Tag: Jerusalem

21Oct 2018

The Bethesda Pools, Continuing the Journey through Jerusalem

A view of a portion of the archeological remains of the Bethesda Pools and Church~ pic from israel-tour-guide.com Good Morning! Today we will be walking from the Garden of Gethsemane down into the Kidron Valley and begin our ascent up to the Old City of Jerusalem through the Lion’s Gate. The wall in front of us […]

26Sep 2018

The Mekudeshet Festival 2018~Diversity in Music and Art

Mekudeshet by: Daniel Kobrinski As a city that is central to the world’s three great Abrahamic faiths, at the epicentre of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has known conflict on and off for thousands of years, and is divided between East and West; it’s easy to forget that Jerusalem is a living, breathing city, with modern urban […]

23Sep 2018

Sukkot in Jerusalem – The Feast of Tabernacles

Today begins the seven day Jewish festival of Sukkot. The word “Sukkot” means “booths,” and refers to the temporary dwellings that we are commanded to live in during this holiday in memory of the period of wandering. Christians refer to this festival as the Feast of Tabernacles. Tens of thousands of Jews come to celebrate […]

16Sep 2018

A Day of Atonement in Jerusalem~Yom Kippur

Walking Through the Temple Today our virtual tour of Jerusalem takes us back 2,000 years to help us understand what it was like for people who went to the Temple Mount back then. Some came to bring their sacrifices, especially on Yom Kippur. Others went to pray. And still others just wanted to see what […]

01Jun 2018

A Co-Working Innovation and More News From Israel!

The Weekly News Has Moved to Friday! We want to wish all our readers here and followers on Facebook as well, a beautiful weekend and quality time spent with family and loved ones.  The picture above is from Co-Working Company Selina at their Playa Veano location in Panama. The Israeli startup is making waves in […]