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Category Archives: Travel newsletter

Celebrating Christ's Resurrection at the Garden Tomb

Travel newsletterBy The Jerusalem ConnectionApril 2, 2013Leave a comment

By RYAN JONES, TRAVELUJAH— Huddled in a hidden alley in East Jerusalem, hundreds of Christians from all corners of the world waited quietly in the crisp pre-dawn air to enter the idyllic Garden Tomb. They had come to commemorate the resurrection of Christ, and they would not remain quiet for long. Having attended the Garden…

Herod the Great: Opens in Jerusalem

Biblical Israel, Travel newsletterBy The Jerusalem ConnectionFebruary 17, 2013Leave a comment

By Beata Andonia and Elisa Moed, TRAVELUJAH— For the first time ever, Herod the Great has become the subject of an extraordinary exhibition at the Israel Museum entitled “The Kings Final Journey”.  The exhibit, which opened to great fanfare yesterday, includes over 250 artifacts collected from the archaeological remains of several buildings and palaces constructed by…

Sea of Galilee water level very encouraging

Travel newsletterBy The Jerusalem ConnectionDecember 20, 20121 Comment

By ISRAEL TODAY— Israeli officials now believe that the region will receive more rain than expected this winter, bringing the Sea of Galilee back up to a level it has not been at in over 10 years. Speaking to Israel’s Ma’ariv newspaper, Israel Water Authority official Dr. Amir Givati noted that due to abundant rainfall…

Feeling Faith on a Pilgrimage to Israel

Biblical Israel, Travel newsletterBy The Jerusalem ConnectionAugust 23, 2012Leave a comment

By GEORGE RODRIGUEZ, TRAVELUJAH— A visit to the land of the Bible is a return to the origins, to the roots that continue to ground us in history and nourish us spiritually.  It is more than a return to the spiritual homeland; it is truly a return home.  Because of this, such a rich experience…

Akko's 2300 year old harbor exposed on the seabed

Archaeology, Travel newsletterBy The Jerusalem ConnectionJuly 17, 2012Leave a comment

BY ELISA MOED, TRAVELUJAH— Israel’s Antiquity Authority announced a significant discovery today in Akko, the ancient port city that was home the Crusaders. The ancient harbor, considred the most important harbor in the country from the Hellenistic period was exposed on the seabed. Among the finds there: large mooring stones that were incorporated in the…

Onward Christian tourists to Israel

Travel newsletterBy The Jerusalem ConnectionJune 23, 20122 Comments

BY ALLISON KAPLAN SOMMER, HAARETZ— Elisa Moed, originally from Detroit, immigrated to Israel in 2005.  A phone call from the Vatican isn’t a typical source of inspiration for an American Jewish immigrant to Israel. But for Elisa Moed, it was a call from the Israeli representative of the Holy See that sparked her to create…

Shavuot, Pentecost, and Holy Land Christians

Feasts and festivals, Hebrew Roots, Travel newsletterBy The Jerusalem ConnectionMay 24, 20123 Comments

BY TRAVELUJAH— It is commonly believed today that the Jewish festival of Shavuot and the Christian holy day of Pentecost have little, if anything, to do with one another. Nothing could be further from the truth, as the two are actually the same holiday, albeit with varying traditions and an extended interpretation on the Christian…

Hollywood stars find faith during their Israel tour

Travel newsletterBy The Jerusalem ConnectionMay 15, 2012Leave a comment

BY TRAVELUJAH— A group of eight Hollywood TV and film stars completed a week-long tour of Israel Sunday as guests of Israel’s Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs. The star-studded group included Anna Lynne McCord (“90210” , “Nip & Tuck”), Omar Epps (“House”), Paul Johansson (“One Tree Hill”), Holly…

What connects Israelis to Israel?

Feasts and festivals, IDF, Travel newsletterBy The Jerusalem ConnectionMay 2, 2012Leave a comment

BY SEGI MALAMED,TRAVELUJAH— Living in the gentle hills of Hoshaya near to ancient Sepphoris in the Galilee, outside the hustle and bustle of central Israel, Segi Malamed remains quite attuned to the pulse of the country. His blog below provides an insightful perspective on the current state of the Israeli consciousness. During Passover vacation I…

Tourism to Israel hits all time high

Travel newsletterBy The Jerusalem ConnectionApril 17, 2012Leave a comment

BY ELISA L. MOED, TRAVELUJAH— Tourism to Israel has never been more popular.  Despite the Arab Spring, the uprising in Syria and  all the media speculation regarding a potential attack on Iran, people are continuing to travel to Israel on Holy Land Tours. During the first three months of the year, 752,000 tourists came to…

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