During WWI, the British were at war with the Ottoman Turks who controlled “Palestine” as part of their empire. At the beginning of the war, fighting was concentrated in the southern Gaza region over the strategic Suez Canal. As the war continued and the British advanced north under the direction Read more…
Here’s a rare film from 1913 showing a one-armed Joseph Trumpeldor plowing a field in Migdal (at the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee) shortly after he arrived in Israel from Russia. You can see the Arbel mountain and the Kinneret in the background. Trumpeldor was the most highly Read more…
We live in the tribal lands of Naphtali, which according to Yaakov’s blessing the most fertile land of Israel. Yet from the time of the Roman exile of the Jews almost 2000 years ago, the land lay barren. This is what the land looked like here in Yavne’el in 1911 Read more…
Since the 1930s, the Sabra (prickly pear) cactus has become a national Israeli symbol. Sabra (Tzabar in Hebrew) is a term used for a native born Israeli. Why? Its fruit are tough and prickly on the outside and sweet on the inside – like the early Zionist pioneers. Ironically, the Read more…
My friend Rabbi Ken Spiro recently came to visit. Since he is a sought-after licensed Israel Tour Guide, he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to see the Sea of Galilee when it was full. We spent a couple of hours at the Kinneret and the Jordan River and Read more…
My neighbor Assaf lives up in the hills behind Yavne’el with his family in a Yurt. ⛰️ He took this stunning photo of our natural spring just as the sun was rising above the Golan Heights to the east. ☀️ Shalom to everyone from Yavne’el! ❤️ 🇮🇱
SHAKEY-BLURRY Since the corona outbreak, I began doing “Walk n Talk” Live Videos on Facebook. I gave you updates of the current situation in Israel, along with some spiritual insights into the lessons we can learn and some wisdom to help us all cope. YOU LOVED THEM — Thanks for Read more…
My dear friend and colleague Rabbi Ken Spiro came up to Yavne’el for Shabbat and we decided to take a quick trip to the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee to see what they looked like “Full!” Ken is a Rabbi, an historian, author and a licensed Israel Tour Read more…
As the corona virus strikes Israel, the city of Jerusalem is left bereft of tourists… however on Purim nothing will dampen the spirits of the local Jewish population! Celebrate life with these young men singing and dancing on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem on Purim. Then checkout more photos below! Here Read more…
On our way from Yavne’el to Jerusalem, Netanya or Haifa we almost always pass Mount Tabor. This is where the Judge Deborah and Barak defeated Sisera. “And Deborah said to Barak, Arise; for this is the day in which God has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not God gone Read more…
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