Tel Aviv’s Pride Parade, took place on June 12, 2015. It was the 17th parade that the city sponsored. This year’s motto supported the Transgenders’ rights and recognition. The slogan is: “Tel Aviv-Jaffa loves all Genders“. The organizers were happy to welcome some 120,000 participants, among-st which were 25,000...
The Jerusalem-Mamila neighborhood was established in the 19th century, when it had been built outside of the walls of the Old City; upfront of Jaffa Gate. In year 1972, a company by the name of “Karta” was established in order to rebuild the entire Mamilla region, meaning, the vacation of property-owners and the...
The Ariel Sharon Park is a unique example of a green slot in the midst of a highly urbanized area, that had been allocated to serve as a reservation for environmental rehabilitation projects. Once, not many years ago, the Park; then called “Hiriya”, served as the main waste-ground for the center of Israel, a place that...
The church of Dominus Flevit (“The master cried”) in Jerusalem is a beautiful Catholic-Franciscan church, that had been built on the ruins of a Byzantine church, in 1955; to commemorate Jesus’ crying when he looked at Jerusalem and realized that the city is about to lose itself to hatred, self-destruction and...
The Herzliya Park is set in the city of Herzliya, near the 7 star Mall, just outside Ayalon route. It is a large green park; set out to enable running paths, Bicyclists, special attraction for Kids, several extreme Sports’ facilities, such as the Omega facility and more… There is a large branched site of...
The Festival of Sounds at the old city of Jerusalem; a breathtaking experience, with dozens shows, bands and non- stop music. All of this; at the enchanting scenery of the old city in Jerusalem. March 9-12, 2015 Free entrance! Don’t miss it…….
During the roman reign of Palestine, between 63 BCE until 324 AD, there had been a variety of constructions that had been carried out throughout the land. One of the most outstanding ones is the water supply system – the Roman Aqueduct. It had consisted of several independent yet interconnected sets of Aqueducts,...
This natural reserve is located in the Jordan valley and is named after famous King Herod’s brother, who had ruled the Judean region- in the name of the Roman empire, during the first century BCE. Herod inherited after his brother died in battle and had established a city in his honor, at the heart of the valley. A...
Ein Karen is a small community in the outskirts of Jerusalem; it is an important place, mainly due to two reasons: The first is that John the Baptist is believed to have been born in Ein Karem. The second is that tradition has it that the stones that had built the Jewish second Temple’s altar, had been brought from Ein...
The house of beatitude is the meaning of the name- Beit Jimal. It is a Catholic monastery that had been established in 1881, on the slopes of the Judean Mountains, near the city of Beit Shemesh. Tradition has it that this was the burial site of St. Stephen, who is considered to be the very first Christian...
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