Meet Nissim Black (photo on right). His journey to where he is today is truly remarkable; his search for truth and meaning brought him to...

On Tuesday I set out for Samaria - of Judea and Samaria - also known in modern political terms as the West Bank. It's an area, as a...

In the year 536 BCE King Cyrus the Great of Persia gave a royal edict allowing Jews (and others) to go home (from their captivity in...

As a tour guide of Israel I have been unemployed for the past 4 months with cancellations for the next 4 months as well, due to the...

In lieu of this year's gay pride parades in Israel, rallies were held. Yes, Israel is ahead of much of the world (and light years ahead...

One bonus of having all this unexpected time off is it has left me with time to travel around Israel looking for off-the-beaten path...

In my last post I talked about the dangers of the anti-normalization trend among Palestinians and their supporters. ...

Apparently someone finally heard my plea... the plea of a humble tour guide of Israel. How can it be that a city which essentially was...

You may have heard me say on more than on occasion that as a tour guide of Israel, the north of the country is my favorite part of Israel....

Lions are extremely important in Jerusalem, as they are the symbol of the city, as the symbol of the Tribe of Judah, from which David and...

Ah Israelis.... They will always find ways to innovate and be revolutionary. If you go outside in Israel today, like in many countries,...

For a country of 9 million people, Israel has been absolutely dominating when it comes to creating TV shows. From hard-hitting...

The City of David has just released a truly fantastic video on the building of the Temple in Jerusalem by King Herod. As a bonus, it...

In 30 years as the global population is expected to reach 9 billion people and the demand for protein is expected to double, the world...

So I went to the Old City of Jerusalem for the first time in over 3 months. That place which is like a second home for any tour guide of...

Naftali Herz Imber is well-known as the author of Israel's national anthem Hatikvah. Yet the text went through numerous versions and...

As a tour guide of Israel, I often get asked about the Palestinians as well as Israel's relationship with them. Well, here are some...

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

One of the most fascinating community of Jews is called the Karaites. The community likely began in 8th c. Babylon after an older son...

One of the questions I get as a tour guide of Israel is why is anti-Semitism such a problem around the world. Well, a new documentary, ...