Your Favorite Things About Israel

[Sixties Fan]

A Treat !
Fiddler On The Roof ......in Hebrew

 

[skye]

Food.. landscape.... historical places where Jesus walked ..... where he lived....

I love Israel.

 

[Sixties Fan]

 

[Sixties Fan]

 

[teddyearp]

I dunno, this one is an epic fail. Where are all the White Europeans that we keep being told are the only ones that moved there?

 

[yiostheoy]

Checking back here to see what other people have typed.

 

[yiostheoy]

The kabutz we visited on my trip grew figs not grapes.

 

[yiostheoy]

Food.. landscape.... historical places where Jesus walked ..... where he lived....

I love Israel.

Well Jesus (Latin and English spelling; in Greek it is IESOUS from the Greek New Testament) lived in Nazareth which when I visited was a Palestinian town and not safe to visit so we did not go there. Neither the tour busses nor the Israelis whom I was staying with would go there.

Galilee was great especially the Catholic shrine on the Mount Of The Beatitudes [edited correction].

Jerusalem was spectacular but you need to understand history to know that the Church (chapel) Of The Holy Sepulcher was built LATER by Constantine's mother Lady Helena.

The real tomb is outside the north Gate called the Damascus Gate where the hill Golgotha also is. There is now a Christian cemetery on top of that hill, and the Garden Tomb is next to it.

 

[yiostheoy]

A Treat !
Fiddler On The Roof ......in Hebrew

We did not go to any plays.

Fiddler On The Roof is set in London by the way.

 

[yiostheoy]

I cannot thank this post. If this video is in fact taken at the Kotel on the Sabbath, the person doing so did so in huge disrespect for Israeli and Jewish wishes for NO pictures to be taken at the Kotel on Shabbat.

I wouldn't have posted it. IMHO you should have your post deleted.

It could be on Friday before sundown.
Actually being daylight, it is most definitely on Friday before Sundown.

Friday at sunset begins the Jewish Sabbath.

Most Christians do not know that.

 

[yiostheoy]

A Beautiful City

Next to Jerusalem itself, Yaffa is the most beautiful place in Israel.

Maybe even in the entire world.

 

[teddyearp]

Well Jesus (Latin and English spelling; in Greek it is IESOUS from the Greek New Testament) lived in Nazareth which when I visited was a Palestinian town and not safe to visit so we did not go there. Neither the tour busses nor the Israelis whom I was staying with would go there.

Galilee was great especially the Catholic shrine on the Mount Of Olives.

Jerusalem was spectacular but you need to understand history to know that the Church (chapel) Of The Holy Sepulcher was built LATER by Constantine's mother Lady Helena.

The real tomb is outside the north Gate called the Damascus Gate where the hill Golgotha also is. There is now a Christian cemetery on top of that hill, and the Garden Tomb is next to it.

When did you visit?

I agree about Nazareth, on my first visit I tried to drive into Nazareth on a friday and the traffic was impossible. There were four lanes of cars trying to get onto a two lane side of the road. After about a half hour, I finally got to a side street on the right were I was able to turn off that nightmare and find my way out of town. On my second visit, there had been some riots in Nazareth, so I removed it from my list of places to see.

When did they move the Mount of Olives to the Galilee, LOL? Maybe you're talking about Mt. Tabor where the Church of the Transformation is?

Spot on about the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Garden Tomb. That could almost be true for most of the Christian sites in Israel, though, as I am sure that many were more than happy to take money from Lady Helena to show her an 'authentic' place.

 

[teddyearp]

Friday at sunset begins the Jewish Sabbath.

Most Christians do not know that.

I know. It is something to be in Jerusalem on a Friday and watch the whole city shut down and become very quiet as the sun sets and after the horns blow.

 

[yiostheoy]

Friday at sunset begins the Jewish Sabbath.

Most Christians do not know that.

I know. It is something to be in Jerusalem on a Friday and watch the whole city shut down and become very quiet as the sun sets and after the horns blow.

Quiet as the grave.

 

[yiostheoy]

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When did they move the Mount of Olives to the Galilee, LOL? Maybe you're talking about Mt. Tabor where the Church of the Transformation is?

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Sorry my mistake.

I meant to say the Mount of the Beatitudes.

It is the biggest of the 3 big hills north of the Sea Of Galilee.

 

[yiostheoy]

I went there to see Israeli friends in 1991.

We toured together all over Israel in their car.

 

[Sixties Fan]

Sounds of Old....

 

[Sixties Fan]

Folk Dancing, anyone?

 

[Sixties Fan]

"That it will be the last war"

Hamilchama Ha'achrona (המלחמה האחרונה) lyrics + English translation

 

[Sixties Fan]

With English Lyrics



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