The Amazing Resilience of Israelis

One of the most amazing things about Israelis is their uncanny ability to pick themselves up and do what is necessary to move on. Please understand, I am not saying the situation is easy for them. It is not, and they are grieving. Deep trauma has been inflicted and they deal with significant mental, emotional …

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Can You Identify This Place?

Just for fun....below are pictures of a very recognizable place in Israel. Do you know where it is? We will see this very place on our trip to Israel in October, 2021! We're less than 5 months out and we are so excited! But guess what, we now have space for 4-6 more people! Yes, …

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The Old and the New

The city of Jerusalem (in Hebrew: ירושלים) is home to about 800,000 people...roughly 62% Jews, 35% Muslims, 2% Christians and 1% other; and is considered a holy city to all three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.  Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital. The old, walled city (often called the Old City) …

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