Olives, Judaism and the Land of Israel

For a humble fruit, olives have made an indelible impression on the Jewish soul and on the customs and writings of the Jewish people. According to the Bible, olives were cultivated in the land we now call Israel even before the settlement of the Israelites.

It's for the birds

"Tread Lightly" and "Back to Basics" are two terms that are at the heart of the activities at Jerusalem Bird Observatory, a haven of wilderness, tucked away between the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) and the ...

Massada National Park

Sitting on an isolated cliff in the Judean Desert, Massada's steep slopes and precipices rise more than 400 meters above the Dead Sea.