Great Online Webinars/Lectures on Israel/Judaism This Week
There are so many great webinars on Israel and Jewish-related things this week. Here are some highlights, from your trusty tour guide of...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 27, 20202 min read
The Cooperation Between Israel and the Gulf is Exploding
So much has been happening when it comes to the developing of civil ties and cooperative efforts between Israel and the Persian Gulf that...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 21, 20203 min read
Israel is Open Again and Letting in Tourists from 34 Countries
Israel has emerged now from a second lockdown, which was enacted over the Jewish holidays. While indoor spaces such as museums are...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 21, 20202 min read
Israel's Most Important Museum Ever is Under Construction
It's about time. This is something we have not seen until now here in Israel - the country with more museums per capita than any other...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 1, 20202 min read
A Glowing Report on Tourism to Israel... Pre-Covid
Israel set a record last year with 4.55 million tourists. That was an 11% increase over 2018 which itself was a 42% increase over 2016....
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 1, 20206 min read
Everything You Need to Know About Sukkot This Year in Israel!!
On Friday night we begin Sukkot, the Festival of Booths. In ancient times this was the most popular Jewish holiday and I have to say,...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 21, 20203 min read
Tour Guide on Tour: High Over Tel Aviv on the TLV Balloon
What do you do when as an Israel tour guide you are tasked with planning an outing in Israel for "people who have gone everywhere and...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 9, 202010 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...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 8, 20205 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...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 27, 20202 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...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 16, 20202 min read
Visitors from 20 Countries Can Enter Israel Without Quarantine
A major travel update: Visitors from 20 countries can now enter Israel without requiring entering into quarantine upon arrival. ...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 5, 20202 min read
Interview with An Arab Muslim Bedouin in Israel (Video)
How many times have you been on an Israel trip - especially as a teenager or a young adult - and you went to a "Bedouin Camp" in the...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 4, 20202 min read
A Film About a Shabbos Goy and a Vibrator Gone Rogue
What is the most embarrassing situation a "Shabbos Goy" could be called into solve? Such is the premise of the aptly named - and...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 4, 20205 min read
Israelis and Palestinians Fight Over LGBTQ... and Tahini
In yet another episode of the theater of the absurd, the Palestinian LGBTQ group al-Qaws, which was founded in 2007 but recently banned...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 21, 20202 min read
3 Black Hasidic-Jewish Rappers & Jews [of Color] News
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...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 19, 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...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 16, 20206 min read
Tour Guide on Tour to The Wild West... Bank
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...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 10, 20205 min read
Jews, American Football and Anti-Semitism: 12 thoughts
The big sports news this past week has not been the return of sports leagues in the USA or even Patrick Mahomes' signing the richest...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 7, 20202 min read
Learn about Ethiopian Jewish Food, Dance, Art & History
Meet the amazing Ashagar Araro. She is only 29 years old and along with her aunt - the gorgeous former fashion model (and current...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 3, 20205 min read
Tour Guide on Tour: Cavalry Charges, Matzah Art & The Who
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...
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