28.10.2011 30.Tischrei. 5772 Rosch Chodesch
Unbekanntes Israel:
Off the Beaten Track: Hiking the Negev wilderness
Travel expert Joe Yudin introduces "the road less travelled" as well as some new discoveries at more well-known sites.
Hiking in Israel isn’t just for nature lovers. I actually got into hiking during my first visit to Israel, but when I went back, however briefly, to the United States and hiked there, it just wasn’t the same. Don’t get me wrong there are tens of thousands of intense and beautiful hikes in North America that are challenging, fun and a nature lover’s dream, but my point is that hiking in Israel is a whole different experience. The key to hiking in Israel is by knowing it’s in depth history.
The best place to start before you set out on a hike in any part of Israel is in the pages of the Bible. Whether you are a Jew or Christian, religious or atheist just does not matter, as the key is in the stories. The authors of the Bible were master story tellers who knew the landscape like the backs of their hands. There is no better way to explore Israel’s natural beauty, than to relive those stories where they are said to have happened. So sit tight, we’ll get to the hike, but first let’s examine this biblical passage:…