Saying sinkholes, in Israel, means…the sinkholes of the surrounding of the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is now 1,377 feet below sea level. One of the phenomena referring to the area of the Dead Sea is the phenomena of the sinkholes. What is a sinkhole? A sinkhole is a small…
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Ein Karem view
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…
Golda Meir Park
You are invited to enjoy a Gem in the desert, in the south of Israel, near Kibutz Revivim. It started as a Quarry, in the wadi of the river, Rvivim (Asluje, in Arabic), in the middle of nowhere in the desert. The crater that had been created by this quarry reached…
The Tut-Neyar Gallery
Tut-Neyar Paper-Mill is a unique artist gallery shop, in the old town of Zichron-Yaakov, near Haifa. The team is dedicated to making quality hand-made paper of highest quality; its main raw material is the inner bark of the Paper Mulberry tree , which we grow ourselves. All products are refine works of…
Beit Jimal Monastery
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…
Tel-Hay View
Tel-Hay is a northern village ,situated in the upper Galilee,. It is a historic site at which a battle took place on March 1, 1920. It was a most Significant event, as it had an immense impact on the Zionist movement in the land of Israel. Arabs attacked the Jewish…
A white night in Tel Aviv city
June 26, 2014 is a White Night in Tel-Aviv city; don’t miss it… Tel Aviv is well known for its partying style…..with bars and cafes open year-round. Once a year, the party literally takes over the streets as everyone walks out into the streets for an all-night event and celebration,…
The Tel-Hay Museum
In the northern village of Tel-Hay, in the upper Galilee, a battle took place on March 1, 1920. It was a most Significant event, as it had an immense impact on the Zionist movement in the land of Israel. The museum commemorates this important event in the Jewish struggle for…
Cheese, Oil and Nostalgia in Bat-Shlomo
Bat-Shlomo, on route between Tel Aviv and Haifa, on the Mediterranean shores, is a small, time honoring “Moshava” (small old settlement; from the days that Jewish immigrants came to Israel, to settle down in the promised land). It was funded in year 1889, is situated in the crossroads between Fureidis…
Church of St. John the Baptist
One of two highly important churches in Ein-Kerem is John the Baptist’s church. The church was built in the 19th century on the ruins of an ancient Byzantine and formerly- Crusader churches.It is located in the vicinity of Jerusalem. It is named after John the Baptist; St. John, in commemoration of…