It’s been years since I was last there and so much has happened in Israel since. Waiting in line, all waiting with me were tourists. A big Korean group, some Germans and quite a few French folks. No Israelis, though.
Jerusalem : Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman
There are quite a few insane things happening around Jerusalem. I always try to picture myself as a tourist and imagine how I would respond to seeing those oddities all around me. The Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman movement is
Israeli Night Festivals : Art and Pasta at the Museum of Italian Jews in Jerusalem
Last week the Museum of Italian Jews in down-town Jerusalem celebrated Italian culture with lots of great food and arts from Italy. The Italian Jewish community in Jerusalem is small but vibrant, orbiting around the community synagogue and museum at
Oskar Schindler and Saint Peter in Gallicantu : Jerusalem
Just outside the old city walls overlooking the neighborhood of Abu-Tor is a Christian-Arab burial ground. In that place rests the person who became especially famous after Spielberg’s Oscar winning film “Schindler’s List”, Oskar Schindler, for rescuing Jews during the
Jerusalem – Touring ancient aqueducts and underground tunnels at Armon Hanatziv
A week after arriving back in Israel my dad, who’s doing tour guiding as a hobby to selected groups of friends and family, took a group from his workplace to see a part of Jerusalem most locals, like myself, don’t
Jerusalem : On, around, inside and under the old city walls
The old city walls in Jerusalem are probably the best preserved Turkish style old city walls anywhere in the world. Sultan Süleyman or “Süleyman the magnificent” did an amazing job with the old city walls in Jerusalem back in the
Jerusalem – Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Latin: Sanctum Sepulchrum), also called the Church of the Resurrection by Eastern Christians, is a Christian church within the walled Old City of Jerusalem. The site is venerated by most Christians as Golgotha, (the
The Rockefeller Museum : Jerusalem
Although I’ve lived in Jerusalem most of my life there’s still so much about this city that I know nothing about. Ever since I took first took interest in exploring Jerusalem a few years ago I keep discovering something new
Overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem from the Tower of the Church of the Redeemer
Jerusalem’s special. A person can spend a lifetime living here and still not grasp the depths of this city, the vast history, the diverse culture, the impossible politics, the spirit of what Jerusalem is. This Saturday I joined the municipal
Around Israel in 30 days
In the past month, we’ve been revisiting some of the main tourist attractions in the Jerusalem and central-Israel area. It’s the second time I actually take the time to tour around a little, the first time – “Around Israel in