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What to Know About This Yom Kippur in Israel
Yom Kippur starts tonight in Israel. Here's what you should know about Yom Kippur in Israel this year, from your intrepid tour guide of...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 27, 20202 min read


What's Happening With the Palestinians?
With all the talk about Israel and the Arab World these past few weeks, and the changing Middle East, it is easy to look past what is...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 24, 20205 min read


Holy Horns! A Shofar Played As A Musical Instrument!!
This is an incredible version of one of my favorite traditional Jewish songs, "Mi HaIsh." Yet it is being played in the most...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 24, 20201 min read


Israeli TV/Movies Update: Fauda, Shtisel, Emmys & New Films
As your tour guide of Israel - and guide to Israel's arts and culture scene - this past week has been full of huge announcements. Let's...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 23, 20202 min read


The 50 Most Influential Jews of 2020
Each year for Rosh HaShana, the Jerusalem Post makes its list of the 50 most influential Jews of the year. Technically this year there...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 21, 20202 min read


The Trailer for Shtisel Season 3 is Here - and it's Awesome!
Many of you are familiar with the hit Israeli TV show Shtisel, about the Haredi (ultra-orthodox Jewish) world in Jerusalem. After going...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 16, 20202 min read


Recap of Yesterday's Peace Accord Signing in Photos/Videos
Yesterday was a truly momentous occasion. Two Gulf Arab States, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, signed peace agreements with Israel....

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 16, 20203 min read


The Best Jewish Videos/Articles/Recipes for Rosh HaShana
With 2020 being a total mess across the board, wouldn't it be great if we could just fast forward to next year? Well, for the Jews among...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 15, 20204 min read


Online Programs on Israeli Culture, Food, Religion & Politics
There is so much happening this week when it comes to Israel. Here is your experience Israel online update, courtesy of your tour guide...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 13, 20203 min read


The Great Gefilte Fish Debate (plus a recipe)
I will be honest here. The only gefilte fish debates I ever knew usually revolved around why would you want to eat that in the first...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 10, 20202 min read


What Happens When You Find Antiquities Under Your Home?
One of the major issues in doing archaeology in Israel is that often times villages and towns in the last one hundred years have been...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 9, 20202 min read


50 Things NOT to Do in Israel (or Take from Israel)
I just read an article on CNN about a tourist being fined $1200 for trying to take sand from Sardinia's beaches and it got me...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 9, 202010 min read


Tour Guide on Tour: Hiking, National Parks, Wine & Cheese
This past week your trusty Israel tour guide took a 3-day trip to the coast and north of Israel: Wineries, dairies, national parks an...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 8, 20205 min read


3 New Countries to Open Embassies in Jerusalem?!?!?!
The diplomatic breakthroughs just keep on coming around here. Fresh on the heels of the UAE and Israel opening up official relations -...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 7, 20203 min read


Know About The Iran Threat? The Bigger One May Be Turkey
Last month Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shocked the world by turning the famous Byzantine Christian landmark Hagia Sophia back...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 30, 20203 min read


Must Read: Jews, Ethnic Studies, Identity & Being Indigenous
Unless you have been dealing with mass social unrest, climate change, economic turmoil and a killer plague, you may easily have missed...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 27, 20203 min read


Mazal Tov! Ama're Stoudemire Officially Converts to Judaism
Yesterday basketball legend Ama're Stoudemire made it official: he is a Jew. At a ceremony in the Israeli town of Bnei Brak, Stoudemire...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 27, 20202 min read


Israel Archaeology Update: 7 New Incredible Finds in August
As a tour guide of Israel, I often have to caution clients that one week, two weeks or even ten weeks in Israel is just not enough time...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 25, 20203 min read


Online Sunday Classes on the Biblical Sites that Jesus Walked
It has been one of the distinct pleasures of my professional life to partner with Pastor Dr. Kevin Dieckilman as the guide for his Israel...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 25, 20202 min read


Free Rosh HaShana Cooking Class with Michael Solomonov
On Monday, September 14 at 8PM Eastern Time, Michael Solomonov will be giving a free online cooking class for Rosh HaShana. Solomonov is...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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