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
🇮🇱 ISRAEL IS 8th MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTRY TO LIVE 🚗 A gas station in the Jezreel Valley advertised the cheapest prices in the country yesterday at 5.75 shekels per liter. 💲 That translates to US $6.30 per US gallon. And we are celebrating that price!!! CEOWORLD magazine ranks Israel above Read more
Most people visit Mount Hermon in the winter during snow skiing season. The Ski season is very short in Israel and the place is packed and very expensive in the winter. It’s a whole different experience in the summertime. The weather is stunning. It’s easy to park and the cable Read more
The Carmel Caves are a fascinating visit for the whole family. They are located on Highway 4 near the Mediterranean coast between Zichron Yaakov and Haifa. The caves were inhabited in prehistoric times, and are just down the road from the biblical Elijah’s Cave. If you love nature, you’ll enjoy Read more
While storms and flooding devastated homes and took lives throughout the US midwest this past week, fires raged all across Israel. The morning after one of the most devastating blazes (which authorities now are suspecting arson) in the center of the country, we drove to Jerusalem and along the way Read more
Jerusalem is a fully modern city complete with skyscrapers, light-rail transit, modern expressways and more. However developing the city over the last seventy years has been a challenge. Very often earth moving equipment uncovers older layers of the 3000 year old capital of Israel. When that happens the Israel Antiquities Read more
We visited the location of Old Kibbutz Gesher this week. The word “Gesher” means “Bridge.” When the Kibbutz was founded in 1939 at the strategic location of the Byzantine stone bridge crossing the Jordan River, the kibbutz members chose the name “Gesher.” There was an Ottoman railroad bridge and a Read more
I went searching for the rare wild Israeli Blue Iris blooms… you won’t believe what I found!!! After most of the winter rains have fallen, the Galilee and Golan burst alive with wild flowers. It’s a national pastime in Israel to hike through the hills and valleys to enjoy the Read more