Masada (also sunrise) and Ein Gedi Tours from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

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Published on Jun 14, 2018

Masada, Dead Sea, Ein Gedi tour If you are looking for a day tour from Jerusalem to Masada, the Dead Sea, Ein Gedi, then this video is for you. There are many companies that offer this tour. I like to recommend the Abraham tours because of a couple of reasons: * The tour starts here at the Abraham Hostel, and from here they pick up people from Jaffa Gate if it is needed, and they just go. * Their tour is cheaper. It's about thirty dollars cheaper than most tours. One reason for it is that it is with no guide, it is a self-guided tour. You can download the app here - Google play - https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... App Store - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abrah... * The third reason, the most important reason, is that the drivers are great. Many of them are guides themselves so they do explain a little bit about the sites; they know good English. And the most important thing: they care and, believe me, this is the most important thing. The ride to Masada takes about an hour and a half and it is an amazing ride. Once you leave the city the desert starts pretty much immediately and you descend from Jerusalem, which is 800m high, to the area of the Dead Sea, which is the lowest place on Earth, 400m below sea level. The first site is Masada. The entrance costs 29 shekels or 70 if you use the cable car both ways. Either way you need to bring a hat and a bottle of water as it can be really hot. From Masada it's about fifteen minutes' drive to Ein Gedi national park. From Ein Gedi it's about half an hour ride then we get to the beach of the Dead Sea. This tour has two versions: The regular one, and the sunrise tour that starts either in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, between 2 to 4am, depending on the season, and then you get to Masada very early, climb the Snake Path, and get to see the sunrise from the top of Masada. 4pm we are back in Jerusalem, back to the Abraham Hostel. I hope you enjoyed this video, if you did and if you want to book this tour, I will leave all the links down here below. If you have any questions then please write them down here, and if you like this video then please subscribe to my channel. Booking information about the tours - http://live.tourcms.com/track/t.php?p... My Booklets - https://amzn.to/2GKshYY My internet site - www.travelingisrael.com Music - https://www.bensound.com/

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Ein Gedi, Israel - David's Waterfalls (Part 3 of 3)

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My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna in the vineyards of Ein Gedi. Song of Songs 1:14 (The Israel Bible™)   אֶשְׁכֹּל הַכֹּפֶר דּוֹדִי לִי בְּכַרְמֵי עֵין גֶּדִי שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים א:יד esh-kol ha-ko-fer do-dee lee b’-khar-may ayn ge-dee

Shabbat Inspiration A beautiful interpretation of today's verse hints to the days of Joshua when the Jews entered the Land of Israel. Located near the Jordan River, Ein Gedi is on the border that the Jewish people crossed upon entering the Land. And just like the henna tree was a permanent fixture of this region, God’s presence became a permanent fixture on earth when the Jews entered Israel as a nation for the first time. See if you can find the famous oasis of Ein Gedi on The Israel Bible Map! How many places mentioned in the Bible can you find on our Map? » David's Waterfall Come along and explore the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve in this superb HD video.   Watch here » Father Gabriel Naddaf: Without Israel, Christianity Around the World Would Be "Nothing" Israeli Christian Priest Father Gabriel Naddaf visited Houston, Texas last week in a speaking engagement where he exuded Israeli pride.   Read more » Queen Helene Aqua Quartz Earrings from Temple Times Wear a piece of biblical Jerusalem with this earring set, designed based on archaeological finds in the City of David in Jerusalem. These earrings are related to Queen Helene, the Assyrian queen who converted to Judaism during the Temple period. The earrings are fashioned in the style of the Roman era and echo the movements of their rule in Judea during the Second Temple period. Fashion of the time was of a Roman affluence and this earring set is made with silver and turquoise aqua quartz and a pair of white pearls dangling from them. Get this Great Deal » Today's Israel Photo David’s Waterfall at Ein Gedi by Ilan Rosen. If you're lucky, you may spot ibexes and other animals coming to the flowing waters to drink. See more Scenes of Israel » Thank You Today's Scenes and Inspiration is sponsored by Thomas Bibi Vinit of Papua New Guinea. Todah rabah!   Sponsor a day in honor of a loved one » “Stunning Pictures of Israel and the Thoughtful Bible Verse That Go With Them” It’s great to hear from so many of you - stay in touch and let us know where in the world you are enjoying Israel365!   Stay in Touch » Shalom, It is my prayer that the miracle that happened in the days of Esther in Babylon will be the same miracle for today, in Israel. Bless you all, Robs Dear Rabbi Tuly, Thank you for the emails each day which contain many stunning pictures of Israel, and the thoughtful Bible verses that go with them. Would you please add to them, though, the location, since without that information many of them could be anywhere in the world. Some of them of course are obvious, like shots of Jerusalem and the 'Western Wall', but it is a shame that many others cannot be identified. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours through God's grace, Colin Wooden Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Tuly Weisz RabbiTuly@Israel365.com

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Tourists to Israel Expected to Increase to Five Billion Annually By JNS - BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS

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Tourists to Israel Expected to Increase to Five Billion Annually

By JNS April 1, 2016  BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS

“He hath cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel.” Lamentations 2:1 (The Israel Bible™)

By Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman/JNS.org

Twenty-five years ago, when Nancy Broth started her business, she signed a contract with El Al (the only airline that flew to Israel at the time) and helped people book their flights abroad. Today, Broth—owner of Caves Travel in Baltimore, MD.—works with multiple airlines, dozens of Israeli hotels, and a group of touring companies and guides. She says traveling to Israel has become not just for Jews, but an alluring vacation for people of all ages, sexual orientations, and creeds.

