The Benedictine Monastery in Abu Ghosh – St. Mary of the Resurrection Abbey The Benedictine Monastery – St. Mary of the Resurrection Abbey – in Abu Gosh is one of the best ...
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Mount Tabor in the Eyes of Tourists*
What does Mount Tabor mean to tourists? Author Tamar Orvell summarized his visit to Israel, “In Israel’s Lower Galilee, looms Mount Tabor. Something about this mound of earth at the ...
Read More »The Catholic Church of the Annunciation
This is the Catholic Church of the Annunciation – or Basilica of the Annunciation The Catholic Church of the Annunciation with its towering cupola is one of the biggest, most magnificent ...
Read More »The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation Since the Greek Orthodox tradition holds that the Annunciation occurred while Mary was drawing water from a local underground spring in Nazareth, it was only ...
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Cana of the Galilee The Arab village of Kafr Cana in the Lower Galilee has been identified in Christian tradition as Cana of the Galilee. Here, according to tradition, Jesus performed two ...
Read More »The Church of the Annunciation and Moslem Bigotry
No one can deny the importance of the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth to the Christian world. The church was established at the site where, according to Roman Catholic tradition, ...
Read More »Chapel of the Ascension
Chapel of the Ascension The Chapel of the Ascension in A-Tur, Jerusalem is a Christian and Muslim holy site that is believed to mark the place where Jesus ascended into heaven. ...
Read More »School Trips, Teen Trips and Young Adult Trips to Israel
School trips to Israel Many Jewish schools outside of Israel create an annual Israel program in which pupils and students can participate as representatives of their institution. For most this is ...
Read More »Kursi – Is Lake Kinneret still kosher?
Historical Kursi Kursi was a fishing village from the time of the Mishnah and the Talmud. It includes the ruins of a 5th Century Byzantine Christian monastery and church, the largest ...
Read More »The Greek Orthodox Church of the Twelve Apostles
The Greek Orthodox Church Church of the Twelve Apostles, Capernaum The Greek Orthodox church in Capernaum is situated in the more recent, north-eastern part of the ruined village, which ...
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