SAM GORENSHTEN

Sukkot is one of the 3 feasts that the Jews used to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem.

New archaeological discoveries in Jerusalem are practically a daily event. As I have already mentioned a few times in some of my posts,...

The town of Jesus in the Galilee. Jesus spends, what are most probably, the most important 3 years of his life at the Northern Sea of...

“As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore.” (Psalms 125). My next few posts will...

One of the most important events in the life of Jesus on Earth, was the meeting on Mt. Tabor. When Elijah and Moses came to meet him...

Tour guide Sam Gorenshten tells about the beautiful monasteries in the Judean Desert and their connection to the Essenes. Who are the monks

Sea of Galilee - in Hebrew we call it 'Kinneret'. This lake is very important to us for a few reasons: (1) This is where Jesus performed...

To all my friends – a very MERRY CHRISTMAS. Christmas Eve is two days away and I thought you’d appreciate some pictures from the Church...

✰˚* ˚ ★ ✰˚* ˚ ★ ✰˚* ˚ ★ ✰˚* ˚ ★ ✰˚* ˚ ★ ✰˚* ˚ ★ ✰˚* ˚ ★ ✰˚* ˚ ★ We are just over a week before Christmas and we cannot talk about the...

The Latin name is Taricheae – known as an ancient city in the Galilee, located in the North-Western part of the Sea of Galilee. The main...