Waking up at the Sea of Galilee this morning was hazy and breezy. Unfortunately, we did not have a very clear view across the eight miles of water. In fact, we experienced limited visibility most of the day…
October 2018 Up to Jerusalem Tour—Day Two
As I write this, our morning in Tel Aviv feels like 2500 years ago. After an amazing breakfast spread, our Up To Jerusalem pilgrims boarded the bus and headed out of the city…
October 2018 Up to Jerusalem Tour—Day One
As the sun is setting here in Israel, we await the first three stars to appear, officially ending the day of rest. Although most Israeli Jewish people have enjoyed their day off, our group of 53 souls has been quite busy…
March 2018 Up To Jerusalem Tour—Day Nine
We spent the morning at Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial. The name “Yad Vashem” means “a name and a memory,” which is the desire here for those who lost their lives in the holocaust. It was a very emotional morning…
March 2018 Up To Jerusalem Tour—Day Eight
This morning we made our way from the quiet Jewish community on Shabbat (the Sabbath) to the craziness of the Mount of Olives. This is the most popular Jewish cemetery in all of the world and tourist from all over were there…
March 2018 Up To Jerusalem Tour—Day Seven
We got an early start to our morning beginning with the Davidson Center. Here at the southern wall of the Temple Mount we were shown computerized images of Jerusalem and the Temple from the 1st century…