So.. our ancestors were a bunch of stoners. Well you probably knew that already since everyone in the Torah seems to be getting stoned...

Israel is now mostly open, having begun this past week, stage 2 of our 3 stage opening (the last part to be done in mid-June). We now...

In a scene which plays itself out every few months - and only (well almost) in Israel - a child on tour found an incredibly unique...

I'm really excited to see the 2 new documentaries on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where most Christians are marking the story of the...

A very cool exhibit has been posted online with black and white photographs over a century old being held up in their modern setting. The...

One of my favorite places to visit as a tour guide of Israel is the Golan Heights. It is full of fantastic nature, hiking, history,...

Someone made a list of the 10 Greatest Mysteries in Israel and it's a truly fun and fascinating read. I only have one major qualm about...

Starting very soon - 6PM Israel Time - 11AM EST - there will be a panel of Israeli journalists analyzing Israel's multi-phase reopening...

As a tour guide of Israel, I keep getting questions from people about when will it be safe to come to Israel. My response is generally...

The Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research released this year's statistical yearbook, just in time fo the Jerusalem Day holiday which...

The City of David - the ancient city just next to the old city (I know it's confusing) - is one of my favorite places to visit as a tour...

So the #1 thing I am asked on tour (besides where is the closest bathroom) is just how many of those inflatable Israeli flag hammer-type...

Did you know that the tombs of Mordechai and Esther, the heroes of the Purim story, exist today? Well not for long, if some arsonists...

For the first time since the Crusader Period, Haram al-Sharif, "The Noble Sanctuary," (known to Jews and Christians as The Temple Mount)...

People always ask me: Kobi, as a tour guide of Israel, when is the best time to be in Israel? And I always respond: Israel Independence...

For only the 4th time, a coin from the Bar Kochba Revolt in 132-135CE/AD which states "For the Freedom of Jerusalem" has been found in...

Check out this collection of great ways to see the sites of Israel from your own homes. Whether you want to review sites you saw on tour...

Ahh... the IDF Facebook page. They are always putting out some unexpected content. To wish everyone a Shabbat Shalom, and to remind the...

The Prophet Isaiah wrote 2700 years ago that "waters shall break out in the wilderness and streams in the desert. And the parched land...

What happens when Coronavirus hits and everyone stays inside? The animals come out to play. While we have seen wild boar running around...