ONLY in Israel – Top 5

Frequently, you hear people comment “Only in Israel,” in response to various things they overhear or see here. Often, it is meant to try to capture some of the unique aspects of the character of the Israeli people. But as we all know, these things don’t only happen in Israel, even if they are somewhat Read More

This is Not a Political Post

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I hate politics. But living in Israel and working in the field of tourism, it is fairly difficult to completely avoid dealing with political issues. Nearly every visitor has heard things about the political situation and/or sees things that relate to the issue. So they will Read More

Top 10 Things to Do in Jerusalem – Part 3

Back to Jerusalem Top 10 – Part 2 And now the final entries: 8. Go to a Museum (Sorry, I couldn’t come up with a clever title for this one!) I’m not sure who keeps statistics on such things, but I’ve heard that Israel has more museums per capita than does any other country in Read More

Israel Mystery Photo #8

I guess I knew that last week’s photo would be a bit more challenging, but I really liked the guesses people made in the comments. All were very logical, and show that we can tell a lot about this country by making informed guesses. By the way, it also raises another point. Yes, I post Read More

A Short History of the Land of Israel

Last week’s and this week’s classes have both dealt with general overviews to the land of Israel, dealing with such things as roads, borders, broad history, and the like. I’ll break down some of the other information in a future post, but I thought it might be helpful for me to give you a brief Read More