Jewish Sites
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Eliyahu’s Cave
09/12/2009 17:07On the slope of the Mt. Carmel in Haifa is found Eliyahu's Cave from where Eliyahu called out, "Until when will you waver on both sides...".
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Haifa – Nesher Park
02/12/2009 15:18This location was already specified during the Mandate Period to be preserved as a Nature Reserve, and in the 50's was the site of planting of pine trees every Tu b’Shevat. The area was later neglected, and became nothing more than a dumpsite – and when the site was in danger of being entirely ruined, a rehabilitation project of Keren Kayemet l’Yisrael began, and took the area under its wing. The transformation was stunning and the attractions beckon. There is also a cable car running on steel cables which is also suitable for children.
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‘The Custom of the Place’
26/11/2009 10:34Chapter 2: Buildings from a Bygone Era
In this chapter we will deal with Beit Shearim - a town from the period of the Mishna, and take a look at the ruins of the ancient settlement ‘Megido’Read More... -
Tel Yarmot
11/11/2009 11:00Not far from Beit Shemesh, on the summit of a hill that overlooks the region, lies the ruins of one of the most ancient towns in the Holy Land – Yarmus. It was one of the five towns that banded together for war against Givon, long ago in the time of Yehoshua
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The ancient town of Emmaeus
04/11/2009 11:00Emmaeus, which is just off the main highway leading to Yerushalayim, was a city in ancient times, from the times of the Chashmona’im. It is also mentioned as being the place of residence of the Tanna Rabi Elazar ben Arach. It is still possible to find fascinating remains at the site, dating back to the period of the second Beis haMikdash.
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A Trip Through History - Chapter 5
28/10/2009 13:00A visit to ‘Ir David’ – David’s Village – is a voyage into the mists of time, which takes the visitor back thousands of years
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A Trip Through History -Chapter 4
21/10/2009 13:00A visit to 'Ir David' is a trip through history, that returns the visitor thousands of year back.
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A Trip Through History -Chapter 3
14/10/2009 10:00In addition to the ancient pool that was discovered, there is also evidence of sluice gates used to close the entrance to the pool, situated under the stairs of the pool.
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A Trip Through History - Chapter 2
07/10/2009 09:00Geographically speaking, the hill that ascends from Ir David is an extension of Har haBayis in a southern direction, even though it is situated lower down and surrounded by valleys on all sides. Pottery shards uncovered during archaeological excavations in the area have been dated to the early Israelite period, and attest to the presence of a Jewish settlement there spanning the generations. It is evident that the area was populated from the times of the Avos (Patriarchs) – and was heavily fortified against the Canaanites who lived in the vicinity and ruled over most of it.
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A Trip Through History - Chapter 1
05/10/2009 08:00When, on one late night, I stepped into the long tunnel that descends from the heights of the slopes of Ir David into the depths of the earth in the direction of the Gichon spring, how could I not sense that I was stepping into history? Who knows – maybe it had been Rabi Yishmael Kohen Gadol himself, one of the Ten Martyrs, who had been the last person to tread this path, the one stretching through this underground tunnel that led to the mikveh used some two thousand years ago, today known as the Shiloach springs?
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