The day started with a visit to Mt. Herzl, Israel’s national military cemetery, then is was off to Yad Vashem. We then went to the old city’s Jewish Quarter and entered thru the Zion Gate. Explored the narrow streets and then…
This morning we drove two and a half hours and were rewarded with our first glimpse of the city of Jerusalem. Our first stop was the City of David. After successfully making our way to the bottom of the sight without anyone…
We went as a group tonight to the Tower of David Museum in the old city. The program was spectacular however you probably really have to be on your best Biblical timeline to piece it all together. The walls of the Citadel serve…
The evening began with a walk to a home overlooking the Kotel (Western Wall) and Dome of the Rock in the Old City. On the way thru the streets of the Jewish section of the city many were on their way to…
I had the opportunity to hear an Israeli woman speak about her son, Arbel. Arbel, a soldier in the Israeli army, was killed by a roadside bomb in the Gaza Strip at the young age of 21. His mother shared with us…
An appropriate title for a whirlwind of a day that truly encompassed the full range of experiences and emotions that have always been and continue to be present in Israel’s historical, political and social radar. We began our day in Shorashim, a…
Today felt like a day of the stories of women. We met a Jewish woman who chose to send her children to a mixed Jewish-Arab school. Though she explained her reasoning for this decision, I don’t think it’s something I can understand….
The original stone steps of an outdoor “Bamah” – an pagan altar built in the Biblical times by Israel’s king Yirav’am Here on the border of Lebanon at an overlook called Dado Point. AND CHECK OUT THE FLASH MOB
This post should’ve gone up two days ago but we couldn’t get the internet to hold for long enough to post it! So this is Tuesday’s news! Theme of the day: Go, go, go! We got an early start with the…
Teaching is what I love to do. Teaching our children about Judaism and Erete Yisrael is what I’ve loved to do for so long. Now I am here. Visiting the synagogues in Tsafat today were especially meaningful. As a child in Pittsburgh,…
Today was a very interesting day, and spanned a wide range of history. We started in the Golan in modern history (this century) and spoke a great deal about recent conflicts that helped to shape modern Israel. The Golan heights have certainly…
Today we went up to Metula (which is the border with Lebanon) and the Golan Heights. It is an eye-opening experience to actually see the close proximity of Lebanon and Syria to our northern border towns. One appreciates in a much more…