One of the incredible aspects of Israel is that history sits on every street corner, like literally on the street sign. Throughout the country, many roads are named after various leaders from throughout Jewish and Israeli history, and many leaders’ names are used as street names in multiple cities. In some places, you might even […]
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Holy Land History: Tel Aviv’s White City
Tel Aviv wasn’t always the city that never sleeps, in fact, there once was a time when Tel Aviv was just a quiet costal town. In 1909, a group of Jews gathered together on the beach just north of Jaffa and decided that this would be where they would live. They divided up the sandy […]
Holy Land Tour: The Four Holy Cities of Israel
In Israel, there are what is considered to be the “Four Holy Cities”, which is compromised of Jerusalem, Hevron (Hebron), Tzfat (Safed) and Teveria (Tiberias). These cities have had a long rich Jewish history, and were considered holy cities after the huge centers of learning that were, and still are, there. The term the “Four […]