Mourning the Loss of Druze Children

On Saturday, a Hezbollah rocket fell on a soccer field, killing 12 Druze children in northern Israel. The loss hit home somewhat. For those who traveled to Israel with us in February 2019, you remember the memorable lunch stop with the Druze man in northern Israel. We learned about the Druze culture...people of Arab descent, …

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More Adventure on the Golan Heights

After yesterday's visit to Misgav Am and Tel Dan, we journeyed to other sights on the Golan Heights including Caesarea Philippi ("Gates of Hell"), the Syrian border, and a stop at an olive processing factory producing wonderful olive oil and cosmetics. (The photo above is the infamous "Gates of Hell" from Caesarea Philippi.) The lookout …

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More to See on the Golan

Following Misgav Am and Tel Dan, we stopped for lunch at a Druze restaurant where many of us tried Lebenah, a very thin pita (more like a Middle Eastern tortilla!) filled with goat cheese and other goodies. Druze are actually of Arab descent, but are very favorable to Israel. Their sons serve in the IDF, …

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Promised Land Stories: Golan – Good Neighbors

Welcome back friends! If you followed last Sunday's Promised Land Story about the Golan Heights, we'll pick it up from there. If you didn't see the short video posted last week, perhap you want to view it before moving on to today's jam-packed agenda! Last week, I also gave you a teaser about this week's …

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