Traveling with family
Levinsky Market (photo by Daniel Dodek) The decision to travel with your family to Israel is a big one. It’s so expensive and the long distance requires going for at least two weeks to make it worthwhile. My husband and…
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Fast-paced spiritual trip
The bimah of Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue in Tzfat (Safed) was part of the Land and the Spirit tour, which is organized by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute. (photo by Roy Lindman) My husband and I excitedly counted down the days…
Traveling with young kids
(photo by Masada Siegel) Taking a red-eye flight was no way to end a glorious Hawaii vacation with my nine-month-old, but it was the only nonstop and I figured everyone would go to sleep. Ah, how wrong I was! My…
Tranquility and restoration
The Upper Galilee’s Mizpe Hayamim is a beautiful place. (photo by Karen Ginsberg) Unless you are one of the lucky Canadians who lives in the Okanagan Valley or the Niagara Peninsula, chances are that most of the “fresh food” that you…
Unexpected Barbadian find
Nidhe Israel Synagogue is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (photo by Tasha Nathanson) One of the oldest synagogues in the Western Hemisphere is in Barbados. I was living in Barbados, working on a Canadian agricultural development project, when I tripped…
Walking Israel National Trail
On Canadian Friends of Hebrew University trips to the Israel National Trail, travelers will take their time and enjoy the landscape. (photo from Ami Dotan) The Vancouver chapter of Canadian Friends of Hebrew University has plans to walk the Israel National…
Experience both land & spirit
(photo from Chabad Richmond) Chabad Richmond is leading a trip to Israel called The Land & the Spirit Israel Experience. People from across the Lower Mainland are invited to participate in this educational journey to Israel and Judaism’s most holy…
House no longer home
South Side Hebrew Congregation. (photo by Deborah Rubin Fields) “It has seemed to me sometimes as though the L-d breathes on this poor grey ember of Creation and it turns to radiance – for a moment or a year or…
Scottsdale’s beauty and fun
The view of Camelback Mountain from Mountain Shadows resort. (photo by Masada Siegel) On a late Thursday afternoon in August, my husband arrived home from work and excitedly said, “You have to come out front and see the double rainbow…
Preparing for extended stays
The foreign students dorm at Naale Elite Academy. (photo from IMP Media Ltd.) While Israel draws substantial numbers of tourists due to its rich history, diverse culture and range of naturally beautiful locations, the country also plays host to thousands…
