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My Family Tree(s) share
Tu B’Shevat was always a big celebration in our home. My mother’s name was Ilana אילנה, tree in Hebrew, and she was born on Tu b’Shevat in 1937. Her birthday was always celebrated around a table filled with delicious dried… Read more...
Park Timna Adventure Day share
On a recent trip to Eilat, I had the pleasure of enjoying an adventure day in Park Timna, located a little less than 20 miles north of Eilat. This beautiful (and enormous) site offered more than enough activities for a… Read more...
Rainy Day Activities share
Israeli winters are admittedly short if you compare them to, well, anywhere else in the world. For a few months every year, however, we have our fair share of storms. As I write this, I am sitting at the Aroma… Read more...
Orlyya Farm - Nature Meets Industry in the Negev share
With the south of Israel returning to the routine of every day life, I wanted to take this opportunity to feature the amazing industry that comes out of the arid Negev Desert. The Orlyya Farm is located in the middle… Read more...
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… Read more...
Nazareth share
Nazareth, or Natsrat as its name is pronounced in Hebrew, is the cradle of Christianity, the city where, according to tradition, the angel Gabriel told Mary that she would conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit, and the place… Read more...
The Jezreel Valley share
The Bible, geography and ancient and modern history in the Jezreel Valley are perhaps more closely entwined and visible than anywhere else in the country. The central Jezreel Valley, roughly 380 square kilometers in size, is bounded on the north… Read more...
The Druze share
The Druze, a religious minority that lives in harmony in Israel, is an ethnic group known for their hospitality and warm welcome of visitors. If you have the opportunity, a traditional Druze meal is one of the most delicious experiences… Read more...
Montefiore's Windmill share
The Montefiore windmill is one of those quintessential Jerusalem landmarks. It’s a cupola-capped English-styled mill located in Mishkenot Sha’ananim, part of Yemin Moshe — the first Jewish neighborhood built in the late 1800s outside the walls of the Old City… Read more...
