Travel: Israel
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A Visit To Kibbutz Harduf, In The Lower Western Galil, Israel
This past summer in place of traveling to the USA we stayed put in Israel, so I tried to find some vacation destinations that would feel like a totally new experience, though only an hour’s drive away from our home! We totally lucked out with our first location, Kibbutz Harduf, which is not far from…
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Stunning Views From Kibbutz Harduf In The Galil
This past August we had the great pleasure of a 3 night stay on a kibbutz in the southwestern Galil, by the name of Kibbutz Harduf. I chose it because, well we’d never been to that area, and I was craving mountain views, something new, and within an hour’s drive from our house. The vacation…
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Stunning Coral Vine With Tiny Pink Blooms In Harduf, Israel
This past summer we has the great pleasure of a three night stay on Kibbutz Harduf, (more about that soon) in the Southwestern corner of the Galil, and I saw a lovely vine with tiny flowers that I did not recognize. Fast forward, today I finally had to chance to do a bit of research…
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Views Of The Kinnerest And Har Arbel From Hararit
This past August during our 3 week summer vacation, we had the great pleasure of exploring some stunning mountainous areas in the lower Galil, under an hour’s drive from our home, and yet new to us. One of my favorite locations was a community called Hararit, where there are stunning mountian views on two sides…
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A Sunburst Over The Galil In Northern Israel Just Before Sunset
Yesterday as I was pondering whether I had time to do a #sketchfrommywindow for my ongoing Instagram sketching challenge, when I suddenly spied rays of light coming from behind a cloud, and ran to grab my camera! Not every spectacular thing in the sky can be captured by a camera, or at least not mine,…
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A Visit To The Yodfat Monkey Forest
This past August, when I realized that the historic site of Yodfat (written about here) as well as The Monkey Forest of Yodfat were just a 20 minute mountain-ridge drive away, well we just had to check it out! My husband and I and three very grown up teens visited the Monkey Forest, and while…
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A Visit To Ancient Yodfat, Galil Israel
This past August we had the pleasure of visiting the ancient city of Yodfat, located in the south west Galil, in Northern Israel. It is true, most of the family actually stayed in the car, but one of my sons did venture out into the hot afternoon sun with me to briefly check out this…
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The Gravesite Of Rebbi Matya Ben Charash
I wish I could tell you that all the holy gravesites of our great sages were wonderfully taken care of and a visual delight, but sigh, that is not always the case, and more often than not I am just grateful that the location still exists and we have access to it, amidst all the…
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A Visit to Mount Turan In The Lower Galilee, Northern Israel
A week ago my husband, daughter and I went away for Shabbos, a last goodbye to summer, and another opportunity to explore places we’ve never been. I rented a small “tzimmer” in the village of Mitzpe Netofa, just a 40 minute drive from home, and when we arrived I could not help but notice cars…
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Stunning Texas Sage, Or Cenizo, Blooms In Northern Israel
The world of horticulture is truly fascinating, and I am always interested in the names of plants and their origin, because sometimes it is quite surprising, as is the case here! I would never have thought that this stunning blooming bush was actually a native of Texas and Mexico, but yes indeed! Wonderful species make…
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Kibbutz Harduf In Bloom
This year we did not travel to the USA during our 3 week summer break, so I made an effort to find some vacation rentals in places we’d never been and I had never heard of (of course there are many…) Our first stop was a lovely mountain-top kibbutz in the Lower Galil, called Kibbutz…
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A Visit To The Tzippori River Promenade
With the three week period between Tisha B’Av and Rosh Chodesh Elul when all school age children/college students/ talmudic scholars are on vacation now in full swing, we are so blessed to have the opportunity to explore some amazing places not far from home (around 1 hour) that if not for cancelled plans for a…