by TravelAgent | Jan 11, 2019 | Good News from Israel, Israel News, Israel Tourism News, Photos, Resources - Video, Sights & Sounds
This aerial photo shows the Jordan River flowing into the north end of the Sea of Galilee. Photo Credit: courtesy of ©BiblePlaces.com Recent rains have raised the level of the Sea of Galilee, and Arutz7 provides a nice drone video of the Jordan River bringing some of...
by TravelAgent | Sep 9, 2018 | Highlights, Israel News, Jerusalem, Things to See/Do
The following video is from the Western Wall, sometimes identified as the Wailing Wall. The Western Wall is considered by many Jews to be the among the holiest places in the world because of it’s proximity to the last temple. The Western Wall itself was not part...
by TravelAgent | Mar 20, 2018 | FAQ, Highlights, Israel News, Israel Tourism News, Jerusalem, Photos
After visiting the Western Wall in Jerusalem, many visitors wonder about those papers they see stuffed into the wall. Those papers are generally the written prayers that people hope God notices. If that’s the case what happens to them? Are they simply left there...
by TravelAgent | Feb 26, 2018 | Israel News, Israel Tourism News, Israel Travel, Jerusalem, Know Before You Go, Things to See/Do
Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a regular tourist stop for most Christians visiting Jerusalem, has been closed for two days (from noon Sunday through Monday, so far) in protest of the Israeli government’s claim that the Church owes several...
by TravelAgent | Aug 12, 2017 | food, Good News from Israel, Highlights, Israel News, Israeli Technology, Photos, Shopping, Things to See/Do
Nano watermelons in the Jerusalem Market, Mahane Yehuda. Since the first half of the 20th century, Israeli agricultural wizards have been partnering with Mother Nature to bring new fruit and vegetable varieties to the global market, from vividly colored squash to...
by TravelAgent | Jul 11, 2017 | food, Israel News, Israeli Technology, Photos
Watermelons in the Jerusalem Market, Mahane Yehuda. According to the Plant Production and Marketing Board of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture, the average Israeli consumes 26 pounds (12 kilos) of watermelon each year. The average American eats 16 pounds per year....
