by Israel Tours | Apr 27, 2018 | Travel
Rebbe El on Travel and Israel – Acharei Mot – Kedoshim 5778 As a result of the observance of Passover for seven days in Israel, and eight days outside of Israel, the Jewish community in Israel and in the Diaspora, have not been reading the same...
by Israel Tours | Apr 19, 2018 | Travel
Rebbe El on Travel and Israel Happy 70th Birthday to Israel ! I am so envious of all those lucky people who are in Israel now, celebrating Israel’s 70th birthday – many of which I know are touring on an ITC, Israel Tour Connection tour. As we celebrate Yom...
by Israel Tours | Apr 13, 2018 | Travel
This week’s Torah Reading, Parashat Shemini outlines the basic laws of keeping Jewish dietary laws, the laws of Kashrut. An animal is deemed Kosher if it has a split hoof and chews its cud. A fish is considered appropriate or fit to eat, ie- Kosher if it has scales...
by Israel Tours | Apr 11, 2018 | Travel
Listed as well by Lonely Planet as the “vegan nation”, Israel has the most number of vegans per capita. And this makes Tel Aviv a “heaven for the herbivores Coming in at first out of ten, Tel Aviv ranks highest on Marie France Asia’s list of top...
by Israel Tours | Apr 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
I hope all have been having a wonderful Passover holiday. We conclude Passover, as we do Sukkot and Shavuot, and Yom Kippur, with the recitation of the Yizkor, Memorial Prayers. There is the tradition for many whose parents are still alive, to not stay in the...
by Israel Tours | Mar 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
While many people dread Passover, it is my favorite holiday. Since I was a young child, Passover has held a special place in our family’s traditions, whether it was taking down my mother’s Passover dishes, helping set the Seder table, unpacking the little hens with...
by Israel Tours | Mar 23, 2018 | Travel
This week‘s Torah portion is Parashat Tzav, and also referred to as Shabbat Hagadol, the great Shabbat before Pesach. It used to be that the Rabbis would only deliver two lengthy sermons each year, the Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, referred to as...
by Israel Tours | Mar 16, 2018 | Travel
Rebbe El on Travel and Israel Parashat Vayikra – Shabbat HaChodesh – Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5778 This week we begin a new book of the Torah, the book of Leviticus, Safer Vayikra. This Shabbat is called Shabbat HaChodesh, which is one of the special...
by Israel Tours | Mar 9, 2018 | Travel
Rebbe El on Torah and Israel – Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei 5778 – Shabbat Parah – Birkat HaChodesh This week we have the double Torah portions of Parashat Vayakhel and Parashat Pekudei and we conclude the Book of Exodus, Sefer Shemot. With the...
by Israel Tours | Mar 1, 2018 | Travel
Purim is often seen as a children’s holiday – because we dress up in costumes, and attend Purim carnivals, and play games, and bring home gold fish that often do not make it more than 48 hours, but it was fun when we had them. Children are encouraged to make...
