Way of the Patriarchs
The Way of the Patriarchs is the ancient north-south route along the spine of the central hill country, roughly the line of Route 60. It runs from Beersheba through Hebron and Bethlehem up to Shechem, and comes up here in the post on Gush Etzion.
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Gush Etzion / The Etzion Bloc
A field trip into Gush Etzion, the Jewish settlement bloc in the Judean Hills: the Convoy of 35 at Har Tuv, the 1948 massacre at Kfar Etzion, Yeshivat Har Etzion, the Roman-period Biyar Aqueduct, the Lone Oak, and Derech HaAvot.
Benjamin and Samaria
A field trip into the West Bank: the archaeological site at Shiloh (briefly home to the tabernacle), a fog-bound viewpoint from Mt Kabir, and Mt Gerizim — holy site of the Samaritans.
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