Monthly Archives: October 2011
Terror Victim's Mom Supports Prisoner Swap share
I never met Marla Bennet but she has been a part of my life for the past 9 years. On July 31st, 2002, a cellphone detonated a bomb hidden inside a backpack that was left in the cafeteria at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The blast wounded 80 and killed 5 Americans, including Marla Bennet, […]
Rish Lakish Olive Press and Family Fun share
October is the start of olive season in Israel and there’s no better way to celebrate this fruitful season than with a trip to an olive press. My personal favorite can be found in the beautiful village of Zippori in the lower Galilee region of northern Israel, and only a 15 minute drive from Nazareth. […]
Tour de Tel Aviv share
This week, the city that never sleeps became the city that never stops riding. It was an amazing site. Hundreds of bikers of all ages filled the streets of the most hectic city in Israel. All major roads were blocked so we had to park in north Tel Aviv and walk nearly 40 minutes in […]
Gilad Shalit is home at last! share
Yesterday, the entire country spent the day glued to the television screen. At my office in Tel Aviv, a big screen TV was installed in the lobby so that we could follow the news coverage of the release of Gilad Shalit, imprisoned by Hamas for the past 5 years and 4 months. It was Ben Gurion […]
Eco Tours with Personal Tourism share
Looking for something to do this holiday break? How about an Eco-friendly tour with us? Personal Tourism’s Ecotourism will introduce you to the people that are creating the new revolution in Israel: the green revolution. “If you will it, it is not a dream” -Theodore Herzel, the father of modern Zionism The early Zionist pioneers, […]
Carmela's Succah share
Tonight marks the start of Succoth, or the Feast of Tabernacles. Succoth is the plural of Succah (booth or hut) and this 7-day holiday is intended to celebrate the gathering of grain and fruit harvests. Jews are to eat their meals, entertain and even sleep in the Succah as a reminder of the huts inhabited […]
Forgiveness in the Desert share
Anytime I climb a mountain in the desert, I think of Moses. The same man who was told: “And you shall see the land but never inherit it”. It is so beautiful from the tops of these mountains. You can’t see the small details that interfere with the harmony of the colors or man’s harmful […]
Magic on the Spice Route share
I live in Tel Aviv with my boyfriend and our cat, Morris. With work and school, we are both incredibly busy and have days where we completely miss each other. Our apartment is near a major road and nights are filled with the sounds of buses, ambulances to the nearby hospital or neighbors playing their […]
