There are still four days left of our Israeli adventure, but it's going to be hard to top today's events. Nothing I've ever experienced even comes close to bringing out the range of emotions I feel when praying at the Western Wall.
Read MoreOur tour guide is both an educator and philosopher. As we left Galilee for our final destination of Jerusalem, something he said resonated with me. "Christians come to the Holy Land, Jews come to the Homeland."
Read MoreTradition - not the Broadway musical song, but the real deal. The Hebrew prayers and readings of the Torah are the same words that have been spoken for centuries.
Read MoreWalking through Tel Aviv was like walking through living history. Making our way down the tree-lined Rothschild Boulevard, we saw the city's first kiosk,
Read MoreOur last day in Tel Aviv before heading north, was a free day - no planned tours, no group dinners - it was Shabbat, after all.
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June 15th, 2025. The date snuck up on me and sent me reeling. It has been a particularly difficult day - not because it’s Father’s Day, which doesn’t have the same significance to me as Mother’s Day by any means, but because it was the day we were supposed to have Sara and DJ’s wedding ceremony.