After an extensive redevelopment, one of the most fascinating Byzantine era synagogues, Ein Keshatot, makes for a fascinating visit on a Holy Land tour. The ancient synagogue reopened about two years ago. It was discovered by Laurence Opipant, a Scottish Christian Zionist, at the...
Sincr the signing of the new Abraham Accords initiative in September, Israel and the UAE are on a fast path to normalization. Regular flights have started between the two countries and tens of thousands of Israelis have already purchased tickets to visit Dubai. Israel is...
Israel's local vaccination campaign is running smoothly and as a result, it is expected that much of the local Israeli population will be vaccinated by the end of March 2021. As such tourists to the Holy Land will likely begin to arrive to Israel ...
Note to reader: The below article was written for Travelujah in 2010 by Kasey Barr. It remains as relevant today as it was 11 years ago. This morning I picked up the Jerusalem Post to read the headline, "PM Expected to Draw Connections Between Iran's...
Jesus and Joseph (Genesis 37-40) This week we will read the story of Joseph, Jacob's beloved son from the beloved wife Rachel. Jacob had twelve sons, yet he does not hide his love for Joseph and he even makes him a beautiful ornate robe. The brothers,...
Earthly Bread and Heavenly Bread (Genesis 41 - Genesis 44:17) This week we will read about the rise of Joseph to greatness in Egypt. Pharaoh dreams his strange dreams and non of the sages of Egypt is able to solve them. After two years in which...
The Blessed Shepherds (Genesis 44:18 - 47:27) This week we will finally have a catharsis for the story of Joseph and his brothers. Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, forgave them for selling him to slavery and reunited with them and with his younger brother Benjamin....
A rare stone mask dating to New Stone age period was discovered several months ago in the southern Hebron hills region reinforcing the theory that there was a stone-mask production center in this region. [caption id="attachment_3759" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority[/caption] Its characteristics, in addition to...
Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem On Christmas Eve, at 2:30 pm, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Fouad Twal, arrives at Manger Square and make his solemn entry into the Basilica of the Nativity. There will be lots of excitement throughout the afternoon and...
The Promised Land (Genesis 47:28-50:26) [caption id="attachment_1141" align="alignright" width="400"] Qasr El Yahud, the baptismal site on the Jordan. Photo courtesy Beata Andonia[/caption] This week we will read the last section of Genesis. We will read about the end of Jacob's life, and how he asked Joseph to...