Thanks to all who have read my City Focus Israel series. I hope the posts were fun and informative. Over the course of about 4 months, I covered 24 Israeli cities. In case you missed any, here is a recap of all of the posts in the City Focus Israel series. -Hod HaSharon -Dimona -Modi’in [...]
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Jerusalem is the holiest city to the Jewish people. It is the capital of Israel and home to important religious sites for Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Jerusalem is the largest city in Israel, with a population of 732,000. Historically, Jerusalem is one of the most fought over cities in the world. The city was founded [...]
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Henai Ani Ba! As the popular Hadag Nachash song states. Tel Aviv is the big display of the modern, often secular, side of Israel. Though the city proper (second largest city in Israel) has 384,000 inhabitants, the Tel Aviv metro area is the biggest population center, with over 3 million. Tel Aviv was founded as [...]
Categories: City Focus Israel, Tel Aviv
Haifa is the third largest city in Israel, and sits on the Mediterranean coast in Northern Israel. It is known for a busy port, a beautiful Baha’i garden, a beach, and a nice climate. The metropolitan area of Haifa is home to 1.03 million residents, a mix of Jewish and Arab citizens. Haifa is often [...]
Categories: City Focus Israel, Haifa
Be’er Sheva is one of the holy cities of Israel. Abraham, Issac, Jacob, Shimon, Judah, and Eliyahu all had ties to the city. Today, Be’er Sheva is the Capital of the Negev. It is the hub of business, trade, and transportation in the arid region. With a metropolitan area population of over 500,000, Be’er Sheva [...]
Categories: Beer Sheva, City Focus Israel
Hevron is one of the holy cities of Israel. It is mentioned specifically in Jewish biblical writings. While less than a thousand settlers live in the city limits, it is one of the four holiest cities in Judaism, arguably the second holiest after Jerusalem. The Cave of the Patriarchs lies in Hevron, and is the [...]
Categories: City Focus Israel, Judea and Samaria
Ashdod is a Mediterranean coastal city with a population of over 200,000. Contrary to popular belief, the largest port in Israel lies in Ashdod, responsible for 60% of imports, rather than Haifa. Historically, archeologists have found that the area was first settled by the Cannanites, as discussed in the Torah. In 1948, Egyptian forces took [...]
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Beit Shemesh is a beautiful city. As the name, House of Sun, suggests, it is often sunny in the city between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Many have passed through on the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem train, but few have spent much time there. The population, nearly 70,000, lies in the Jerusalem district. The city was first mentioned [...]
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Karmiel is a master planned city in Northern Israel. The master plan was a pre-planned design for city zoning and growth, and has led to one of the nicest, cleanest cities in Israel. With a population of 50,000, Karmiel is still growing quickly. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Karmiel was a major absorption [...]
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B’nai Brak, with 140,000 residents, is one of the largest suburbs of Tel Aviv. B’nai Brak is arguably the second most religious neighborhood in Israel, behind Meah Sharim in Jerusalem. It is the only large city in Israel with a population of primarily Haredi Jews. B’nai Brak is mentioned in the Tanach, and was home [...]
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