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    Unique Sites of Israel: Ancient Hebron: Part II

    When asked, which is my FAVORITE place to give a tour, the answer is one of the world’s oldest and holiest cities- HEVRON!

    Unique Sites of Israel: Biblical Tadmor (AKA Tamar)

    Beautiful day to get out and see the unique sites of Israel!

    Unique Sites of Israel: Ayalon Valley

    Today, we are visiting the enchanting Ayalon Park Canada. This centrally located park (roughly between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv) has it all!

    Unique Sites of Israel: Gibeah of Benjamin (Tel El Ful)

    Tel el Ful, rarely sees visitors but this unique treasure is our next stop.

    Unique Sites of Israel: Tomb of Rachel

    Today the site flourishes, with a full time Kollel (Talmudic Academy for Torah studies), a synagogue and even a hospitality corner with hot drinks and snacks!

    Unique Sites of Israel: Biblical Migdal (aka Magdala)

    Migdal (along with the entire western coast of the Sea of Galilee) was given to the tribe of Naphtali.

    Unique Sites of Israel: A Mosaic Treasure at Ein Gedi!

    The Synagogue from Roman/Byzantine times was only discovered in 1965, when workers of nearby Kibbutz Ein Gedi were plowing the field and found a well preserved Mosaic floor.

    Unique Sites of Israel: Biblical House of the Shunamite woman

    The town (historically called Shunem) has a long history, going back to the Canaanite times. If you are looking for something off the beaten track on your next trip to Israel, I highly recommend you visit here!

    Unique Sites of Israel

    WOW: Ancient Inscription Explicitly Mentioning King David Discovered

    Top 10 Things Trump Did for Israel (part 1)

    Many accomplishments on the list are not widely known.

    Unique Sites of Israel: Zorah: In the Footsteps of Samson

    Zohar was the hometown of Samson, the strongest man who ever lived

    FABULOUS: University Accused of Anti-Semitism Loses State Funding

    It is abundantly clear that regular incidents of antisemitism have occurred (and been tolerated) at the US’s so-called “elite” universities for too long! Jewish...

    Unique Sites of Israel: Biblical Hatzor

    Hazor, one of the premier archeological sites in Israel,  is the site to some of the most epic events of the Bible

    Unique Sites of Israel: Biblical Tel Dan: Part II

    King Rehoboam made the decision to establish two new temples, one in Beit El and the other in Dan, both of which included golden calf statues (1 Kings 12:28–29). He even made up his own holidays and declared himself a priest

    Unique Sites of Israel: Biblical Gath (Tel Tzafit)

    Another claim to fame for the ancient city was the fact that the holy Ark of the Covenant spent time here after the Philistines stole it

    Unique Sites of Israel: The Jordan River

    Today we are visiting one of my favorite sites: Qasr El Yehud (Arabic for break through point of the Jews) on the Jordan River, by far the most mentioned body of water in the bible (181 times). According to tradition, this is the exact spot where Joshua and the Children of Israel entered the holy land.

    Unique Sites of Israel: Biblical Lachish

    The Governor’s home in Lachish is the largest palace ever found from Ancient Israel. Go out and see it for yourself.

    Unique Sites of Israel: Tel Motza

    Beautiful, historic and easily accessible-go see Motza

    Unique Sites of Israel: Biblical Maresha and Beit Guvrin

    Go out and see Israel (OK, when it stops raining) Happy Tu B'Shvat!

    Unique Sites of Israel: Ancient Hebron: Part III

    “Some of the children of Judah (returning from the Babylonian exile) settled in the villages, in their open areas: in Kiryat Arbah (i.e. Hebron) and its suburbs (Nehemiah 11:25)”

    Unique Sites of Israel: Lot’s Wife: Sodom & Gomorrah

    “G-d caused rain of sulfur and fire to fall on Sodom and on Gomorrah…(Lot’s) wife looked behind her and was turned into a pillar of salt (Genesis 19:24-26)”

    Unique Sites of Israel: Tel Azekah

    Ever hear the story about David and Goliath? Wanna visit the site where it happened?

    Unique Sites of Israel: Biblical Aphek: From the Ark of the Covenant to Alexander...

    The obvious question is why there are so many buildings and fortifications from different time periods here?  Read on to learn the fascinating answer...

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