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16/03/2025

The Time: Saturday, the 15th. This unique route is open to the public only once a year, usually in March.

The Place: The Land of the Monasteries – HaArava, Israel, 3 km north of the northern Dead Sea. 4.5 km long.

Along the route, you’ll see the ruins of the "closed monasteries," frozen in time and full of mystery. This journey sparks the imagination, weaving together religion, history, and breathtaking landscapes.

Starting Point: The baptism site Qasr al-Yahud, where Jesus was baptized by John, Elijah ascended to heaven in a fiery chariot, and the Israelites crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land.

From there, the path leads toward striking, picturesque monasteries, built in the 1930s and 1940s. These once-thriving spiritual centers were abandoned and sealed off after the "time of persecution" following the 1967 war.

In picture: "The Romanian Chapel".

10/03/2025

February 28th. Location: Mitzpe Ramon Crater, Chan Be’erot Night Park. Step outside, look up, and witness a rare cosmic spectacle—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, all perfectly aligned on the same side of the sun. A breathtaking sight. Angela couldn’t resist capturing the moment. Here’s the result—enjoy (despite the freezing desert chill)!

26/05/2024

These moments allow our world to appear in harmony for a brief moment when the ancient song of the sea resounds close by, and its waves crash against the land in an endless rhythm of timelessness, crashing back again and again. The salty sea air fills our lungs, while the warm wind tugs at our clothes and hair, and the sun burns into our skin. Happiness is to have found a moment of peace during the war...

Akko, Israel May 2024
https://www.xanado.co.il/israel/portfolio/exploring-akko-acre/

17/07/2023

Who said that archeology & history finding isn't sexy?

Well, if you find the history of the middle east
fascinating and the Biblical text as a source of
the events that took place thousands of years
earlier, the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem
is just for you.

In the picture, Ishtar figurines of the goddess
of medicine and fertility; History has never
been sexier before.

Still, we are NOT historians or Biblical scholars,
but following the Museum audio guide App,
every stone or artifact are explained.

(picture by: Angela Hechtfisch)

11/07/2023

Do you wish to walk like Jesus on water?

Well, I guess this is NOT possible nowadays,
but you can reconstruct Jesus's voyage on the
Sea of Galilee by touring the waters with a 1st-century
look-alike boat.

The Sea of Galilee and its surrounding towns had
contributed plenty to Jesus's mastership and preaching
to his 12th disciples and followers.

Nowadays, Tiberias is the district central to the Sea
of Galilee, but in his life "Capenchum" served as his
hometown for 3 years; It is expected he had preached
at "Magdala" Synagogue, where Maria Magdalena
originated from, gave the famous sermon at the "Mount
of Batitude", and made the miracles of the loaf & fish
at "Tabgha".

To join us and explore more about the Ancient (Jesus) Boat
found at Kibbutz Ginosar, the Sea of Galilee water tour &
the remains of lost town of Magdala
click here: bit.ly/3O5XVlk

10/07/2023

Tel Aviv-Jaffa’s 1st Championship in beach tennis (Matkats) is coming soon. We are paying respect to the most popular Israeli beach game, and therefore we decided to splash the entire Shabbat with a colorful beach event for the whole family.

For more details and to enroll the competition click here: http://bit.ly/3D3We1o

22/01/2023

In the southern part of the "Ramon" crater (Near the town of Mitzpe Ramon) - a rocky hill as known as the "Ammoniate wall" contains fossils of ammonites - marine creatures that lived millions of years ago in the sea that covered the entire Negev.

Ammonites had eight arms and an exoskeleton. When they died, they sank to the bottom of the sea, their exoskeleton filled with mud, and over time petrified and turned into a rock that preserves the shape of the ammonite. Fossils are a protected natural value and must not be collected.

This clip is from yesterday's traveling there.

#מכתשרמון

16/01/2023

The Qumran caves are an archaeological site located on the northwestern side of the Dead Sea, next to the Kalia beach and the kibbutz carrying the same name.

The caves served as a residence for a Jewish settlement of an estimated 100 – 150 personals mainly young single men, of believed to be the Judean Desert sect during the period of about 150 BC till approximately the year 68 AD, 2 years before the 2nd Temple destruction and 5 years till the last Jewish front hold of Masada rebel crushed by the Romans.

The Qumran caves are famous for finding the “Dead Sea Scrolls.”
These scrolls are mostly made of leather and written in 2nd Temple period Hebrew letters that a Hebrew speaker nowadays will be able to read and comprehend.

Want to read more of this story? click here >> https://bit.ly/3iJZwR4

09/01/2023

We wish you all happy new year and the best of 2023!

20/12/2021

"Machne-Jehuda" food market in Jerusalem, next to Jaffa road. The fascinating oriental foodie bazaar in Israel.

02/12/2021

These are the little moments that we love so much here in Israel, the nonchalance of the Israelis. As soon as the little Ibex jumped on the car, the car owner took out his cell phone to take selfies with the cheeky Ibex standing on his car rooftop. He also asked us if we would like to take a few more pictures before carefully asking the Ibex off the roof. Scratches on the paintwork only hurt at the first scratch, and then you can drive carefree. A car is a car in Israel and not a sanctuary.

See post at: xanado.co.il/ein-gedi

10/09/2021

St. George monastery at Vadi-Qelt, at the Judea desert.
See post at:
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18/08/2021

See the beauty of the Bahai Gardens at Akko (Acre) in our blog story at:
xanado.co.il/akko

04/08/2021

"In the heat of Tel Aviv".
A little dog having afternoon nap on cold fridge.
(Picture by: Angela Hechtfisch)

29/04/2021

Today we are celebrating "Lag BaOmer" which is literally in Hebrew "33 (days) to the bundle (of grain)", a joyful bridge day between the 7 weeks of mourning (24,000 of Rabi Ackiva's student or may be referring to as "Bar-Kockva"s soldiers had died) starting a day after Passover till the "Shavout" celebration, one of the holiest "3 legs" holiday where Jews were expected to go into the Temple house in Jerusalem and bring the agriculture sacrifices to thank the good Lord for his blessings. It is costume since generations to come to lit fires signifying & commemorating the "Bar-Kochva" rebellion in the Romans (136-132 AD) where messages of the winning battles were delivered with fires on top of the Judea mountains.

We hope that the fires will be limited as possible due to nowadays environmental understanding.

01/03/2021

A lady prepares a Druze pita bread at "Red south" festival in a traditional way on a taboon.

03/02/2021

Israel still on lockdown...
Stay home.

31/12/2020

Jerusalem 3rd lockdown, Israel Dec' 2020.

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