Mike Levitt
Jul 7, 2015
Soreq Cave (מערת שורק)
On the western side of Mt.Ye'ela, in the Judean hills, near Hartuv, 3 km east of Bet Shemesh, Israel's most impressive cave was...
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Mike Levitt
Jul 6, 2015
Kadita & the Biriya Forest - קדיתא ויער ביריה - Trees & Mysticism
We started in the area of Kadita between Meron and Tsfat. Letters in square brackets [thus] refer to the map below. But first some...
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Mike Levitt
Jun 28, 2015
Rujum en-Nabi Shua'ayb - רוג'ום נבי שועייב - رجم النبي شعيب
As you climb the route 866 on the way to Meron and Tsfat, as you approach Nahal Tsalmon at Parod you can just see some grey stone peeping...
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Mike Levitt
May 25, 2015
Hermon (Banias) Stream - בניאס - بانياس الحولة - Πανειάς
As the summer began, and with the green countryside already parched brown and yellow, we made a tound walk on a hot day to the lower...
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Mike Levitt
Apr 30, 2015
Beit Jamal (بيت جمال / الحكمه ,בית ג'מאל)
Beit Jamal (or Beit Jimal, בית ג'מאל, بيت جمال / الحكمه), located in the Judean hills next to the city of Beit Shemesh was, until the...
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Mike Levitt
Apr 20, 2015
Gamla (גמלא), Vultures, the Golan Heights Memorial, Deir Qeruh & the Ayit falls (מפל עיט)
Gamla (גמלא), the ancient Jewish city on the Golan Heights, is described in the Talmud as a walled city dating from the time of Joshua...
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Mike Levitt
Apr 20, 2015
Bar'am (בַּרְעָם), Bir'im (كفر برعم, כְּפַר בִּרְעָם) & the Maronites
The national park of Bar’am between Kibbutz Sasa and Moshav Dovev, near the Lebanese border, contains the remains of the Maronite village...
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Mike Levitt
Apr 9, 2015
Kidron & Hinnom valley walk (נחל קדרון וגיא בן-הינום)
Whilst staying in Jerusalem, and having dropped off Riva for a haircut, Yonatan and I parked up at the Liberty Bell Park (A, see map...
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Mike Levitt
Mar 17, 2015
Tel Hai, Nahal Ayun & Metula - תל חי, נחל עיון ומטלה
On the Friday after Purim, we prepared the supper ready to cook the moment we got back and went on a tiyul to the Golan. We headed...
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Mike Levitt
Jan 1, 2015
Is Karmiel a Christian City?
Well, having grabbed your attention – no, Karmiel is not a Christian city! There are a lot of unknown, unmarked, small, unremarkable...
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