bahai?

April 22nd 2011

Some people might erroneously believe that Israel is all desert, but boy- are they wrong! There’s nothing that screams “not just a desert land” more loudly than the gardens which are located in the north of Israel in a land called Haifa. There, you will find an incredibly lush experience; the Bahai gardens. Perhaps you […]

Priestly Blessings

April 14th 2011

Biblical times are here again! Travel in Israel back in time. For a few hours at least. The second day of chol hamoed Pesach, go back to where and when it all happened- the First Temple in Jerusalem. Which means, roughly translated nowadays, meet you at the Western Wall. There will be a huge event […]

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