Category Archives: ISRAEL UPDATES

By Nosson Shulman: Licensed Tour Guide of VIP Israel Tours & Authentic Virtual Tours (click here to check out his free trailer videos) Israel’s electoral system is fascinating!  Although Israel is a country of 9 million people, in each election approximately 30 parties run, and between 8-12 parties win enough votes to have seats in the Knesset, Israel’s legislature.Continue reading “Top 10 things you need to know about Israel’s electoral system”

By Nosson Shulman: Licensed Tour Guide of VIP Israel Tours & Authentic Virtual Tours (click here to check out his free trailer videos) “They journeyed and encamped on the other side of Arnon…that juts out from the border of the Amorite; for Arnon is the border of Moab…Israel sent emissaries to Sihon, king of the Amorite, saying, “Let meContinue reading “Part 4 (Exploring Jordan from Israel): Arnon River”

It happened after the death of Moses…that G-d said to Joshua… “Moses, My servant has died. Now, arise, cross this Jordan (River), you and this entire people, to the land that I give to them, to the Children of Israel (Joshua 1: 1-2) Recap: Last week, we visited Mount Nebo (click here to learn more)Continue reading “Part 3-Jordan River”

Moses ascended from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the summit of the cliff that face Jericho, and Hashem (G-d) showed him the entire land…And Hashem (G-d) said to him “This is the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob saying “I will give it to your offspring.” IContinue reading “Part 2: Mount Nebo”

“It was told to Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled. So, he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him…catching up with him on Mount Gilead (Genesis 31:22-23)” “He (Jacob)…crossed the ford of the Jabbok…Jacob was left alone, and a man (angel) wrestled with him until the break of dawn. When (theContinue reading “Part 1: Biblical Gilead Mountains, Jabbok River and Jordan Valley IDF Monument”

By Nosson Shulman: Licensed Tour Guide of VIP Israel Tours & Authentic Virtual Tours (click here to check out his free trailer videos) “Afterwards Judah went forth with his brethren and attacked the Children of Esau… and (recaptured) Hebron (1 Maccabees 5:65)” In 70 CE (circa) the Romans destroyed the Temple, and things were not looking good for theContinue reading “Part 4: Ancient Hebron”

By Nosson Shulman: Licensed Tour Guide of VIP Israel Tours & Authentic Virtual Tours (click here to check out his free trailer videos) “Some of the children of Judah (returning from the Babylonian exile) settled in the villages, in their open areas: in Kiryat Arbah (i.e. Hebron) and its suburbs (Nehemiah 11:25)” After the destruction of the first TempleContinue reading “Part 3: Ancient Hebron”

By Nosson Shulman: Licensed Tour Guide of VIP Israel Tours & Authentic Virtual Tours (click here to check out his free trailer videos) “All the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David sealed a covenant with them in Hebron before Hashem (G-d), and they anointed David as King over Israel (2 Samuel 5:3)” UnbeknownstContinue reading “Part 2: Ancient Hebron”

By Nosson Shulman: Licensed Tour Guide of VIP Israel Tours & Authentic Virtual Tours (click here to check out his free trailer videos) “They… spied out the land…and arrived at Hebron where there (lived)…the offspring of the giant…They (the spies) returned after spying out the land (of Israel) at the end of 40 days…They…said…the people that dwells in theContinue reading “Part 1: Ancient Hebron”

By Nosson Shulman: Licensed Tour Guide of VIP Israel Tours & Authentic Virtual Tours (click here to check out his free trailer videos) “He (Jacob) spent the night there…and lay down in that place. He dreamt… A ladder was set earthward and it’s top reached heavenword; and … angels of G-d were ascending and descending on it…G-d was standingContinue reading “Beit El (Bethel)”