April 3rd 2011
The best way to really get to know a person is to sit down and have a nice, long, luxurious meal with him. Which would be the perfect way to get to know, say, a totally different culture that totals about 100,000 residents of the Israeli population- the Druze. Except, of course, the technical difficulties- […]
March 31st 2011
While the world has been smitten by the fast paced lifestyle of the internet in the last decade, people are beginning to crave those good old days when they could open up their mailbox and see a snail-mail postcard staring back at them. The FreshPaint Festival is tapping into those old fashioned, snail mail cravings, […]
March 30th 2011
Birthright Israel. The opportunity to travel FOR FREE in Israel. The latest news: February 15, 2011. Thousands of different sets of hands were poised above their keyboards, waiting for the exact moment in which registration would begin. In the first minute that it did, 1,000 of them signed up. In the next seven days, over […]
March 27th 2011
Could it be? Is it true? It is! After reports floating around the web for weeks, Bob Dylan’s promoter Marcel Avrahams has finally confirmed that Dylan is indeed stopping over in the Holy Land on a world tour that sweeps through Asia and ends in Denmark. The concert will be held on June 20 at […]
March 24th 2011
Grab your ice skates, roll onto the ice, and show us your moves in a beautiful ice arena in the middle of the city. No, you’re not at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Rather, you’re vacationing in Israel in the middle of the spring/summer. That’s right. Touring in Israel, ice skating in Jerusalem , […]
March 23rd 2011
Once an Israeli, always an Israeli, regardless of whatever costume you put on, be it ten inch platform shoes or sci-fi makeup and huge black hair. Gene Simmons, known to the music world as the famous Kiss bassist who sold 100 million records and did outrageous stunts, was nine years old when he left Israel. At the […]
March 23rd 2011
Possibly the coolest archaeological experience you will have in Israel, in the most bizarre architectural structure. The Dead Sea Scrolls. During you travels in Israel, your group tour must journey to this fantastic exhibit located at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. In 1947, a young Bedouin shepherd hit the ultimate Biblical jackpot- 11 caves around […]
March 17th 2011
All Israelis at 18 are expected to enroll in the army, including women (the Israeli army is the only army in the world with mandatory army service for women). And their mission is a special one- to protect and guard the Jewish People and their homeland so that it will continue to remain a strong, Jewish […]
March 16th 2011
Mamilla Hotel, Mamilla Mall, Mamilla shopping center. If you lived in Israel 100 years ago, you would be shocked at the dramatic shift in architecture and prestige of this section of town. If you lived in Israel 5 years ago, you would be surprised the project ever got done. Israeli tour guides will have a […]
March 15th 2011
To look inside the mind of artists is a fascinating journey into another world. On your Israel vacation, journey into The Israel Museum. Besides housing the old and the traditional (including the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest Biblical manuscripts in the world, a must see for any Israel tour) the museum also houses very new, […]
March 14th 2011
Segwaying Through Tel Aviv and the Grand Beach Hotel Let’s talk about the Grand Beach Hotel in Tel Aviv. Directly across from the Mediterranean, it is a newly renovated hotel with a fabulous rooftop pool and gorgeous sundeck. It’s the north most hotel on the Tel Aviv strip, with the board walk beginning across the […]
March 9th 2011
Why should a dedicated sports fan forget all about their precious New York Knicks once they cross the ocean and leave the Big Apple behind them? Who will join or relate to them at 1:30 in the morning in Tel Aviv, when they are gearing up alone (with Israeli Bamba and Chocorificis of course) to […]
March 6th 2011
It’s your daughter’s bat mitzvah, so you and the whole family show up in your fanciest attire- take that camera man!- to the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem’s “Museum Row”. The girl of honor leads you around the exhibit; knowingly pointing out information about the Egyptian artifacts that came from Joseph (and the Technicolor Dreamcoat)’s […]
March 3rd 2011
There is no better way to experience Israel than to give back to it. While you tour in Israel, volunteer in Israel! Give to the people, meet the people. Uplift the people. Become a real partner in your relationship to the State. The unbelievable organization, Colel Chabad, is offering weekly opportunities to really interact with […]
March 2nd 2011
Dan Hotels; a fantastic, Israeli luxury hotel chain. Established in 1947, the Dan chain was actually not, contrary to popular opinion, created by anyone named Dan. Rather, two brothers- Yekutiel and Shmuel Federmann- decided to invest in a small, quaint guesthouse on the shores of Tel Aviv. The name of the house they purchased: Kaete […]
February 28th 2011
So many people have moved to Israel in the past 63 years since its national birth. Every immigrant family to Israel has their own personal story and reason; some were airlifted to Israel in the miraculous Operation Solomon and Moses flights coming from Ethiopia. Others were able to arrive on Israeli soil after escaping communist […]
February 24th 2011
History is coming alive with bright lights and fantastic special effects. With the advance of technology, be prepared to be dazzled (and educated) with the various night- time light shows being displayed across Israel. Starting with the Beit She ‘an National Park Light Show. The story of Beit She’an- Strategically located between the Jordan and Jezreel […]
February 23rd 2011
Tel Aviv. Where to go? What to do? If you’re looking for a place with a phone in the shower ( great acoustics!), you certainly have to check into The Melody Hotel in Tel Aviv. “If you want creative people, give them enough time to play” is there motto/ Melody is serious about creating an atmosphere […]
February 20th 2011
White Night Festival German Jews had style. You can’t deny it. In the 1930s, German Jews trained in the style of Bauhaus from Europe’s top architectural schools, immigrated to what was then Palestine. They were escaping the Nazis, but bringing the best of European art and culture with them. On June 30th, in Tel Aviv, join in the […]
February 17th 2011
You’ve come to this distant land to tour Israel, observe Israeli culture and scenery, and gain inspiration and a new perspective on the world. What better way to look at Israel than through a literally different perspective, 500 meters up in the air? “Rize”, in the North of Israel, is ready to take you on the hot […]
