כל הפוסטים בDestinations

When the Torah tells us the "Dream of Jacob" story about the angels ascending and descending in his dream in Beth-el, the Torah states that Jacob woke from his sleep and said: "Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was unaware of it” (Genesis 28:16). That's how I felt when I visited the Philippines recently, and I found a lot more Judaism there than I expected. When we plan our next trip to the Far East, we should also consider the special Jewish aspects of the Philippines. For a Jewish traveler the Philippines is more attractive than Thailand or Vietnam להמשך קריאה

I was so close to a real whale that I could reach out and touch it. I never believed that I would be able to write and say this, because I am deterred by big animals, even more than my wife's fear of cockroaches להמשך קריאה

 Rashi (רש"י)  was one of the giants of Jewish culture, but for some reason he is not remembered in Jewish tourism. Rambam has better public relations, and many visitors are coming to Cordoba in Spain to see the statue of Maimonides and to kiss his arms. but not many come to visit Troyes, the hometown of  Rashi להמשך קריאה

Malta has many general tourist attractions, and a few places connected to Jewish history and should attract Jewish travelers להמשך קריאה

Overseas vacations are becoming popular thanks to the "open sky policy" that has lowered airfares, as well as the reduction of the Airbnb method. Many Orthodox families are preferring private homes vacation, because the possibilities to cook kosher food by ourselves להמשך קריאה

Two kosher hotels were opened this summer in Carinthia (South Austria), and both are fully booked. This is indicating that Carinthia is apparently becoming the new desired destination for Israelis

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A new hotel was inaugurated last week in Antwerp, Belgium, named Hampton by Hilton Antwerp Central Station. The sales and marketing manager, Sandrine Versavel, define it "Jewish friendly."    i להמשך קריאה

The most important Jewish site in Ioannina is the "Kahal Kadosh Yashan" Synagogue in the Old City, described in another article here. But this is not the only Jewish tourist site. Here are other Jewish and general places worth visiting in Ioannina: להמשך קריאה