The Apse of St. Mark’s Syriac Church (copyright Joel Haber) Jerusalem is well known as a holy city with many significant sites for members of many religions. But as a licensed tour guide here, I am endlessly fascinated by the less well known places to
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I have lived in Israel for many years and one of my favorite places to visit is the Negev Desert. The Negev is in the South of Israel and is one of the most beautiful and peaceful places in the country. You can spend hours
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built over Calvary – place where Christ was crucified, entombed and where he resurrected from, stands in a very central place within the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. However, as we can easily imagine, at the time of
According to the tradition, the idyllic hillside of Mount of Beatitudes in the Galilee was the place where Jesus Christ gave a special teaching to His disciples and other gathered believers: “And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain; and when he was set,
A visit to the land of the Bible is a return to the origins, to the roots that continue to ground us in history and nourish us spiritually. It is more than a return to the spiritual homeland; it is truly a return home. Because
Ruins of Kathisma, an important Byzantine church and monastery, are located near Mar Elias Monastery, on the side of the ancient road from Jerusalem to Bethlehem. Kathisma means in Greek: ‘seat’ or ‘place of rest’. According to the Proto-Gospel of James, the Holy Couple, while
We recently traveled northward scouting sites for a bat mitzvah location. We opted for a return visit to Beit Lechem Haglilit, an idyllic village situated in the hills of the Galilee. Beautiful calanit flowers were in abundance throughout the countryside with cars after cars parked in
This is your once in a lifetime journey and you want it to be unique. Forget about cookie-cutter hotels that you can find anywhere in the world; if you really want your trip to be a spiritual adventure try planning your next visit to include
At least 500 million birds – including pelicans, cranes, storks, falcons, eagles and warblers – wing their way across Israel’s skies twice a year during the transcontinental migration seasons. In the fall, they make their way south to Central Africa and in the spring they