Tzipori National Park presents remains of the ancient city of Sepphoris, including beautiful mosaics and an ancient water system. Map Tzipori National Park is located in Lower Galilee, not far from Nazareth. And here is a photo from the official brochure of the map of this national park: Note: you can click on the map…
I realize that I rarely write about food and restaurants in Israel. It’s not because food in Israel is not interesting. On the contrary, but I don’t touch this subject a lot because I don’t consider myself as a specialist in this area. In my opinion, food in Israel is diverse and interesting. That’s because there…
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. Map Chorazin was an ancient town in Galilee, four kilometers from Capernaum, on a hillside about 300 meters above the water level of the Sea of Galilee. Here you can see it at the top of…
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. Map Ariel Sharon Park is located near highways #1 and #4. Here is an interactive map with links to the mountain compound. Here is a topographic map of this area:…
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 day of the Hebrew month of Sivan (late May or early June).Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the day God gave the Torah to the entire nation of Israel…