Israel and You Spaces and Places in Israel
Israel – Palestine For Critical Thinkers: #2 Israel-Palestine from the biblical era through the early years of Judaism, until the independent reign of the ancient Israel and Judaea ended with the ...
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The Ancient Roots of Israel in Canaan *
IsraelPalestine For Critical Thinkers: #1 Canaan – Where? Canaan was a Semitic language region in the Ancient Near East during the late 2nd millennium BCE. Canaan was a large and prosperous country (in some periods independent, in others a ...
Read More »British Mandate in Palestine *
Israel – Palestine For Critical Thinkers This post describes the ways in which the Allied Powers remapped the Middle East creating the British Mandate and French Mandate. The British designated ...
Read More »Akko Harbor *
“The Evolution of Akko Harbor and its Mediterranean Maritime Trade Links” Authors: Ehud Galili, Baruch Rosen, Dov Zviely, Na’ama Silberstein, and Gerald Finkielsztejn Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology ...
Read More »Nachal Ayun *
Nachal Ayun Nachal Ayun Stream passes through The Iyon (Tanur) Stream Nature Reserve from the Ayun Valley in the “Finger of Galilee” south to the Hula Valley. There is a ...
Read More »Rambam’s Grave in Tiberias – The Tomb of Maimonides *
Although there is dispute about the authenticity of many holy graves in Israel, we can safely say the Rambam’s Grave (The Tomb of Maimonides) is in Tiberias. Who was Rabbi ...
Read More »Sukkot in Israel *
Sukkot Sukkot in Israel begins on Tishri 15, the fifth day after Yom Kippur. Sukkot is so unreservedly joyful that it is commonly referred to in Jewish prayer and literature ...
Read More »Yom Kippur in Israel *
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is considered the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. The date of Yom Kippur is 10th day of Tishri. This calendar day is the same ...
Read More »St. Peter’s Church Tiberias *
St. Peter’s Church Tiberias is Catholic Church which is next to a monastery in Tiberias, a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, in the Lower Galilee, ...
Read More »Hamat Tverya National Park *
What is the difference between Hamat Tiberias (Hamat Tverya) and Tiberias (Tverya)? Hamat Tverya National Park is in the ancient village of Hamat. Hamat [not to be confused with Al-Hama] ...
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