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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

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

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

Noa Posted in Family Tours in Jerusalem

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?…

Tagged with: Christianity in Jerusalem, Churches in Jerusalem, Ein Kerem, The old city of jerusalem, Tours for children, Tours in Ein Kerem, Tours in Jerusalem, Tours in Jerusalem for Children, xhurho chrakho, yishay shavit

On memory and forgetfulness in the streets of Jaffa

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

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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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

The Road to a Newborn State

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

Noa Posted in Family Tours in Jerusalem

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.…

Tagged with: food in Jerusalem, Judaism in Jerusalem, Rehavia, Rehaviya, The old city of jerusalem, The weekly Parasha, Tour guide, Tours in Jerusalem, Tours in Jerusalem for Children, xhurho chrakho, yishay shavit

To the Temple Mount and its Surroundings

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

Noa Posted in Tours in Jerusalem - Adults

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…

Tagged with: Islam in Jerusalem, Judaism in Jerusalem, pictures, Temple Mount, The old city of jerusalem, The weekly Parasha, Tours in Jerusalem, Tours in Jerusalem for Children, 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

The Temple Mount

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

Noa Posted in Pictures

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Tagged with: Islam in Jerusalem, Judaism in Jerusalem, pictures from Jerusalem, Temple Mount, The Kotel, The old city of jerusalem, The western wall, Tour guide, Tours in Jerusalem, Tours in Jerusalem for Children, xhurho chrakho, yishay shavit

A Tour and Discourse in Jerusalem

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

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…

Tagged with: Beit Shmuel, Magav soldiers, The old city of jerusalem, The weekly Parasha, Tour guide, Tours in Jerusalem, 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

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