“It’s the Old City of Jerusalem, Masada, Ein Gedi, the Dead Sea,” says Broth, naming some of the most popular tourist attractions in Israel. “More seasoned people like to go to the Galilee, to Eilat, to visit Petra (the ancient city in Jordan). They go to the spa and the wineries—they all love the wineries.”

“Israel is the only place in the world where students, women, and kids can go by themselves to swim in the Tel Aviv beach at sunset, bike through the mountains, or jog through one of the central parks,” echoes Amir Halevi, director general of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. “There is no other place where there is so much to do and people can feel safe doing it.”

Halevi tells JNS.org that he has seen a steady rise in people from all over the world traveling to Israel, even during times of heightened security concerns such as the current wave of terror—and despite the high travel costs. Hotel prices in Israel have increased by 70 percent over the last decade. Broth points out that even with alternatives to El Al, such as Turkish Airlines and Austrian Airlines, taking a plane halfway around the world is expensive.

Enter Israeli Tourism Minister Yariv Levin, who is trying to make Israel travel more affordable. In late February, Levin presented a bill designed to reduce the cost of vacationing in Israel by 20 percent over five years. The bill passed its first Israeli Knesset reading, and Halevi says it is expected to come up for second and third readings within the next few weeks and hopefully pass.

The bill changes the status of hotels in Israel from commercial venues to national infrastructure, which would allow their construction to be approved through a fast and simple procedure by the country’s National Infrastructure Committee. Further, independent local committees would be able to approve hotels’ addition of up to 20 percent of their rooms for residential purposes, which would reduce the risk of investment for the entrepreneur and increase financing sources, meaning faster return on investment.

Halevi says the tourism minister projects that if the bill passes, some 15,000 hotel rooms will be added within five years in Israel, and about 27,000 in 10 years. During the last decade, only about 3,000 new hotel rooms were built in Israel. Likewise, Israeli tourism officials expect the number of annual tourists in the Jewish state to increase from 3 billion to 5 billion within the next three to five years.

The Yad Sarah organization—Israel’s largest group of volunteers (6,000 members) providing a spectrum of free or nominal cost services designed to make life easier for the sick, people with disabilities, senior citizens, and their families—is also playing a role in making travel to Israel more accessible. About a year and a half ago, Yad Sarah opened a tourist services program that allows people who might not have been able to travel to the Jewish state because of sickness or disability to fulfill their dreams.

“We make it so that people, no matter their boundaries, can come and travel in Israel,” says Nadia Alalu, director of tourist services program.

Yad Sarah offers hospital beds, hoists, commodes, oxygen concentrators, and any other equipment that might be needed to make a tourist comfortable and provide for his needs while in Israel. The organization’s wheelchair-accessible vans can pick up travelers at the airport and bring them directly to their destination. Additionally, tour guides who specialize in accommodating people with physical disabilities can be recommended or arranged through Yad Sarah for a nominal fee.

“They come to us because they are having a bar mitzvah and they want their elderly grandmother to be there,” says Alalu, providing an example of the requests she receives. Sometimes, people come from abroad to receive special medical treatment. Then, too, Yad Sarah can set up their hotel room like a home-hospital.

Yad Sarah is available every day from the early morning until 7 p.m., and for emergencies 24/7, says Alalu. A tourist who falls and sprains his ankle, for example, can borrow a pair of crutches from Yad Sarah, just like an Israeli citizen could do through the organization.

“There is nowhere else in the world where services like this exist for free,” Alalu says.

“Everybody just loves Israel,” says Broth, who notes that she is always exploring the creation of new tour packages. “What is not to love?”

Ancient Scroll Shows Bible Hasn't Changed

Monday, July 27, 2015 |  Israel Today Staff

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Last week archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority announced the successful deciphering of a fully charred Torah scroll first discovered in the ruins of an ancient synagogue 45 years ago.

The scroll was unearthed in 1970 during excavations at Ein Gedi on the shores of the Dead Sea. It was found inside a Holy Ark situated in the remains of a synagogue dating to the 6th century AD.

For decades, the 1,500-year-old scroll sat in storage, far too burned to be legible.

But recently, Israeli archaeologists decided to throw caution to the wind and subject the delicate scroll to scrutiny using new advanced 3D imaging technology.

The gamble paid off, and the first eight verses of the Book of Leviticus were soon made clear.

Outside of the Dead Sea Scrolls, this scroll is the oldest fragment of the Bible to be found in modern times. It is significant for two reasons.

