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Parashat Noah

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

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

Parashat Noah can be divided into two parts. The first tells us the story of Noah, his family and the flood myth. The second gives us an account of the history of mankind including the story of the tower of…

Tagged with: Jerusalem, Judaism in Jerusalem, Parashat Noah, The weekly Parasha, The western wall, Tours in Jerusalem, Tours in Jerusalem for Children, xhurho chrakho, yishay shavit

Judaism in Jerusalem

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Noa Posted in Pictures

When a Jewish person prays he must turn his body, or at least his heart, to the direction of Jerusalem, and it is hard to think of the Jewish religion without this city. The Jewish Quarter, the Western Wall, the…

Tagged with: pictures from Jerusalem, The Kotel, The old city of jerusalem, The western wall, Tours in Jerusalem, yishay shavit

Some corner of a foregin field

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Noa Posted in A tour guides Log

World War I left a deeply scarred western society. The millions left dead, the crippled and the returning soldiers who could not find peace in the postwar world changed the face of Europe for good. These days the trauma is…

Tagged with: Christianity in Jerusalem, first world war in Jerusalem, Some corner of a foregin field, Tour guide, Tours in Jerusalem, xhurho chrakho, yishay shavit

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…

Tagged with: Armon Hanatziv, Beta Israels, Judaism in Jerusalem, pictures from Jerusalem, sigd, Temple Mount, The western wall, Tour guide, Tours in Jerusalem, xhurho chrakho, yishay shavit

A ball in Alhambra palace

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Noa Posted in A tour guides Log

Often, when I go out and walk the streets of Jerusalem I encounter a place or a person that surprises me. A while ago it happened to me again. I attended an event that was organized by a tour company…

Tagged with: Alhambra palace, Islam in Jerusalem, Temple Mount, The old city of jerusalem, Tour guide, Tours in Jerusalem, yishay shavit

Parashat Bo

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

‘Parashat Bo’ is one of my favorite weekly portions of the Tora. The book of Genesis holds many of the most interesting stories. These stories set example for human behavior for centuries. However, I still feel there is something missing…

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Parashat Vayehy

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

The word Vayechi in Hebrew means “And he lived” and this is the twelfth Parasha in the annual Jewish cycle of the Torah reading. Here we read about Jacob, who is laying on his deathbed in the land of Goshen…

Tagged with: Judaism in Jerusalem, Parashat Vayehy, Temple Mount, The Kotel, The old city of jerusalem, The weekly Parasha, Tours in Jerusalem, xhurho chrakho, yishay shavit

Selichot in Jerusalem

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

Noa Posted in Tours in Jerusalem - Adults

The nights of selichot in the old city give us a unique opportunity to understand ourselves better. During these cool autumn evenings you can find thousands of local pilgrims who left their homes heading to the Western Wall. The…

Tagged with: Jerusalem light festival, Judaism in Jerusalem, selichot in jerusalem, The old city of jerusalem, The western wall, Tour guide, Tours in Jerusalem, Tours in Jerusalem for Children, xhurho chrakho, yishay shavit

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…

Tagged with: Herodium, Israel Museum, Judaism in Jerusalem, King Herod, Tours in Jerusalem, xhurho chrakho, yishay shavit

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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