Jewish Tours to Israel

There are a number of Jewish tours in Israel which focus on Old Testament landmarks and landmarks of the modern state of Israel. Some of these Jewish tours to Israel stick to one area of the country and others try to cover the sites across Israel in a number of days. Most of the BeinHarim Tours Jewish tours to Israel include sites of general interest like the Dead Sea, Acre and Haifa as well as the more specifically Jewish sites like the Western Wall and Safed. There is a Jewish Gems Tour that lasts for four days and covers Jerusalem in detail as well as Masada, the Dead Sea, Caesarea, Acre and Haifa. This is a highly recommended group tour which will get you from the extreme south to the north and everywhere in between. It is also a good idea to arrange one of the private Jewish gem tours if you are coming to Israel with a large group of family to celebrate a bar mitzvah or other landmark event. This way your special event becomes an extended celebration of your Jewish heritage.

The Gems of Jewish Israel

Top on the list of Jewish gems in Israel is Jerusalem; also sacred to Christians and Muslims and a city steeped in history. Take a tour of the Old City to see not only the Western Wall and historic Sephardi synagogues but also world famous sites like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Byzantine Cardo. Also include a visit to the Yad VaShem Holocaust Museum. This is perhaps the best holocaust museum in the world with a wealth of material presented in an emotive and innovative manner. Jewish tours to Israel also take groups to see the excavated City of David where the city began and beneath the ground to explore the waterways which once brought water into the city walls from natural springs. This is where Solomon was anointed at the spring of Gihon. On Mount Zion see King David’s tomb; a modest site with a cenotaph covered by a velvet cloth embroidered with symbols associated with David like the lyre and the words "David King of Israel Lives Forever."

On one of the days of the Jewish tours to Israel you will travel south to Masada the site of an extensive archaeological site where Herod built his fortified palace retreat. While here your tour guide will tell you about the important event in Jewish history which took place here in the 1st century. Masada is not far from the Dead Sea where you can take time out on the beach to benefit from the therapeutic salt water and mineral rich mud. Traveling north Jewish tours to Israel visit Caesarea to see the remains of a 1st century Roman city; to the Crusader city of Acre one of the most beautiful cities in Israel and to Haifa to see the Baha’i Gardens and enjoy the view from Mount Carmel looking out across the Mediterranean coast of Israel.

Taking one of the Masada tours is a remarkable experience as you get to see the desert landscape, the Dead Sea and the unique hilltop of Masada.