“You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride; you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.” (Song of Songs 4:12) Imagine taking a walk in the Hortus Conclusus – the enclosed garden of the Song of Songs - the place, where according to the legend, the biblical king...
One of the more successful mid-size wineries in Israel is the Recanati Winery located in Efeq Heziq. Drawing upon vineyards from the Upper Galilee, the Jerusalem Hills and about Zichron Ya'akov, the Recanati Winery has grown from about 200,000 bottles in in first year to...
Its not very often that we do a girls trip, so when my mom suggested an overnight to the Galilee and Golan Heights, my sister and I jumped at the idea. I mean who doesn't want to stay at a hotel and relax? So it's Friday...
Baruch writing down Jeremiah's prophecies Gustave Doré Following the destruction of Samaria, the Assyrians came after Judah. They destroyed most of the surrounding cities and they besieged Jerusalem. However, whether through political arrangements or, as the Bible tells it, the intervention of God, Jerusalem survived (this time)....
Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity may be the city's most visited tourist attraction, but there is no doubt that the narrow stone streets of Bethlehem’s historic centre offers the tastiest attractions in this historic town renowned as the birthplace of Jesus. Beginning at the edge of...
When visitors to Jerusalem are shown a large cave called "Gethsemane" on the lower slopes of the Mount of Olives, they usually give a perfunctory look and hurry on to the famous Garden of Gethsemane, the small garden of olive trees adjacent to the Church...
A few years ago we organized a tour focusing on life within the Israeli border communities near the Gaza strip. It was a program Travelujah developed for many incoming tour groups coming from the United States which, in the aftermath of last summer's conflict with...
Most Christian visitors' travel itineraries in the central hill country of Lower Galilee are limited to Nazareth, Cana of Galilee and Mount Tabor. While all these places are central to the Gospel narrative, a visit to the Zippori National Park will give you new insight...
After over a millenium of Islamic rule, Zichron Ya'acov became the launching point of Israel's resurgence as a modern wine growing region back in 1882 when Baron Edmund Rothschild supported Jewish Romanian immigrants to move to the region to work vineyards for the Carmel Winery, a collective of growers...
Tel Dan. After we left our boat tour on the Sea of Galilee we headed for Tel Dan. Because of being in wheelchairs, we were only able to do the nature preserve portion of this area. This was a beautiful area surrounding the start of the...