Ein Kerem Hotel

... in different languages with the Canticle of Zachariah (Lk 1:68-79).  The crypt below has the grotto revered as the birthplace of John the Baptist. After a break at the corner coffee bar, we head back to our hotel to rest for the long day ...

... site of Mary's tomb and Joseph's tomb. Next was the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations (Basilica of the Agony). Ein Kerem Next it was off to Ein Kerem to visit the Church of the Visitation. This is on the site of Elizabeth and ...

... ;an experience through newly cynical eyes as it was when I was a naive 13-year-old. After that, we headed back to the hotel in Neve Ilan, in the Judean Hills, for dinner, after which we played a bunch of cheesy games - icebreakers and such.  ...

... .  I bought a bracelet, and we all had fun bargaining. This was followed by a *LONG* brainwashing session back at the hotel, trying to convince everyone to make Aliyah to Israel.  Boring, to be sure, and not a message I entirely agree with, ...

... . It's a solemn experience, one that we all really appreciated. We then took a break and visited a village called Ein Kerem (considered the Tuscany of Israel), we enjoyed a relaxing lunch of hummus, eggplant, cheese and wine (our ...

... ponds, that are fed from the actual Dead Sea.  We wanted a more intimate experience, so we opted for Kibbutz Ein Gedi. The kibbutz runs a hotel, and they also operate the spa that is at the sea itself.  This is another misconception.  One ...

... in the Middle East - for a tour. Veronica is a fourth generation "Hadassah lady" and the transformation of the hospital at Ein Kerem in just the past 10 years is amazing. We tour the new (Bloomberg) children's hospital, the new (Swartz) emergency ...

... we have driven on in the taxis to the Knesset and Yad Vashem.  We turn onto a small side road and wind our way towards Ein Kerem. Be careful navigating here, in the blink of an eye you can be through it, which is what happened to us!  We keep ...

... ale ne ještě uplně končila v Tel Avivu. Dva dny jsem stravil u bývalé kolegyně z El Al v Ein Kerem u Jeruzaléma, pak přejel přes přechod Jordan River Crossing ze severu Izraele do Jordánska. Následovaly ...

... . We finally set off, first for a long detour across town to see the stained-glass windows by Marc Chagall at the Hadassah-Ein Kerem hospital synagogue. (GPS is a great thing!) The twelve beautiful windows represent each of the twelve tribes of Israel. A ...