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…
Although it is not one of the special “seven species” of the Land of Israel, the almond tree has a special place in the hearts of everyone who lives here in the Land. The almond tree is native to Israel and can be found in the wild, and in cultivated Read more…
Our village of Yavne’el began as a Moshava which means an agricultural settlement. In 1901 a small group of pioneer Jewish farmers from Romania established the village on barren rocky land that had been purchased from the Ottoman Sultan by Baron Edmond (Binyamin) de Rothschild. Each farmer was given a Read more…
We took a quick day trip to Ancient Akko on the Mediterranean. It’s just an hour away fromTiberias but the topography couldn’t be more different. Akko, called Acre in English seems to be recorded in Egyptian hieroglyphics almost 4,000 years ago from the time of the Biblical Patriarchs. In the Read more…
It’s only a short drive from our home and headquarters in Yavniel to the Golan Heights. You can reach Ramot, which is at the farthest point on the opposite side of the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret) in about 25 minutes and enjoy the scenic drive either around the south end, Read more…
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