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Church of St. Anne

More often than not, while wandering around the Old City of Jerusalem, eavesdropping on some of the tour guides, you can observe that some guides pronounce certain sites and places as being the place where "so and so" did…Read More

Days of Judgment

I’ve been asked to write a travel log that’s connected to Rosh Hashannah in some way. At first I thought I would tie it into walking through some off the beaten track trail with lots of pomegranates or apple…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

The First Earth Day - Tu B’Shvat

"After striving for so many years to set up the [Jewish National] fund, we do not want to disperse again without having done anything…the fund shall be the property of the Jewish people as a whole."
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