Musings of an Israel Tour Guide

How do we acquire the baggage we carry through life? You know, that whirlwind of emotions that instantly and unexpectedly rise up within...

I wanted to write, but my mind was blank and in disarray and I didn't even know where to begin. That is when my husband, Yitzhak, stepped...

While driving in my car a couple of months ago, I heard an interview with Yuval Abramowitz, an Israeli actor and journalist, who had just...

As I began exploring other cultures and peoples for the Tapestry of Israel virtual tours, I was constantly amazed by what I found and ...

I traveled to California earlier this month to spend some time with my father in LA. I took the opportunity to visit my brother and his...

I did not intend to write this blog post, but after what happened, I must. I am actually in the middle of gathering data for my next...

The Druze Deciding with which group of Israelis to start in the Tapestry of Israel series was easy. The Druze, of course. Why? Well, most...

The Birth of Something New Everything was going so well! My tour guiding business had steadily grown over the past eight years, and so...

I started to collaborate with the Israel Antiquities Authority in creating content for their English language Facebook page

gender discrimination and violence against women

My good friend Wilma visited me in Israel recently and one of the first questions she asked as we emailed back and forth as she was preparin

Boy, do I love it when seemingly unrelated events come together and fit into the puzzle that is my life

My mother died two weeks ago. August 12th. In California. Just like that. In her sleep. Shock for all of us. And although she moved away alm

The Shalva Band blossomed out of the musical therapy program at Shalva (meaning ‘peace and calm‘ in Hebrew), which is the Israel Associatio

I’ve been on the verge of tears all day. They flowed this morning, a bit more a few hours later. Now again at dinner with my husband. There’

So this is my ode to Eilat. Here are a few sites and activities I recommend

I am fascinated with prehistoric archaeology and the Leopard Temple in the Uvda Valley, about an hour’s drive from Eilat, is one of my favor

It was 50 years ago today in 1967, and we were living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

one of the figures I most admired and remembered from my time as a Basic Training Instructor was the base Chief Sergeant Major, Shimon Deri.

Beautiful Israeli, the one that does something so generous, so selfless and kind, that tears well up in the eyes and you melt from pleasure