Category Archives: Travel

From Tiberias to Gamla

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Shimona from the Palace

Last month, I took part in a field trip under the auspices of Yad Ben Zvi, to Second Temple era archaeological sites in the Galilee and the Golan Heights. Since then, tensions on Israel’s northern border (with Lebanon and Syria) … Continue reading →

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Galilean Jaunt

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Shimona from the Palace

Last month, I participated in another field trip with Yad Ben Zvi, as part of the series on the archaeology of the Land of Israel in the Second Temple Period. This trip would take us up north, to the Lower … Continue reading →

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A Journey Back In Time – Maresha and Itri

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Shimona from the Palace

Hard on the heels of my field trip to Masada two weeks ago in the framework of a Yad Ben Zvi course on the archaeological sites of the Second Temple period, this week, we visited two more sites – Maresha … Continue reading →

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The Black Mountain: A Balkan Adventure (Part 1)

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Shimona from the Palace

Earlier this month, I took my first trip abroad in four years. I used to travel a lot. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I used to have at least one trip abroad almost every year – sometimes two. But the pandemic … Continue reading →

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Touring With the Bible In One’s Hand: Megiddo, Ma’ayan Harod and Gilboa

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Shimona from the Palace

I often write about terrorist attacks here in Israel, but I already posted in my Facebook account about two deadly atrocities carried out during Pessach by “Palestinians”, in one of which, a British-Israeli mother and two of her daughters were … Continue reading →

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When Hanukkah Meets Christmas

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Shimona from the Palace

One day last week, half way through Hanukkah and at the height of the count-down to Christmas, I joined a Yad Ben Zvi tour in the Old City of Jerusalem to explore the celebration of those two festivals. Although Jewish … Continue reading →

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Bible in Hand: The Altar of Mount Ebal

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Shimona from the Palace

In the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses, knowing he is destined to die east of the River Jordan, and not enter the Promised Land with the Children of Israel, whom he has led since leading them out of Egypt, takes his … Continue reading →

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An Afternoon in Ein Karem

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Shimona from the Palace

Like London, there are neighbourhoods in Jerusalem which still preserve their pastoral atmosphere – villages and moshavim which have been incorporated into the municipal boundaries but which have, so far, managed – often after protracted legal struggles, some of which … Continue reading →

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Touring With the Bible: The Jordan Valley In the Footsteps of Joshua, Elijah – and John the Baptist

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Shimona from the Palace

I have never been fond of Autumn, the saddest of seasons. We put the clocks back the night between 29 – 30th October, and so it is now dark by 5:30 pm. I find that singularly depressing. On the other … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Shimona from the Palace

Those of you who follow this blog know how much I enjoy touring the country and taking  part in archaeological field-trips and nature rambles organized by Yad Yitzchak Ben Zvi, many of which I have described over the past few … Continue reading →

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