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Details Google Maps There are amazing views of Yerushalayim and The Har Habayis here. History -Mount Scopus is the northern extension of Har HaZeisim. This may be the Har Hatzofim mentioned in Mishnah. The Romans camped here while besieging Yerushalayim.

(my videos from this travel) Details Google Maps --- Duration 2~4HR - Masada is one of the most famous places in Eretz Yisrael to visit. - It has one of the oldest Shuls in the world! - You can walk up the siege ramp or use the cable car to get to the top. - Make sure to take lots of water! History - The story associated with Masada is under doubt. Yosephous (Josephus) wrote that the Jews committed suicide to prevent capture by the Romans. However, he was writing the story for the Romans, and he was trying to romanticize the cause that he fought for. Now, in Roman literature people committing suicide is considered noble, and in Judaism, suicide is prohibited. As such, it is likely that the story was fabricated, and that the Jews fought to the bitter end dying at the hands of Romans and not Jews.

(my videos from this travel) Details Google Maps --- Duration 1HR - They have here the remains of Mikvahs, nice houses, and lots of artifacts that they found, which are on display. - The Herodian Quarter is also known as The Wohl Archaeological Museum. History -After the 6-day war, this area was excavated, and they found the remains of a neighbourhood inhabited by Cohanim from the times of the 2nd Beis Hamikdash. -The Burnt House, Herodion Quarter, and The Hurva are under the same management, you can purchase tickets for all of them at the entrance of each place.

Details Google Maps --- Duration 30MIN The Burnt House has a nice video presentation/reenactment of the destruction. History -In the old city of Yerushalayim, they excavated the area in the 1970s and found a house that was burned down during the destruction of the 2nd Beis Hamikdash. -The Burnt House, Herodion Quarter, and The Hurva are under the same management, you can purchase tickets for all of them at the entrance of each place.

Details Google Maps --- Duration 1HR History -The Temple Institute, which is in the old city of Yerushalayim, has a lot of life-like replicas of the Keilim that were used in the Beis Hamikdash.

(my videos from this travel) Details Google Maps --- 15MIN In the Park. History -Sderot is right next to Gaza. As such, people living there have to be ready to go into a bomb shelter within a few seconds. All around the city, there are bomb shelters, with the ones in the parks painted with child-friendly themes, so kids should not be scared to enter.

(my videos from this travel) Details Google Maps --- Duration 15MIN History -This site is dedicated to the soldiers who were killed trying to protect civilians from being murdered by a group of terrorists called 'Fedayeen' in the 1950s. From here, you can see into Gaza.

(my videos from this travel) Details Google Maps Duration 1HR -From here you can get one of the best views of Yerushalayim. -There are also nice walking paths. History -When Avraham Avinu came to do Akeidas Yitzchak, it says that Avraham lifted his eyes and saw the place from afar covered by a cloud, but Yishmoel and Eliezer couldn't see it, so Avraham told them to stay back. This is likely the place. -This is an amazing view, millions of Jews who came to Yerushalayim for Yom Tov also saw this view.

(my videos from this travel) Details Google Maps Duration 1.5~2HR -Mount Meron has amazing views of the area. It is an enjoyable hike to the top. Close to the bottom of the mountain is the city of Meron.

(my videos from this travel) Details Duration- 4~5HR Google Maps-Entrance Google Maps-Ancient Shul Google Maps-Ancient Aquaduct -Caesarea is one of the top 3 places in Eretz Yisrael for archaeological remains! It's also next to the water, so there is always a beautiful background. History -Despite its beauty, Caesarea's history is tragic. King Herod built this city to be the capital of Eretz Yisrael to remove the political importance of Yerushalayim. For hundreds of years, Caesarea was where the Roman rulers of E'Y lived and ruled. The Great Revolt of 66, which resulted in Churban Beis Sheini, was started because local Greeks sacrificed birds in front of the Shul in Caesarea, which led to a fight, which snowballed into a revolt. There is a Shul here dated to then, which may have been that Shul. -Rabbi Akiva was tried, tortured, and brutally murdered in Caesarea. In my opinion, there are 2 possible locations for the execution of Rabbi Akiva. The Romans would publicly execute people and there are 2 likely sites for that. 1) Herod's Palace, because there is a public space there, and it's connected with the Governor 2) The amphitheater, this is the most likely place because the Romans would execute 'enemies of the state' in front of as many people as possible, and what better place than a stadium packed with thousands of people. -Caesarea became synonymous with Rome. As such, it says in Gemarah Megillah (6,2) that "if you hear that Caesarea and Jerusalem are both in ruins or that both are successful, don’t believe it, however, if you hear that Jerusalem is in ruins and Caesarea is successful or vice versa, believe it"

(my videos from this travel) Details Google Maps - Duration 30MIN History Umm El Umdan may have the oldest Shul in the world. The Shul dates to the times of the Chashmonaim. We don't know the exact location of ancient Modi'in, but there are a few options in the area, and Umm El Umdan is one of them. This means, possibly Yehuda Hamaccabi davened here.

(my videos from this travel) Details Google Maps --- duration 1.5HR --- YouTube (my videos from this travel) - There is a moderate amount of archeology here. However, there are nice views of the surrounding areas, because Yodfat is on top of the mountain. History -Yodfat is most famous for the story of Yosephus. Yosephus (Born: Yoseph ben Matisyahu), was the commander in the north during the Great Revolt of 66 to 73 CE. His main fortification was Yodfat. -The Romans conquered the city, and according to Yosephus 42,000 Jews were killed, with 12,000 more enslaved. Yosephus, survived the siege, by finding favour with the Romans. He became a famous historian of that time. (Lots of his stories aren't so accurate, because he was writing with a Roman bias in mind.) -There is a cave here, where they found many skeletons that had sword wounds. Likely, these are the bones of the people that died during the siege! -In Mishnais Arachin, Yodfat is mentioned as one of the walled cities from the times of Yehoshua Ben-Nun. There are many caves and cisterns, perhaps Yosephus hid in one of these.