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Holidays, Rituals and Ceremonies in Jerusalem

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

Noa Posted in Tours in Jerusalem - Adults

In Jerusalem every day is a holiday, but there are still some days that are special. In these holidays people from all over the world gather around and come to the holy city to perform some very diverse ceremonies. Selichot…

Tagged with: Ceremonies in Jerusalem, Christianity in Jerusalem, food in Jerusalem, Holidays, Islam in Jerusalem, Judaism in Jerusalem, pictures from Jerusalem, The old city of jerusalem, Tour guide, Tours in Jerusalem, Tours in Jerusalem for Children, xhurho chrakho, yishay shavit

Beta Israels Sigd festival in Armon Hanatziv neighborhood

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

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

Parashat Bo

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

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…

Tagged with: Judaism in Jerusalem, Parashat Bo, The old city of jerusalem, The weekly Parasha, The western wall, Tours in Jerusalem, Tours in Jerusalem for Children, xhurho chrakho, yishay shavit

Parashat Vayehy

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

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

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

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

Tag: Judaism in Jerusalem

Holidays, Rituals and Ceremonies in Jerusalem

Beta Israels Sigd festival in Armon Hanatziv neighborhood

Parashat Bo

Parashat Vayehy

Selichot in Jerusalem

To Herodium – King Herod’s Fort

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