Tag: Tours in Jerusalem for Children

To the Temple Mount and its Surroundings

The Temple Mount is the beating heart of Jerusalem.  This is the holiest place in the world to Jews and the third holiest to Islam, and without the Temple Mount Jesus wouldn’t have come to town.  The Temple Mount plaza

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The Light Festival in Jerusalem

The Light festival in Jerusalem takes place in the early days of the Israeli Summer. It is a celebration of light and Atmosphere combined with the magnificent ancient scenery of the old city of Jerusalem. Ten of thousands of people

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Testimonials

Here are some examples for testimonials i got from people that participated in one of my tours in Jerusalem: Dear Yishay, I wanted to thank you for leading us on a trip of a lifetime over the last two weeks. 

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Flat Stanley’s Visit to Jerusalem

Stanley Lambchop was just another ordinary boy. One day, he was given a bulletin board for displaying postcards and pictures. The board was hung over Stanley’s bed. An unfortunate decision as in the middle of the night it fell on

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Nachlaot and Zichronot

What are the qualities associated with the citron’s juice?  What do the Kurdish people think about the people of the city of Urfa?  And which day is laundry day?  A tour around the picturesque alleys of the Nachlaot and Zichronot

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Ein Kerem – A Village within a City

A quiet monastery hiding behind thick stone walls, narrow allies surrounded by ancient houses, some of the world’s most important churches and some ice cream and chocolate that taste like home. Ein Kerem has something to offer to everyone. During

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How old is the Old city?

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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Poor Walter is Looking for water – A children tour to Ein Karem

On the top of a mountain not far away from the sky a weird thing happened. Dear young Walter had a jug of water but O poor Walter, the water is now over. What will the fate of Jerusalem be?

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Ten measures of beauty

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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The Road to a Newborn State

Once upon a time, when Jerusalem was tiny still, there was a neighborhood in it who wanted to found a state. It had a gymnasium, institutions and offices and the residents thought: This is where we build the Jewish state.

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