Travel

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Observant Jews looking to travel far from home once had to confine themselves to day trips and packed sandwiches.

Last month, my husband and I spent a couple of days revisiting the "city of brotherly love."

Earlier this month, Israeli Prime Minister Olmert went on a political mission to China and was greeted with much pomp and ceremony.

We try to visit them once a year although obviously it is challenging to visit those living in the Outback.

I finally returned to Yericho, Jericho after ten years. The last time I was there, guiding tourists, was just before the Oslo War broke out in October 2000.

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Israel’s Negev Desert is majestic. Covering more than half of Israel’s total land area, it is bustling with rugged beauty. With its different formations and colors, its stark physical beauty is outstanding, making it a captivating and enchanting place.

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Two major Japanese airlines grounded their Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplanes after one was forced to make an emergency landing due to battery problems and a burning smell in the cockpit.

Honestly, it would be hard to choose the one area that could win the title “the most dramatic site” in Eretz Yisrael. However, one strong candidate has to be Gush Etzion.

On the way to Israel? Have a long stopover in Europe? Are you wondering what to see so you can get a feel for the place?

Israel is home to about 2,500 wildflowers species, compared with only 1,500 species on the British Isles, which are more than 10 times larger than Israel!

Why had the Nazis left untouched this massive testimony to a people they were determined to eradicate?

Nearly 100 people from Israel and the U.S. gathered at Kever Rachel (Rachel's Tomb) on the outskirts of Bethlehem earlier this month for what is being described as the first ever Bat Mitzvah celebration held in the kever and the recently acquired adjacent building.

        JERUSALEM - Israeli restaurant owners are well accustomed to the question "Do you have a teuda?" referring to the official certificate deeming all...

This past summer quite a few family members vacationed in Israel, some of them with young children. I remember how difficult flying from New York to Israel can be with small children, so with this in mind, I advised all of my family to book Isroyal VIP service along with their flight.

Below is a listing of many attractions that are open during January and February's winter break.

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         It is said that Poland is one large Jewish cemetery. While that is not 100 percent true, anytime people dig in Poland, they...

If you want a change of scenery and don’t have a ton of vacation days or don’t want to pack a passport, I would suggest Pier Village.

With the famous Touro Synagogue, a variety of mansions, each with its own distinct personality, as well as the beautiful coast, Rhode Island makes for an excellent vacation spot.

The Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews is designed to tell the whole thousand-year story of the Jews in Poland.

"I didn't choose the landscape; it chose me."

Museum Village, a replica of a typical American village during the 1800’s, was the vision of Roscoe William Smith. Mr. Smith was an electrical engineer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and collector who contributed in many ways to his native Orange County. He made his fortune in 1905 as founder of the Orange and Rockland electric company.

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"Spot On,” our semi-regular feature on off-the-beaten-track places in Israel, takes us to the Golan