Herodion
Today was a catch-up field trip. Well, almost. To say it was a catch up is not entirely precise –…
Archaeology
Zichron Yaakov and Surroundings
The festival period is over and the course is now back in full swing; our first field trip of the…
Campus Upper Galilee Day Three: Eastern Upper Galilee
Having taken in the delights of the Western and Central areas of the Upper Galilee region, the third day of…
Crusader Jerusalem
We returned to the Old City of Jerusalem, this time to examine the impact of the Crusaders on the Holy…
The Shfela (Judean Lowlands) in the Roman & Byzantine Periods
After the previous week’s adventures in the north of the country, it was time to travel south into the area…
Campus Golan Day 2: the Lower Hermon and the Northern Golan Heights
The second of our three days in the Golan Heights was the most intense, and focused broadly on sites in…
Jerusalem in the Second Temple Period
Time for another catch-up trip this time with the group from the university of Haifa. It was an important day…
Ramla and Lod
The last time I was in Ramla I spent a day stacking shelves in a huge supermarket. It was part…
Belvoir Fortress and Beit Shean
Today we headed north to visit two significant sites just south of the Sea of Galilee; Belvoir Fortress and Beit…
Christianity Around the Sea of Galilee
Our journey of discovery into the world of Christianity continued with a day based around important sites along the shores…