Raz Tsafrir
Desert Fortresses
Starting around the 2nd century BC, The Hasmonean kings of Judea started building fortresses on the eastern front of their empire to...
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Raz Tsafrir
- Aug 23, 2022
- 2 min
Jerusalem
The Talmud says: "Ten cabins of beauty came down to the world - Jerusalem took nine and the whole world took one. You have no beauty like...
Raz Tsafrir
- May 23, 2022
- 1 min
The Sea of Galilee
The largest fresh water lake in Israel and up until recently the main water source is located along the Syrian-African rift AKA the Dead...
Raz Tsafrir
- Mar 3, 2022
- 2 min
Israel Trail
In April 1995, the Israel Trail committee have announced the formation of the "Israel Trail", a 1,056km trail going from kibutz Dan in...
Raz Tsafrir
- Feb 12, 2022
- 2 min
Mt. Arbel
On the north-western part of the Sea of Galilee rises the Arbel cliff some 400 meters high. Its rocks are made of limestone and dolomite...
Raz Tsafrir
- Feb 8, 2022
- 2 min
Caesarea
Initially named Straton, in honor of the King of Sidon who ruled the area in the 4th century BC, Caesarea as we see it today is one of...
Raz Tsafrir
- Dec 6, 2021
- 2 min
Relaxed Saturday...
I published a FB post about an upcoming bike tour in the Jordan valley, and very quickly got confirmation from 16 riders, 80% of which, I...
Raz Tsafrir
- Sep 29, 2021
- 1 min
We Are Back Baby!
It has been a strange 2 years to say the least... life post-Covid is not the same as pre-Covid and that is a huge understatement....
Raz Tsafrir
- Jun 30, 2021
- 2 min
Around the Sea of Galilee
Several years ago the Israel Parks authority decided to take action and open a route that circulates the Sea of Galilee to allow...
Raz Tsafrir
- Sep 10, 2020
- 1 min
Upper Galilee, northern Israel
The Upper Galilee stretches from the northern boarder with Lebanon south to Bet Hakerem Valley, and from the Mediterranean beach in the...
Raz Tsafrir
- Aug 7, 2020
- 2 min
Moonlight desert ride
The Jewish calendar is a lunisolar calendar, which means it is based on the moon phase. Similar calendar as the Buddhist, Chinese,...
Raz Tsafrir
- Jul 17, 2020
- 2 min
The Golan Heights (at winter)
The Golan in an elevated volcanic plateau stretching for 70 km from the Yarmouk rive in the south, to the Saar river in the north. The...
Raz Tsafrir
- Jul 3, 2020
- 2 min
The Druze in Israel
The Druze are a unique ethnic and religious minority, which separated from the Shia religion back in the 11th century in Egypt. You can...
Raz Tsafrir
- Jun 26, 2020
- 2 min
Mount of Olives, Jerusalem
"A day of the Lord is coming, Jerusalem, when your possessions will be plundered and divided up within your very walls. I will gather all...
Raz Tsafrir
- Jun 19, 2020
- 2 min
The 'Land of the Monasteries'
For 53 years this area to the north of the Dead Sea has been closed for tourists. Issues range from proximity to the Jordanian boarder...
Raz Tsafrir
- Jun 12, 2020
- 2 min
The Nabataeans
Around the 4th century BC several Arabian tribes began crossing the desert on camels, looking for trade routes. Athens was a growing...
Raz Tsafrir
- May 24, 2020
- 2 min
Jerusalem, from Biblical times to the Big revolt. 1000 years of history...
Well, so much to say about this amazing city, lets start... Jerusalem has dozens of names. It appears 641 times in the bible. It is...
Raz Tsafrir
- May 8, 2020
- 1 min
Har Megiddo AKA Armageddon...
Megiddo has always been a major strategic town sitting on the outskirts of Izrael Valley, right on the main trade route between Egypt and...
Raz Tsafrir
- May 2, 2020
- 1 min
Jerusalem, the City of David
Jerusalem goes back more than 3300 years to biblical times. We know from reading the bible and from external sources that there was a...
Raz Tsafrir
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
Eilat, the Red Sea riviera
Eilat is a true riviera on the southern border of Israel and Egypt. Its location on the north part of the Red Sea makes it a perfect...
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