My New YouTube channel

By Yossi Silverman | April 2, 2020 - 7:06 am |April 2, 2020 Ancient Architecture, Ancient Geography, Archeology, Bible, New Website, Old City Tour, Podcast, Torah

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I started a new YouTube channel with a new project called Pop up Docu-tours.

Here’s the first video, it’s a general overview of the Old City from the Haas Promenade.

Family Tour – Judean Foothills

By Yossi Silverman | December 4, 2019 - 5:34 pm |December 4, 2019 Ancient Geography, Archeology, Bible, Children's Tour, Family Tour, Fauna, Flora and fauna, Fun, Mammals, Uncategorized

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A hands on educational experience for all the family

Tel Socho also known as “Lupine Hill”

The “Shfeila” or Judean Foothills is the area between the Jerusalem Hills and the Coastal Plain. It has been the battlefield of Judea for more than 2000 years. The soft chalk hills crowned with grassy meadows are a perfect home for many plants and animals. Join me on a fun family adventure, exploring the Foothills of Judea.

Itinerary:

Nature Walk in Tel Soho (pictured above). The first part of the David and Goliath Story. In the spring the best place to view flowering Lupines.
Dramatic Enactment of David and Goliath at Tel Azeikah. Bringing the Bible and archaeology to life at a classic archaeological site.

Khirbet Midras Bar Kochba Caves

Crawl the Bar Kochba Caves. A system of crawl caves where Judeans held out against the forces of Roman Emperor Hadrian.
Lunch in area

Underground Adventure at the Soreq Stalactite caves.
Animals and The Bible explore the nature in the Holy Land at the Biblical Museum of Natural History.

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Building the Temple – a work in progress

By Yossi Silverman | November 20, 2019 - 10:57 pm |November 20, 2019 Ancient Architecture, Ancient Geography, Archeology, Bible, Divine, Old City Tour

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A work in Progress

A visit to the Roman Engineering exhibit at the Davidson Center

It is believed that the Herodion Temple Mount took much longer to build than Herod actually lived for. Consider how long it must have took to even build the machinery and work out the engineering to build the entire massive structure.

The Temple Mount had 140,000 square meters surface area. The Western Wall is 488 meters in length alone. The largest stone is well over 280 tonnes (some say 570 tonnes). According to the Christian Scripture it took more than 46 years to build (John 2:20).

It is highly likely that , not unlike this blog, there were many starts and stops!

Stay tuned for more interesting and entertaining blogs, podcasts and videos!

Ideas for Tours of Israel : Golan Tour

By Yossi Silverman | June 12, 2017 - 12:27 pm |June 12, 2017 Children's Tour, Family Tour, Fauna, Touring, Uncategorized

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Looking for something new in Israel that you will not normally see on a standard tour ?

Wadi Jilaboun 8 by YossiTourGuide

You should visit the beautiful region of the Golan. This is radically different from any other visit to Israel, the volcanic soil and amazing view across the Golan plateau make it unlike any other region in Israel.

This is a very versatile tour; allowing for changes based on the need of the group. This would be the perfect family tour for any time of year especially the Jewis holiday season.

Description of the Day:

We start early in the morning for a picturesque ride to the North.

Ou first stop will be for a brief overview at the Gadot Lookout military memorial to explain the History and Geography of the area.

We begin a hike of the Jilabun stream at an abandoned Syrian military base (ideally before midday, when it gets too hot) we hike through a grove of Eucalyptus trees down a dirt path that follows the Jilabun stream past a beautiful waterfall to a pool, where we can have a nice dip! The route that we take is normally the circular route.

After lunch in Qatrsin we have a choice of a number, though not all, of the following options:

- A visit to Golan wineries where we can sample some of the best wine that Israel has to offer at a world renowned vineyard.
- A Tour of the Qatsrin Talmudic Village and at certain times of the year we can participate in various hands on workshops about life in the time of the Talmud.
- A Tour of the Golan Brewery, an experience unique to this region, where you can taste beers that completely change your perspective of Israeli beer.
- An overview of the politics of the region at the Har Bental military base overlooking the demilitarized zone with Syria.
- A visit to a Chocolate ‘farm’.

Contact me here for more details.

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