This summer I took a group to Israel for the first time. As a young Rabbi with limited recourses I was concerned that the demands of planning and coordinating a trip would be too much for me, and to expensive for my community during a recession. Shalom Stark at Shalom Israel Tours laid my fears […]
Shalom Stark made our visit to Israel the most memorable trip we have taken. The tour guides he works with are extremely knowledgeable, very personable and passionate people. Shalom was efficient and responsive to our individual needs (because we were traveling with a 10 month old baby). Shalom was always accessible to us during our entire trip. He is very […]
From the moment we arrived everything was taken care of. We had a private taxi from the Airport to Jerusalem. We met Shalom there the first night. I am not sure if you have talked to him yet, but he was exceptionally pleasant and helpful even before I left, answering all questions that this first timer had! We saw […]
Last summer I had a fantastic trip to Israel with Shalom Israel Tours. Shalom himself personally was always available to me by phone prior to the trip to answer my questions. In addition, he personally came to our hotel on the first day to meet our group. The tour guide he provided was phenomenal! Everything […]
As we were deciding on a tour, we began contacting various operators. When we contacted Shalom Stark, we learned not only that he is really in Israel, but that he is originally from Ohio. Since we were from Ohio, we asked about his Ohio ties. We were thrilled (Jewish Geography now) that he worked with several […]
Our Shul being the Sydenham Highlands North Hebrew Congregation in Johannesburg decided to have a tour to Israel in June 2011. At the outset we got quotes from 5 different tour operators in Israel and after much correspondence with all of them decided to use the services of Shalom Israel Tours. The main reason for choosing Shalom […]
For those looking to travel to Israel should not look further than Shalom Stark. His assistance in the planning phase of the trip was perfect. He works with you and he is very patient. He is able to connect with you and plan the perfect trip for your family based on your interests. The actual trip was pure […]
