The Way to Jerusalem, a project of two intrepid Israelis who based the route on ancient Holy Land pilgrimages, is set to become Israel’s local equivalent of Europe’s Camino de…
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NEW PILGRIMAGE ROUTE REVIVES ANCIENT PATH FROM JAFFA TO JERUSALEM
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TIME Picks Jerusalem Biking as Top 50 Destination in 2023
Seeing the ancient city from a new perspective on two wheels is recommended on list of World’s Greatest Places. Biking in Jerusalem was recommended by TIME magazine as one of 50…
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NINE OFF-THE-BEATEN-TRACK DESTINATIONS IN ISRAEL
Great places to visit that aren’t well known, from archeological sites and natural wonders to friendly farms and artist studios. The Old City of Jerusalem. Masada. The Sea of Galilee.…
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Purim | Celebration of Victory and Joy
One of the most joyous holidays in the Jewish calendar, Purim is celebrated annually throughout Jewish communities around the world. Meaning “lots,”—as in to draw lots or straws—in ancient Persian,…
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Archaeological Discoveries Prove the Existence of King David and More!
In Israel today, the Jewish claim to the land of Israel is tied to the history of the Bible. Recent archaeological discoveries prove those Jewish ties to the land of…
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Tu Bishvat | The New Year of Trees
Trees play an important role in the Bible as a symbol of faith, strength, righteousness, and rebirth. Our intimate connection to trees is displayed throughout Scripture. Therefore, it should come…
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US Holocaust Museum / A “Never Forget” Life-Changing Experience
“Never forget.” The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is dedicated to the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history. Opened in 1993, the…
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15 Very Unusual Israeli Museums
If you think museums are boring, put these extraordinary museums on your itinerary next time you’re touring Israel. You won’t be sorry. In a country bursting with history, science, creativity…
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THE CAFÉ WHERE NAZARETH FOLK HAVE MET FOR TEA SINCE 1914
After more than a century, Café Abu Salem is not only operating, but also still run by the same family three generations later. There’s a whiff of woody cinnamon as…
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Umm Qais/An Ancient City with a View of Three Countries
For travelers wanting to visit an ancient city that offers a spectacular vista of three Middle Eastern countries: Jordan, Syria, and Israel—with a view of the Golan Heights, Mt. Hermon…
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Recipes in this Holocaust Survivors’ Cookbook Nourished Souls During and After WWII
David Lenga was not yet a teenager when World War II began. A Polish Jew born in Lodz, he would lose all but one member of his extended family in…
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Geomagnetic Field Dating Confirms Biblical Narrative
Biblical accounts of military campaigns by against the kingdoms of Israel and Judah verified by geomagnetic dating. A groundbreaking interdisciplinary study by Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Hebrew University…
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Top 18 things to do in Jerusalem for free
The best things in life are free, right? Well, that certainly holds true when it comes to Jerusalem. One of the holiest and most magnificent cities in the world, it…
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Israeli Archeologists Discover ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime Find’ of Ancient Pottery under Beach
A team of Israeli archaeologists felt like they had entered a set of an Indiana Jones film, or perhaps Dreamwork’s Prince of Egypt, after discovering a burial cave from the…
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Rare 2,000-year-old stolen coin finally returns to Israel
An extremely rare 2,000-year-old coin that was stolen and smuggled out of Israel 20 years ago, was finally returned to Israel on Monday after a two-decade transcontinental intelligence operation by…
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