Bedouins or Bust
As I began exploring other cultures and peoples for the Tapestry of Israel virtual tours, I was constantly amazed by what I found and ...
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Apr 27, 20217 min read
The Tapestry of Israel: To Be or not to Be
The Druze Deciding with which group of Israelis to start in the Tapestry of Israel series was easy. The Druze, of course. Why? Well, most...
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Apr 13, 20214 min read
The Tapestry of Israel
The Birth of Something New Everything was going so well! My tour guiding business had steadily grown over the past eight years, and so...
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Anat Harrel
Apr 20, 20143 min read
Nowhere Else but Here
Where in the world can you do what my family and I did for Passover? Nowhere else but here.
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Anat Harrel
Apr 9, 20144 min read
Renewing the Old – the story of wine making in Israel
We took in the gorgeous natural beauty around us; a gnarly oak forest, colorful spring flowers, lizards, butterflies and birds galore...
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Anat Harrel
Mar 16, 20141 min read
A Miracle of Life in the Galilee
Jews, Bedouins, Arab Muslims, Arab Christians, Circassians, Druze… we all live side by side in a fragile co-existence that defies the odds.
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Anat Harrel
Mar 11, 20143 min read
An Insignificant Hill
Tel Hannaton may seem like a nothing hill, but the history of this artificial mound (tel) goes back over 3500 years!
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Anat Harrel
Dec 10, 20134 min read
You Just Never Know What’s Down There – the fascinating story of the Hospitaller citadel in Acco
This is only one story from the Knights Hospitaller citadel compound
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Anat Harrel
Dec 8, 20134 min read
The Jewel in the Negev Crown
Lonely Planet magazine picked the Negev as the second most desirable world region to visit for 2013
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Anat Harrel
May 10, 20132 min read
Israel’s very own Painted Desert
As you travel Israel, you are bound to pick up some souvenirs, the best ones being the ones you either make with your own hands or dig..
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Anat Harrel
Apr 23, 20133 min read
A makhtesh… a what? A makhtesh!
One of the extraordinary landforms of the Negev is the makhtesh, of which there are 3 in close proximity, all very similar
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Anat Harrel
Mar 17, 20133 min read
On dogs, caves and a gorgeous hike
One of Na’ala’s favorite hikes lately has been to the Aviv Stream canyon, up north near the border of Lebanon
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Anat Harrel
Feb 26, 20133 min read
Would YOU throw your children down the precipice?
A walk around Ancient Gamla is a fascinating study of the lives of Jews during Second Temple times.
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Anat Harrel
Feb 26, 20134 min read
In Search of Kings
I had a rare opportunity to visit the ancient city of Samaria (Shomron), capital of the Kingdom of Israel during 9th and 8th centuries b.c.e
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Anat Harrel
Oct 19, 20114 min read
Jewish Continuity
Pki’in, “I can’t believe I’ve never heard of this place!”
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Anat Harrel
Aug 4, 20115 min read
On being part of a UNESCO biosphere…
Mount Carmel was chosen as a UNESCO Biosphere because of the unique people that live there
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Anat Harrel
May 30, 20112 min read
Migdal Tsedek Fortress
Migdal Tsedek is a fortress on a hill overlooking the ancient Via Maris (the Way of the Sea)
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Anat Harrel
May 28, 20112 min read
Banias (Hermon Spring) Nature Preserve
The Banias Spring at the foot of Mount Hermon is the perfect place to start our study of Israel’s water resources
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