Come with me on a journey through the lesser-known but still fascinating secrets, sites, sapiens and stories of Jerusalem which tour guides never get a chance to tell...

 

With the Jerusalem Masterclass I intend to give bonus content to people who have already been to Israel as well as incredible insights to those who have not yet had the opportunity to come. The truth is there is so much to experience here in Israel; this series looks to cover some of things which you would likely never encounter even if you have been here numerous times, allowing you to deepen your knowledge of the Holy City. It also allows us to continue learning and experiencing Israel together even if you are not able to come here. 

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The subjects ARE as follows: 

 

1 - Love Stories of Jerusalem - Ancient 

2- Love Stories of Jerusalem - Modern 

3- Death and Burial in Jerusalem 

4- Secrets of The Old City

5 - Secrets of The New City 

6 - Secrets of the Shuk (The Machane Yehuda Food Market)

 

Love Stories of Jerusalem (Ancient and Modern) is a new way to look at the city.  We will visit sites associated with great love stories, both ancient and modern, famous and perhaps not so famous.  Famous kings like David, Solomon and Herod will make appearances as will a Nobel prize winner, Jewish underground fighters, hopeless romantics and star-crossed lovers.  These stories, both heart-warming and heart-wrenching, will take us to places in the city both familiar and totally unfamiliar and will be a new way to look at the city.  Jerusalem, I Love You. 

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Death and Burial in Jerusalem is a look at incredible tombs, fascinating cemeteries, celebrity graves such as Oskar Schindler and even William Shakespeare, timeless mysteries and even missing hearts and minds.  

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Secrets of Jerusalem (Old City and New City) is an exploration of overloooked places which tourists almost never get to visit - even on second and third trips - and likely have never even heard about.  From the monster of Jerusalem, a giant’s massive stone finger, the secret cave of the Freemasons, the hotels where Mark Twain, Herman Melville, Ulysses S. Grant and Theodore Herzl stayed during their 19th c. visits, our copy of the Liberty Bell, a religious tattoo shop (Christian) which has been run by the same family for 700 years, to little things you never noticed along the way - and much, much more. 

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Secrets of the Shuk (the Machane Yehuda Food Market) is not only a look at some of the delicious things to be found in the market, but also an exploration of the many varieties of Jewish cuisine.  It includes interviews with some of the personalities and chefs in the market and includes some cooking tips and recipes to bring to your own kitchen.  This is the longest session - it's really a two-part presentation - but I didn't have the stomach to break it up :). ​​

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The Details

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• The presentations are pre-recorded and hosted on my Google Drive. Once you have paid for the course, I will give you shared access to the drive and  you can watch the sessions at your leisure. 

• Payment is not per person but per subscriber email address. Couples and families of course will be able to watch together, but access should not be shared with others. 

• Questions of course are more than welcome via email and whatsapp. 

• Unlike actual tours in Israel, no VAT will be charged and no passport information will be required. 

• If you would prefer to register a different email address than the one used in payment please contact me directly at walkisrael@gmail.com and let me know.  [For example if this is a gift for someone else.]

• Please keep in mind that my primary job is a tour guide and I am also the father of three.  I'm not a tech wiz but rather an educator.  I had to learn basic video editing on the fly in order to put this together and it was just me out there by myself with a camera - i.e. there was no big production team.  Hopefully the interesting stories will help you overlook any technical challenges (such as some background noise here and there due to the busy places in which I was filming - though I did my best to remove it).  Just imagine it's you and me out on tour together in real-life!​​​

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​Cost - $150​​​