Ariel Birnbaum Tour Guide

03/12/2019

Walking on the steps of the Flindres Petrie, one of the first to dig in the Holy Land and one of the founders of systematic in Archeology. He was the first to dig at Tel Farah in the late 1920's and developed his methodology here. It has become one of the foundations of worldwide.

This amazing place is located above the river in the Western , today it is identified as the Saruhan, mentioned in the Bible in Joshua 19:6 as a city in the territory of the Tribe of Simeon. @ נחל הבשור

29/11/2019

Today is a historic day. It is the forgotten day of the 29th of November 1947.

This is when the UN voted in favour of the Partition plan. This is the legal basis for the establishment of the state of Israel in May of 1948.

The partition plan was a plan on the future of the land - which areas would be part of a Jewish state and which is would be part of an Arab state. According to the resolution, Jerusalem was to be an International city.

The United Nations has reached a decision on the partition of Palestine and the Jewish and Arab states have been outlined. The following day the Jewish peopl...

28/11/2019

Happy to all American friends!

Fun pun: The word for turkey in Hebrew is "Hodo".
It is also the meaning for give thanks.
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At this point, I want to thank you all of you for being part of my journey as a tour guide. New things are yet to come.

Pilgrims came to America because of...the gold rush? Israelis explain the meaning, history, and traditions of Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving! For 90 years,...

26/11/2019

"So how is your day today?"

"So far not too bad, though I can always eat something..."

25/11/2019

Hiking in the the red desert

22/11/2019

This week in the Jewish tradition, the reading for the week is from the book of Genesis 23:1 through Genesis 28:18.
It starts with the story of Sarah, and how Abraham insisted to purchase a cave from a local Hittite for the burial of his beloved wife.
By doing so, he made sure he would have a monument where he could go to, but also this was a way he could show his ownership and his commitment to the call of God to settle in the land. This would be the place of where most of his family would be buried. Today the site is divided between Muslims and Jews, who both revere Abraham as a leading figure in the formation of the concept of faith in one God. In the name of the God of Abraham, much blood has been shed, unfortunately even at the very spot where he was buried.
The example in the Bible of the simple act of negotiation and of respect, and the act of love and care for family is one that both groups can relate to. In addition, one tradition claims that this might be the site where Adam and Eve, the first humans in the Bible were buried at the location of the cave of Machpela. Even if this might be very unlikely, this idea can show us the common desire of humans to meet God, understand his ways and try to bring a little of the transcendent ideal down to this earth.






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THE HOLY LAND REVEALED is a video that will take you on an unforgettable trip through the most cherished place on earth. See where Jesus of Nazareth lived an...

19/11/2019

A unique group of people, living in between two cultures, thriving for survival in order to continue the legacy of their ancient identity. This believe they are the descendants of the ancient . There are about 800 people in this community, split between two locations and basically two entities - Kirya Luza on Mount Gerizim above the city of ( ) and a small neighbourhood in Holon.

This episode of shares their story very beautifully. This is a 22 minute long video.

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The Samaritans are one of the most ancient tribes in the world - they’ve been around for over 3,000 years. But the population is now fragile and the tribe at...

17/11/2019

Frequently, I am asked about the role of the Haredim (Ultra Religious Jews) in the Israeli Society, and the different political aspects of religion in Israel in general.
This episode of Believer, done by Reza Aslan for CNN, does a great job in solving some of these questions.
Obviously, It is from a perspective on outsider, and has it's flaws. Yet Aslan seems to nail most of the problems down, as he shows the complexity of the situation, in particularly in Jerusalem. This may be one of the main reasons for the bizarre situation of the current political situation at the moment in Israel.
The episode lasts around 42 minutes long, and It will help you dive into one of the unknown sides of the Israeli Society and what it means to be Jewish in Israel today.



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Believer (Season1-Ep 6) . Reza heads to Jerusalem to immerse himself in the world of the Haredim and explore the tensions between this isolated group and sec...

02/11/2019

"Do I look like a desert ship to you ?!"

31/10/2019

City of David Tomb lookout