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Israeli Air Force Flew Over Germany Today for the First Time
Israeli Air Force jets entered German airspace for the first time ever today. The IAF is in Germany doing a two-week joint training...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 17, 20201 min read


The IDF is Looking at Opening All Positions to Women
One question I often get as a tour guide of Israel is about women's service in the IDF. Well, after a case was recently brought to the...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 14, 20201 min read


What to Know About Israel's Peace Deal with the UAE
Incredible breaking news out of the Middle East. Israel and the United Arab Emirates appear on the way to a peace treaty signing on the...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 13, 20207 min read


Strange But True: A Jew Playing Hockey by Auschwitz...
Here is something I thought I would never see... a) a professional Israeli hockey player b) said player signing a contract to play in...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 11, 20201 min read


Online Classes on Judaism & Jewish History Starting Today!
I just finished giving my first online class (info to come about those soon) as a tour guide of Israel. That being said, there are some...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 11, 20202 min read


The Most Important Archaeological Find Ever From Israel?
What was just found in Israel is incredibly rare. So rare in fact that it is the first time anything like it from the Iron Age has been...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 9, 20202 min read


11 Important Things You Missed This Week About Israel/Jews
Here are some articles, analyses and columns about important things happening in the Jewish world and in Israel which came up this week...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 7, 20202 min read


Perhaps the Greatest Jewish Scholar in 1000 Years has Died
Not since the days of the greatest Jewish commentator Rashi in the 11th century [and Saint Jerome (Hieronymus) 1700 years ago], has there...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 7, 20202 min read


Lebanon is a Total Mess - and Hezbollah is to Blame
A grammatically-incorrect meme has been making its away around the Arab virtual world over the past day, placing blame for the killer...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 7, 20205 min read


Most Jewish Sign Ever at a Protest Rally
The protests outside the residence of Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu's house have continued on, with people from all over the...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 2, 20203 min read


What is Tisha B'Av and Why is it Important Right Now?
Tonight in Israel starts the holiday of Tisha B'Av. For those who are unfamiliar with it - or only familiar with parts of it, here is a...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 29, 20205 min read


Could Israel's Cars Run on... Watermelons? + Fun Recipes
At the end of the famous movie Back to the Future, Doc Brown grabbed some trash and threw it in the The Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 26, 20201 min read


Only in Israel Problem? Only in Israel Solution...
Everyone loves to come to Israel and ride camels. They are cute. They are funny. They are furry. They are fun to name [though nobody...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 24, 20202 min read


Interview with an Israeli World Champion Judoka
Meet Sagi Muki. Muki is the 2019 World Champion in Judo in the under 81kg weight class and Israel's first male judo world champion. He...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 22, 20201 min read


Check your P̶r̶i̶v̶i̶l̶e̶g̶e̶ Hummus. Seriously. Now.
If I have said it once, I've said a million times. If you want to have amazing, authentic and healthy hummus, you need to get off of...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 22, 20201 min read


Travelling to Israel during a Pandemic - in the 19th c.
One of greatest Jews of the 19th c. was Moses Montefiore - not to mention his equally fantastic wife Judith. He lived to be 100 years old...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 20, 20201 min read


Why does this Ethiopian-Jewish soldier serve in the Air Force?
A truly beautiful story. When Israel came to the rescue of Ethiopian Jews, it was the first time they had ever seen a plane. They left...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 19, 20201 min read


The "World's Oldest Profession" - a Major Update in Israel
For a long time prostitution in Israel had an interesting status. It was not illegal to prostitute oneself but one could not prostitute...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 17, 20203 min read


Bagels and Locks: Online Israel Escape Rooms
I want to give a shout out to the people who ran the Tzfat Escape Room, which as a tour guide of Israel, was a great way to end a day in...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 12, 20201 min read


Son of a Nazi Converts to Judaism and Serves in IDF
Here is an incredible story before Shabbat and a reminder of the responsibility within us all to end hate, seek out truth and actively...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 10, 20201 min read
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