Tag Archives: Israel tourism

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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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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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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In the Footsteps of Dreamers

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Shimona from the Palace

As I have mentioned before, this academic year, I am taking part in a series of field trips with Yad Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, concentrating on the eastern part of Israel. These trips take place, on an average, about once a month. … Continue reading →

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Catching Up

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Shimona from the Palace

I am back! Yes, after a long period of silence, I have returned – with a brand new, powerful  computer which, hopefully, won’t keep crashing and with Windows 10, which, hopefully, will allow me to post pictures without causing the … Continue reading →

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“The high mountains are for the ibex; the rocks are a refuge for the hyrax”: A Trip to Ein Gedi and Nachal David

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Shimona from the Palace

This month’s field trip with Yad Ben Zvi saw us exploring the area of Ein Gedi, in the wake of King David and the Book of Psalms. As many of you no doubt recall,  when David – not yet king … Continue reading →

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Shimona from the Palace

So many bad things kept happening to make me postpone telling you all about last month’s “929 on the map” field trip, that our next field trip was upon us, before I had time to tell you about its predecessor. So, … Continue reading →

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Christmas Stocking Fillers and (Post) Boxing Day Delights

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Shimona from the Palace

Growing up in London, Christmas was difficult to ignore, even though we ourselves did not celebrate the holiday – what with the decorations in Oxford and Regent Street, the giant Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square and, of course, year after year, the … Continue reading →

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A Good Day To Be Alive

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Shimona from the Palace

Today – like yesterday, and the day before – dawned crisp and clear, with achingly blue skies and not a cloud in sight. But cold. Bitterly cold. The lack of cloud cover makes for a quicker loss of heat when … Continue reading →

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Musical Mystery Tour

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Shimona from the Palace

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog about the influence of the Bible and classical Hebrew literature, on modern Israeli songs – specifically, songs for Shabbat. Today, since half the world seems to be on the move and on … Continue reading →

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