To start our 2016 on new year’s day, we drove to Masada.  Masada is an ancient fortification situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa, on…

For New Year’s Eve, we wanted to relax at the Dead Sea.  After finding that the wind and drizzle was not making our morning fun at the free beach in…

After our time in the Galilee, we drove through the West Bank and to the Dead Sea area. Our base camp was Shkedi’s Camplodge in Ne’ot HaKikar. It reminded me…

On our last day in the Galilee, we drove to Mount Tabor to visit the Church of the Transfiguration.  It is traditionally believed to be the site where the Transfiguration…

The traditional location for the Mount of Beatitudes is on the north western shore of the Sea of Galilee, between Capernaum and Ginosar.  The mountain is topped by a Catholic…

Capernaum was the center of Jesus activities in the Galilee and his town during that period.  Christ taught in the local synagogue.  Excavations have revealed a synagogue from the time…

On the north shore of Galilee is Tabgha where the Church of the Multiplication and the Church of the Primacy of Peter are located.  It was a beautiful sunny day…

As part of our day trip around the north-west part of the Galilee, Alan took in and around Haifa. In addition to the Elijah sites on Mount Carmel, we went…

In Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions, Elijah is closely associated with Mount Carmel. The Prophet was regarded to have sometimes resided in a grotto on the mountain. In the Books…

After meeting up with my friend Alan, we made our way to the ancient ruins of Tzipori (Sepphoris). It was a major Roman and Byzantine city, the capital and heart…