1. The scroll is yet more proof of the ancient connection between the Jewish people and this land, contrary to present-day claims that the Jews are invaders and usurpers;
2. As the Messianic blog One For Israel pointed out, the text on the scroll matches perfectly to modern Hebrew editions of the Bible. “This shows that the accusations flung from other faiths that the Biblical text has been corrupted are untrue: we have yet more proof that it hasn’t changed one iota! Not in 1500 years!”

PHOTO: Scroll fragment as it was delivered to The Lunder Family Dead Sea Scrolls Conservation Center (IAA)

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Oldest Bible Text Since Dead Sea Scrolls Discovered

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Israeli archaeologists said on Monday they had discerned biblical writing on a charred 1,500-year-old parchment with the help of digital imaging and described the text as the oldest found since the Dead Sea Scrolls.

U.S. and Israeli researchers made the discovery using advanced medical and digital technology to examine the object, first unearthed 45 years ago when then-standard forensics could not decipher any script on the scroll.

"This is a really big discovery," Pnina Shor, curator at the Israel Antiquities Authority, told a news conference where the five-centimeter-long (two-inch) cylindrical object was put on display.

"After the Dead Sea Scrolls, this has been the most significant find of an ancient Bible," said Shor, referring to hundreds of ancient texts found in the late 1940s near the shores of the inland sea for whom the scrolls were named.

Scientists estimate that the Dead Sea Scrolls, widely considered the oldest written biblical fragments ever found, date to between the third century B.C. and 70 A.D.

The scroll presented on Monday was uncovered in 1970 at Ein Gedi, about 40 km (25 miles) south of the caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.

Archaeologist Sefi Porat, 75, co-director of the dig, said the scroll dated to around the year 600 and turned up inside the remains of an ancient synagogue, which he chanced upon while exploring ceramic tiles at the beachside site.

At the time it was found, forensics technology then used to analyze ancient finds could not discern any writing on the badly charred scroll, he said. But a few years ago he sought more help from Israeli experts handling the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Merkel Technologies, an Israeli company specializing in high-tech medical equipment, helped in the deciphering by providing micro C-T scanning, Shor said.

These findings were sent to Brent Seales, a computer expert at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Seales said he used digital imaging software to "virtually unwrap" the scroll and visualize its text, discerning what experts said were the first eight verses of the Bible's Old Testament book of Leviticus.

Shor said more research was needed to determine the full extent of text on the scroll and what lessons it might hold for biblical scholars. But she said the findings had already turned out to be far more significant than anticipated.

"The discovery absolutely astonished us. We were certain this was a shot in the dark," Shor said.

© 2015 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.  (Reporting by Allyn Fisher-Ilan; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

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Shabbat Shalom ✡ "Strongholds of Ein Gedi"

David ascended from there and dwelt in the strongholds of Ein Gedi. I SAMUEL (23:29) וַיַּעַל דָּוִד מִשָּׁם וַיֵּשֶׁב בִּמְצָדוֹת עֵין גֶּדִי שמואל א כ’’ג:כ’’ט va-ya-al da-vid mi-sham va-yay-shev bi-m'-tza-dot ayn ge-dee

Shabbat Inspiration In Israel, every inch of the Land seeps with historical and biblical significance and the beautiful mountains and oasis called Ein Gedi is a fascinating example. Found on the western shore of the Dead Sea, Ein Gedi is where David hid from King Saul and where he wrote many of the Psalms. Have you ever visited the breathtaking nature reserve which is less than an hour drive from Jerusalem? The Israel Bible brings Scripture to life with full Hebrew and English text and meaningful commentary of the significance of the Land. Get the complete Israel Bible » David's Waterfall Come along and explore the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve in this superb HD video. Watch here » World Leaders Take to Twitter After Iran Deal World leaders took to Twitter, congratulating and condemning the final agreement with Iran. In 140 characters or less, here is what world leaders had to say: Read more » Israeli Manicure Decals Show your support for Israel in fashion! These nail stickers, featuring images of Israeli flags, symbols and famous landmarks, go over your manicure and last for 10 days. This set of manicure decals includes 46 stickers. Get this Great Deal » Today's Israel Photo The mountains of Ein Gedi by Yehoshua Halevi. Amongst the rocks and caverns, flowing water can be found, and if you're lucky, you may spot ibexes and other animals coming to the rivers to drink. See more photos by Yehoshua Halevi » Thank You Please help us continue to spread the beauty and significance of the Land of Israel! Sponsor a day in honor of a loved one » “Beautiful Inspirational Messages” It’s great to hear from so many of you - stay in touch and let us know where in the world you are enjoying Israel365! Stay in Touch » I am enjoying receiving these emails, especially when they are of places to which I have been. PM Q, Queensland, Australia Thank you for the beautiful inspirational messages and photos of God's Chosen Land. Hope and Pray to visit this Holy Land one day God willing. You are always in our Prayers. God bless and protect Israel/Jerusalem now and forever. Myrna Santiago Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Tuly Weisz RabbiTuly@Israel365.com

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