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Tale of a Trail | Mikveh Israel

Tamar HaYardeni

Jules Védrines was the first to fly to the Holy Land, though he skipped Jerusalem. But what made the famous pilot miss his designated landing at Mikveh Israel? Tamar HaYardeni Where To? Mikveh IsraelThe temporary...

ColumnsHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 76 | March 2026JaffaLand of IsraelPre-state of Israel

Tale of a Trail | Sa’ad

Tamar HaYardeni

The founders of Kibbutz Sa’ad (literally, “Aid”) didn’t choose that name, but the establishment of this collective between Gaza and Beersheba in 1947 certainly aided in the Negev’s inclusion in the Jewish state Tamar HaYardeni...

ColumnsHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 67 | December 2023Land of IsraelPre-state of Israel

Tale of a Trail | Beit Immanuel, Jaffa

Tamar HaYardeni

An American villa, a Russian baron with Swiss and Ethiopian wives, and a tropical garden with trees from all over the world. Beit Immanuel, in Jaffa’s German Colony, typifies the multiethnic land of Israel before...

19th centuryColumnsHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 70 | September 2024Tel Aviv

Ruins Revisited | Samaria (Sebastia)

Assaf Avraham

Royal capital of the northern kingdom of Israel until its destruction Where? Northwest of Shekhem (Nablus)When? First Temple, Roman period Assaf Avraham Photo: Zev Radovan And Ahab son of Omri ruled Israel in Samaria twenty-two...

AntiquityColumnsHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 45 | November 2018Land of Israel

Tale of a Trail | Kibbutz Tirat Zvi

Tamar HaYardeni

What saved Kibbutz Tirat Zvi – and especially its children – from General Fawzi al- Qawuqji’s Arab Salvation Army in the months before the declaration of the State of Israel? Tamar HaYardeni Where To? War...

ColumnsHistoric Walks in IsraelIsrael's warsIssue 45 | November 2018Land of IsraelPost-1948

Tale of a Trail | Kibbutz Gesher

Tamar HaYardeni

Three bridges, one Arab village, three Jewish settlements, a railway station, and a hydroelectric plant. How did a single bend in the River Jordan generate so much activity? Tamar HaYardeni Where To? Kibbutz GesherRestored site...

ColumnsHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 71 | December 2024Land of IsraelPre-state of Israel

Tale of a Trail | Heletz

Tamar HaYardeni

The dream of discovering a wealth of natural resources beneath the soil of the land of Israel is as old as the state itself. What actually happened when this dream briefly came true and hope...

ColumnsHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 64 | March 2023Land of IsraelPost-1948

Dancing to Bar Yohai’s Tomb – Meron Pilgrimage

Dotan Goren

Over the centuries, Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai’s grave on Mount Meron has drawn pilgrims in increasing numbers, peaking with both celebrations and controversy on the anniversary of his death. The pre-state procession of musicians and...

20th centuryArticlesHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 64 | March 2023Lag B'OmerLand of Israel

Historic Walks in Israel

Tale of a Trail | Mikveh Israel

Tale of a Trail | Sa’ad

Tale of a Trail | Beit Immanuel, Jaffa

Ruins Revisited | Samaria (Sebastia)

Tale of a Trail | Kibbutz Tirat Zvi

Tale of a Trail | Kibbutz Gesher

Tale of a Trail | Heletz

Dancing to Bar Yohai’s Tomb – Meron Pilgrimage

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Historic Walks in Israel

Tale of a Trail | Mikveh Israel

Tale of a Trail | Sa’ad

Tale of a Trail | Beit Immanuel, Jaffa

Ruins Revisited | Samaria (Sebastia)

Tale of a Trail | Kibbutz Tirat Zvi

Tale of a Trail | Kibbutz Gesher

Tale of a Trail | Heletz

Dancing to Bar Yohai’s Tomb – Meron Pilgrimage

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