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The View from Mount Tabor

The Jezreel Valley is beautiful this time of year and we passed the tiny airstrip of Megiddo early in the morning. The airport is named for the famed ancient city of Megiddo whose ruins guard the…Read More

Exploring the Judean Hills during Shavuot

There is no better way to experience the Land, the people and the Book of Israel than by seeing it with your feet. You can study the Bible and read through its pages in your home, school or house…Read More

Festival of Reaping: Shavuot

This week is a terrific week to be touring Israel. It’s Shavuot. The holiday of Shavuot is one of the oldest holidays on the Hebrew calendar. There are many “reasons” that we celebrate Shavuot (which means “Weeks” in English).…Read More

And the Walls Came Crumbling Down

It was hot yesterday. Africa hot if you know what I mean. It was one of those heat waves that we call in Hebrew a "Sharav", when the winds blow out of the Arabian Desert and sends the temperature…Read More

The Big Bang of Genesis

Most tourists who come to Israel do not come to Israel for a typical vacation. They come to get to know the Bible, to walk where the prophets walked or where Jesus walked. They come to see the scenery…Read More

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