Tag Archives:Israel
Israel in Crisis - How You Can Help share
“Israel is like a distant cousin that I care about but I never call.” This is one of the best descriptions I have ever heard about the relations between Jews in the diaspora and Israelis. Jews in the diaspora care about Israel. They donate money, attend demonstrations, sign petitions and even help pass laws that […]
Pay it Forward share
This blog is dedicated to a very special family in Kansas City, Kansas. Alvin and Sharon Cohen, this one’s for you! The seed for Milestones Israel was planted exactly 30 years ago, in June of 1982. I was in Overland Park Kansas at the home of Sharon and Alvin Cohen and their 3 children; Brant, […]
Holocaust Rememberance Day (Yom Ha'Shoah) share
Last week was Holocaust remembrance day and I am remiss to not have added this post sooner. Passover this year was a very hectic period and now I must hunker down and make up for lost time. In honor of Yom Ha’Shoah, I found an old blog post written shortly after moving to Israel from […]
Be My Friend, Be My Brother share
Last week, I experienced 5 minutes of pride and joy that are absolutely immeasurable. My son Nevo, at 11-years-old, shared the stage and a song with Netanela, one of Israel’s great voices of the 1970’s.
Thanks to Thanksgiving share
The night of November 29, 1947 was one of the happiest nights in history for Jews around the world since the dedication of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. Any Jewish person that was alive at the time remembers that night with such clarity, they can tell you exactly where they were for this historical occasion. After […]
Scavenger Hunt in Rosh Pina share
A famous Israeli song tells the story of a young solider standing guard on the ancient walls of Jerusalem and thinking to aloud; “Who could believe it that only a few years ago we studied the soldiers that guarded Jerusalem throughout history, and here I am, one of them.” In preparing for Jessica’s Bat-Mitzvah trip, […]
Powerful Women in Jewish History share
My father grew up in a small Moshav (agricultural community) with a funny name – Hogla. It was 15 years before I learned of Hogla, an amazing biblical woman and one of 5 granddaughters of a man named Hefer. Hefer gave his name to the green valley where my father played in his childhood but […]
Tell Me Who You Are share
On September 3, 2011, 406,000 Israelis peacefully marched through the streets of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa in the name of democracy and social justice. I am a proud Israeli. I take my children to see democracy at its peak. I think the best part of this country are the people who live here. I […]
Hello world! share
This blog will introduce you to Israel and its people through a nontraditional and unique way of travel, Personal Tourism. I believe that the personal perspective in experiencing a touristic destination is the one that will give the visitor the best memories and understanding of the place and people they are meeting while visiting a […]
