The Jewish תשע”ה year (5775) is coming to an end. This is a great period. It’s time when the weather becomes cooler and we stop living only in close proximity to air conditioners 🙂 I wanted to use this opportunity and show some of this year’s highlights. Korazim National Park Ariel Sharon Park Light in…
Korazim National Park presents an ancient town with a beautiful synagogue several kilometers north of the Sea of Galilee. Table of Contents1 Map1.1 Directions2 Korazim Plateau2.1 Geology3 Chorazim in The Bible – “Woe to you, Chorazin!”4 Digging Through Time5 Trail to Capernaum6 At Korazim National Park7 The Synagogue8 Seat of Moses9 Summary Map Chorazin was…
Ariel Sharon Park stands on top of a former waste dump named Hiriya. Once completed, it will be the biggest park in the Middle East. Table of Contents1 Map2 Trails3 Cycling4 Opening Hours5 Entrance Fee6 Parking7 Tours8 Dogs9 Contact Information10 Shows and Concerts11 About Ariel Sharon Park12 Mountain Compound – Mount Hiriya12.1 Ecological Lake12.2 Recycled…
Table of Contents1 What is Shavuot?2 Ktofoti – Picking at Bethlehem of Galilee3 “The Milk Celebration” in Be’er Tuvia4 Raspberries picking at Gedera (Agronen)5 Cherry Picking at Odem6 Summary What is Shavuot? Shavuot, known as the Feast of Weeks in English and as Pentecost in Ancient Greek, is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth…
Table of Contents1 Trastevere District2 Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere3 Tiber Island4 Great Synagogue of Rome5 Marcello Theater Trastevere District We started our fifth day in Rome with a walk in Trastevere district. Trastevere is the 13th district of Rome, on the west bank of the Tiber, south of Vatican City. Its name comes…
Table of Contents1 National Roman Museum2 Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore3 Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs4 Santa Maria Della Vittoria5 San Carlo al Corso National Roman Museum The fourth day started with National Roman Museum. Since it’s located close to the Termini station we took the underground. At this point, I…