Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelNov 10, 20202 minIs Israel Still the "Start-Up Nation?" In 2009, Dan Senor and Saul Singer wrote a book called "Start-Up Nation" about Israel's incredible propensity for creating start-up...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelNov 10, 20202 minThe Greatest Rabbi/Ethicist of Our Times Has Passed Away Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, whom I consider to be the greatest rabbi, teacher, ethicist and philosopher of our generation, passed away on...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelNov 9, 20202 minIsrael Opens Airport COVID Test Center + More Tourism NewsAs a tour guide of Israel, I am happy to let you know of some good news regarding the opening of tourism to Israel. Israel hit a...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelNov 3, 20201 minBreaking News: Malawi to Open Embassy in JerusalemMalawi is set to become the first African country to open an embassy in Jerusalem. Currently the only countries with embassies in...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelNov 3, 20202 minWhat are Israelis Saying About the US Presidential Election? As a tour guide of Israel, I'm always being asked what Israelis think about the US and especially about particular US presidents. Today...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelNov 3, 20201 minBoy from court case gets first US Passport that says Jerusalem, IsraelIn a follow-up to the breaking news from this past week, the first Jerusalem-born American to have Israel listed in his passport is none...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelNov 2, 20202 minNew 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. ...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelNov 2, 20202 minIsrael is Breaking its Ban on Front-Line Female Combat SoldiersIn a first for the women in Israel Defense Forces (IDF) since the War of Independence, certain female combat soldiers will become...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelNov 2, 20204 minIsrael Archaeology Update: Temple Mount Mystery & A New ChurchOver the past month, a number of incredible archaeological discoveries have been found in Israel. Unknown gates on the Temple Mount, a...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 30, 20202 minLargest NGO of Imams Worldwide Adopts the IHRA Definition of Anti-SemitismA feel good story today: "The largest nongovernmental organization of imams in the world, the Global Imams Council (GIC), has adopted...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 30, 20203 minAn Israeli Could Be a Top 5 pick in the NBA Draft Tonight!For the first time in NBA draft history, an Israeli is expected to be drafted in the lottery (the top part of the first round comprised...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 30, 20202 minFree Online Series on the Dead Sea Scrolls Starts SundayBeginning on Sunday, there will be a 3-part weekly series on the Dead Sea Scrolls co-sponsored by the Israel Antiquities Authority and...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 29, 20201 minThe History - and Gourmetification - of Schnitzel (with recipes)Schnitzel. For some 40% of Israelis, it is their go to family meal. If you have traveled through Israel, and somehow branched out...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 29, 20201 minThe Jerusalem Chords Bridge is the New Light from ZionAt the western entrance to the city of Jerusalem sits the Jerusalem Chords Bridge, designed by famed Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava....
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 28, 20203 minBreaking News: Israel to be Listed on US Passports for Jerusalem-born CitizensOne of the craziest situations we have dealt with in the theater of the absurd - also known as Middle Eastern politics - is the refusal...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 28, 20201 minVisualize the Impossible: An Interactive Online Einstein ExperienceMany of us know Albert Einstein as Time Magazine's Greatest Person of the 20th century, the founder of the theory of relativity, E=mc2,...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 28, 20202 minPeek Inside a $20 Million Mansion For Sale in CaesareaAs a tour guide of Israel, one of the places I almost end up visiting with my tourists is Caesarea. Caesarea was the Roman provincial...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 27, 20202 minThe Cooperation Between Israel and the Gulf is ExplodingSo much has been happening when it comes to the developing of civil ties and cooperative efforts between Israel and the Persian Gulf that...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 27, 20202 minA Jewish First in the World Series Almost Just HappenedIn the 8th inning of Game 5 of the World Series an incredible moment almost occurred. The relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays, Ryan...
Kobi Tour Guide of IsraelOct 27, 20202 minJerusalem's Tower of David Museum is Undergoing a $40 Million RenovationJerusalem's famed Tower of David Museum - which somehow has nothing at all to do with King David - is undergoing a huge renovation at...