Hit & Run: Fauda goes from TLV to NYC
A new series on Netflix came out this past week which is the brainchild of the writers of Fauda: Avi Issacharoff and Lior Raz. Raz, of...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
Linoy Ashram's Gold Caps Off Israel's Best Olympics Ever
Rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram won Israel's 3rd-ever gold medal this past weekend and the first-ever by an Israeli woman. It was the...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
Israel Gets Its Own Las Vegas - Just Without the Casinos...
Maaleh Adumim and Mishur Adumim are Jewish communities/settlements just east of Jerusalem in the Judean Desert, which are usually best...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Fantastic Online Concerts/Shows/Films from Israel!
There a ton of music and film festivals happening right now in Israel - as well as new Jewish documentaries available online as well....
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Nov 16, 2020
- 4 min
Great Online Webinars/Lectures on Israel/Judaism This Week
There are so many great webinars on Israel and Jewish-related things this week. Here are some highlights, from your trusty tour guide of...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Nov 13, 2020
- 2 min
Sean Connery's Secret Mission to Israel
When Sean Connery passed away last week, a number of his off-screen exploits and comments - both the flattering and not so flattering -...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
New Israeli Film on Jacob & Esau Features Harvey Keitel & Shira Haas
The trailer for an Israeli English-language film - a loose modern reenactment of the story of Jacob and Esau - has just been released. ...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
Free Online Series on the Dead Sea Scrolls Starts Sunday
Beginning on Sunday, there will be a 3-part weekly series on the Dead Sea Scrolls co-sponsored by the Israel Antiquities Authority and...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 29, 2020
- 1 min
The Jerusalem Chords Bridge is the New Light from Zion
At the western entrance to the city of Jerusalem sits the Jerusalem Chords Bridge, designed by famed Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava....
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 28, 2020
- 1 min
Visualize the Impossible: An Interactive Online Einstein Experience
Many of us know Albert Einstein as Time Magazine's Greatest Person of the 20th century, the founder of the theory of relativity, E=mc2,...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
Peek Inside a $20 Million Mansion For Sale in Caesarea
As a tour guide of Israel, one of the places I almost end up visiting with my tourists is Caesarea. Caesarea was the Roman provincial...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 27, 2020
- 2 min
The Cooperation Between Israel and the Gulf is Exploding
So much has been happening when it comes to the developing of civil ties and cooperative efforts between Israel and the Persian Gulf that...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 27, 2020
- 2 min
Jerusalem's Tower of David Museum is Undergoing a $40 Million Renovation
Jerusalem's famed Tower of David Museum - which somehow has nothing at all to do with King David - is undergoing a huge renovation at...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
Israeli "Tehran" Actress to Release Album with Iranian Musicians
In an undercover operation perhaps as fraught with danger as the one in the Israeli television series "Tehran," Israeli actress/singer...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 25, 2020
- 2 min
Israel Hi-Tech Update: An Emmy Win, a Physics' First, a Recycled Car & More
Here are some recent cool stories from the world of Israeli hi-tech that you may have missed, courtesy of your tech tour guide of...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
Israel's Most Important Museum Ever is Under Construction
It's about time. This is something we have not seen until now here in Israel - the country with more museums per capita than any other...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
Meet the Israeli Artist Behind The Famous Hipster Portraits
You have almost certainly seen his work. Now is your chance to meet the man behind the portrait. Check out these two interviews with...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
Jerusalem & Tel Aviv are Stealing from Each Other & it's Great!
Charles Dickens wrote "A Tale of Two Cities," more than half a century before Tel Aviv was even conceived. And yet, it so easily could...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 19, 2020
- 1 min
Online Jewish Classes/Courses via Pardes, Schechter & Matan
Now that the Jewish holidays have finished, a number of Jewish educational institutions have started their adult education classes and...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 15, 2020
- 1 min
Traveling Around Israel - On an Electric Toy Car (Movie)
As a tour guide of Israel, I can assure you that there are many different ways to experience this incredible country. To see just how...
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