Israel:
100 Years of Zionism Educational Program
Jewish Life and Learning,
formerly Board of Jewish Education of Washington, D.C
 6 Beit Hanassi The President's Residence in Jerusalem This tour was the second in the series On Israel In Israel. Risa, Jill, and I rented an apartment in Jerusalem for a few days before the program. It was great to live like a local for a short time. |  Risa Wolinsky and Jill Epstein at our apartment |
Part of our group at the kibbutz. Front row is me, Gloria, and Jill
Jerusalem
Yemin Moshe, the first neighborhood outside of the old city
Old Jaffa (Tel Aviv-Yafo)
AbouElafias is considered to be the best bakery on Israel
The Negev
We studied irrigation problems in the Negev.
Mashabei Sade
We stayed in Mashabei Sadeh, a kibbutz in southern Israel located in the Negev desert.
Rishon LeZion
A lesson on schooling in the Ottoman Empire in the Rishon LeZion Museum. Rishon LeZion is the fourth largest city in Israel and the birthplace of the Hebrew School.
Sde Boker
The gravesite of David Ben-Gurion, the first prime minister of Israel
Ben-Gurion's dessert home in Sde Boker is preserved exactly as it was when he was alive. Ben-Gurion died in 1973.
Revivim
Revivim was one of the original settlements, an agricultural research center. We visited the museum with exhibits from the war of independence.
Beer Sheva
The Bedouin Market in Beer Sheva
Aromatic spices in the Bedouin Market
Netafim
Kibbutz Netafim developed the first drip irrigation system.
Arad
 Arad is the first planned city in Israel. It is multi-ethnic, with Jewish, Arab, and immigrant communities. We visited the Arab section. The photo is the community's mosque. |  The Arab Sheik of Arad. He invited us for tea. |
Kibbutz Hafetz Hayim
We spent Shabbat at Kibbutz Hafetz Hayim. Rabbi Jacob Halpern, of blessed memory, stands in front of his room.
Ein Gedi
The obligatory mud bath at one of the spas of Ein Gedi
Neot Kedumim
Biblical Landscape Reserve
 My second visit to Neot Kedumim was different than the first. Here Rabbi Halpern, of blessed memory, and Gloria Eiseman, also of blessed memory, are making olive oil. |  One of the many animals at the biblical landscape reserve, about halfway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. |
