Travel Stories

Protests and Tisha B’Av in the Time of COVID-19

Jews around the world will soon be observing the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av (meaning the 9th day of the Hebrew month of Av) which begins at sundown July 29. The holiday commemorates the destruction of both the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. These

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New Hotel opens by Magdala

New Hotel opens by Magdala

The Magdala hotel, also known as Notre Dame du Lac, is the newest addition to the hotel scene in the Galilee. The hotel opened in late November 2019. The property was a labor of love for Fr. Juan Solana the project visionary, and it took

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See Israel from your couch

See Israel from your couch

Stuck at home and filled with wanderlust? Israel offers some amazing virtual tours that will allow you to learn about the country, experience the museums, the history, the Galilee, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Tel Aviv and more. Below you’ll find our top 10 list of recommended virtual

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Parshat Miketz

Parshat Miketz

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

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Ancient Tablet Discovered by 6 Year Old

Ancient Tablet Discovered by 6 Year Old

You never know what you might find taking a walk in nature in Israel. A young 6 year old boy, Imri Elya, recently went with his parents to visit the archaeological site of Tel Jemmah, east of the Gaza Strip. An object in the ground

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Parshat Vayigash

Parshat Vayigash

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

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Rare 9,000-year-old Stone Mask Discovered

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. Its characteristics, in addition to other findings reveal that the mask

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Parshat Vayechi

Parshat Vayechi

The Promised Land (Genesis 47:28-50:26) 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 swear not to bury him in Egypt but in the Promised Land, in the Cave

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Church of the Holy Sepulchre Closes its Doors

Church of the Holy Sepulchre Closes its Doors

Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered by Christian pilgrims around the world to be the site of Jesus’s crucifixion and his burial tomb, closed its doors indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic last week. This is the first time that this fourth century Church

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