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 | Jun 2, 2017 | Extras, Good News from Israel, Highlights, Israel News, Israel Tourism News, Israel Travel, Jerusalem, Know Before You Go, Photos, Sights & Sounds
According to a report by Abigail Klein Leichman, a national aquarium is set to open in Jerusalem this fall. The exhibit, designed by Raviv-Tal Environmental Architecture of Haifa, cost $25 million and is located on five acres next to the Jerusalem Zoo. See Ms....
by TravelAgent | Apr 23, 2017 | Highlights, Israel Travel, Jerusalem, Options, Photos, Things to See/Do
From sundown April 23 until sundown April 24, 2017, Israel will observe Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). During this time, the nation turns their attention toward the six million Jews who were killed at the hands of the Nazis and their accomplices. All forms...
by TravelAgent | Apr 21, 2017 | Israel Travel, Jerusalem, Photos, Sights & Sounds, Things to See/Do
This photo provides a nice view of the Western Wall (sometimes referred to as the Wailing Wall). The area is segregated; the women’s area is in the foreground and the men’s area is beyond fencing crossing the lower portion of the photo.
