News
Announcements and milestones from My Israeli Guide. The posts here cover the awards and recognition the business has picked up over the years (Luxury Travel Guide, TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice, Travel & Hospitality Awards), plus a handful of practical bulletins from outside the regular tour-day blog flow.
15 articles
15 articles
The Priestly Blessing (Birkat HaCohanim) at the Western Wall
The unified Priestly Blessing (Birkat HaCohanim) at the Western Wall: a personal reflection on the service that takes place twice a year, when hundreds of cohanim recite a blessing dating back to the First Temple.
2015: A first full year of guiding in review
Reflecting on 2015, my first full year as a licensed tour guide in Israel; 163 days of guiding, 1866 people from 53 countries, every type of weather, and a real love of the work.
Graduation from the Taglit-Birthright Institute for Tour Educators
I've just graduated from the Taglit-Birthright Institute for Tour Educators, a three-week seminar designed to sharpen the practical craft of guiding Birthright groups. A few thoughts on the course, the people and what I took away.
The Eichmann in the Room
On a Friday evening in Holon, the elderly Yemenite gentleman sitting in my usual synagogue seat turned out to be Shalom Nagar, the man who hanged Adolf Eichmann.
Launch of new website
I've passed my exams, so the site is getting a refresh — a new landing page, an updated about section and a set of testimonials from previous clients. The blog stays.
If you are going to Israel, you would be mad not to give him a call.
Amol Rajan, BBC presenter and broadcaster
Having been on trips in Israel with seven different tour guides, Samuel stood above all the rest.
Seasoned Israel traveller
Samuel is one part walking encyclopedia, one part storyteller, one part stand-up comedian.
Berkeley Haas Business School student