Greek Orthodox Church of the Twelve Apostles, Capernaum – כנסיית שנים עשר השליחים The Church of the Twelve Apostles (also called “The Church of the Apostles”) is a Greek Orthodox church located at the shore of the Sea ...
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Petra, Jordan
Petra, Jordan – פטרה Petra is not really in Israel, but since it is included in many tourist packages to Israel’e southern seaport of Eilat in the Israeli Negev, I felt ...
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Atlit Detainee Camp – עתלית I visited the Atlit Detainee Camp, having heard by word to mouth about the grand, new digital audio-video presentation on the 1940’s vessel in the museum. ...
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Sa’ar Falls The Saar Falls in the Golan Heights are both amazingly picturesque and easily accessible. Found just off Road 99, some four kilometers from the Nimrod Fortress, the waterfalls ...
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The Generation Center (Sharsheret Ha Dorot – שרשרת הדורות) A new permanent exhibit called “The Generations Center” has recently been opened near the Western Wall. Visitors will enjoy a moving ...
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Churches in Ilabun I was always curious about the village of Eilabun, near my community in the Galilee. So one day I took off and walked around the older ...
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The Spoof of Rabbi Asi This spoof was originally posted (in Hebrew) in Hoshvilim in September, 2008 as an exercise in social media marketing. Since it has been shared “virally” in Arutz 7, Nashim, ...
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Banias Falls Park – נחל חרמון – בניאס ...
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The Western Wall Tunnels (Minharot Ha Kotel – מנהרות הכותל) All of these amazing portholes to the past can be seen at the Western Wall Tunnels, which is why ...
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Temple Mount – הר הבית At least four religions are known to have used the Temple Mount: Judaism, Christianity, Roman paganism, and Islam. Today the Temple Mount, a walled compound within the Old City ...
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