My Sunday School teacher while I was growing up defined the wilderness as sand, sand and more sand. Most of the year, that’s a fitting definition. But what I experienced on the Judean Desert Tour with Abraham Tours was unlike anything I could have imagined. Of all the Jeep tours Israel has to offer, I’m […]
Holy Bagel, Holy Rock Cafe and other places to eat in the Holy Land
Before visiting Israel, words like falafel, za’atar and schwarma had never come out of my mouth. Hummus was a snack, not an item on the breakfast plate. And although I’d been eating chocolate cake for breakfast for years, I’d never been to a place where it was socially acceptable.All of my pre-conceived notions of “Middle Eastern […]
IndiAnnie Jones: An archaeological dig in Jerusalem
I’ve just returned from my fifth trip to Israel– the land that is holy to many religions. The sights, sounds, and even smells of the place speak to the unique ways that people worship here. The Christians praying over the traditional anointing stone of Jesus in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre– touching scarves, special tokens, […]
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