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As @Jim Zurer posted, Season 3 of Shtisel starts on March 25 on Netflix. The previous two seasons are available now on Netflix. I recommended them to some non-Jewish friends and they are enjoying the series. It made me realize that many things are not explained in the series, things that people...

We are going to Jerusalem next week and I am reading the Amos Oz novel Tales of Love and Darkness. In Chapter 7 the family walks from Kerem Avraham, a poor neighborhood north of the city center, to Talpiot, an affluent neighborhood outside the city, south of the German Colony. The novel is set...

This article was sent to us from Erez Speiser, Israel By Foot, hike-israel.com The most striking feature of Israel's landscape is its variety. This tiny area has a dramatic desert in the South and the green Galilee mountains in the North. Two areas that are so different, but you can drive from...

Wednesday March 4 - Arrival in Tel Aviv. Warm and sunny (70F) but it really cools down at night. We’ve arrived as coronavirus fears grip Israel. They had already closed their borders to several Asian countries. Today people from 5 European countries - France, Germany, Austria, Spain, and...

Ancient Roman Aqueduct runs along the beach.

Ancient Roman Aqueduct runs along the beach.

Ancient Roman Aqueduct runs along the beach.

Ancient Roman Aqueduct runs along the beach.

This is where we turned back on the trail. Too difficult for me.

View to coastline.

Carmel Forest above Haifa. Walking up Wadi Alon.

Carmel Forest above Haifa. Alon Valley.

Carmel Forest above Haifa. Old cars in Wadi Oren.

Carmel Forest above Haifa. Wadi Oren.

Carmel Forest above Haifa. Cows coming down the trail.

Carmel Forest above Haifa. Ancient Roman quarry.

Carmel Forest above Haifa. Ancient Roman quarry.

Carmel Forest above Haifa. Looking back Nahal Kelach and Little Switzerland.

Tree growing through restaurant window.

Looking east from Tiberias to the Golan Heights.