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The Winds of Change share
In 1990, the German band The Scorpions released the song “Wind of Change”. A few years later that song became the anthem of the revolution in Eastern Europe, as the world watched the Iron Curtain collapse. In 2011, the same… Read more...
In the Army - My Jubilee Trip share
Robin Sharma has a beautiful saying: “Till the age of 50 a man builds himself a ‘name’, from his fifties and on, he creates his personal heritage.” Last year I celebrated my 50th birthday and throughout the year, I invited… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
