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At the Kotel with the Wish Ambulance

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Recently I was privileged to guide a once in a lifetime tour. A nice family from Be’er Sheva called me with one special request. Dina, The mother and grandmother of the family is struggling with cancer and the doctors fear…

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Parashat Devarim

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Noa Posted in Book of Deuteronomy, The 'Parasha' in Jerusalem

“These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel across the Jordan in the wilderness in the Arabah opposite Suph”. These are the opening words of “Devarim” (Hebrew for words) the first Parasha in the Book of Deuteronomy (Called the…

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To Herodium – King Herod’s Fort

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Noa Posted in Tours out of Jerusalem

At the end of the desert there is an amazing place – This place, Herodium, would be the best spot we could choose in order to read the book Antiquities of the Jews. Is it a man made…

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Looking for King David

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Noa Posted in Family Tours in Jerusalem

They say that David the king of Israel is alive and well. If it is all true then where is he hiding and why has no one seen him lately? It is time to go tour Jerusalem and search for…

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A History Tour for Children

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Noa Posted in Family Tours in Jerusalem

Adults are not the only ones that find Jerusalem’s history confusing. Many kids can definitely get lost in the great maze that goes through the city’s streets beginning with King David, through Herod and Jesus and up to the Wall…

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On memory and forgetfulness in the streets of Jaffa

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Noa Posted in Tours out of Jerusalem

“Jaffa, belle of the seas, ancient city,” wrote Nobel Prize winning writer Shmuel Yosef Agnon, “changes with the nature of her inhabitants.” And Jaffa has certainly had some dramatic changes over the past 150 years. Which Jaffa do we remember? …

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A Tour and Discourse in Jerusalem

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Noa Posted in A tour guides Log

As a Tour Guide in Jerusalem, I work with many tourists and Israelis and I love working with diverse groups – I feel that meeting different groups keeps me sharp and gives me better knowledge of my own environment and…

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Beta Israels Sigd festival in Armon Hanatziv neighborhood

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Noa Posted in A tour guides Log

Everybody is drawn by Jerusalem. Every Jerusalem resident know that when he sees a new flag raised in the city he’d better stay home. You don’t want to walk or drive the streets of the city when some foreign diplomat…

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How old is the Old city?

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Noa Posted in Family Tours in Jerusalem

How old is the Old City? There are even some adults who don’t know the answer. And which is older, the white dome of the Hurba synagogue, the black dome of Dormition Abbey or the golden Dome of the Rock? …

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Ten measures of beauty

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Noa Posted in Tours in Jerusalem - Adults

Chazal say that ten measures of beauty descended on the world, and nine were taken by Jerusalem. But where is the tenth measure? Jerusalem lovers will tell you it is also in the city, and that you need to go…

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