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2015-12-19 / / Desert

2 Day hike of the southern Judaean Desert

As always I cut my nails and shave my head the night before setting off. The kids ask why I shave my head before hikes and I tell them that for me, the desert is the most sacred of places and that it’s important to give it the respect it deserves. During the night Magi…

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2015-09-12 / / Camping

4 day hike from Mount Meron to Lake of Gennesaret

From 1200 metres above to -20 metres below sea level. An illustrated account with rocks, family, a gypsy girl, loneliness, snakes, Jesus, Sanhedrin, a stone pillar, skulls, Jacob’s ladder and other tidbits. Day 1 I start the hike at an altitude of 940 metres, in the same place where I was pounded by hailstones recently.…

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2015-06-10 / / Hike

1 Day from Creek Dishon to Mount Meron – Israel’s National Trail

2015-05-02 / / Hike

3 day hike from Dan Kibbutz to Dishon Creek

Magi decides to travel the length of the Israel National Trail, which crosses Israel from north to south, on her own. Hold on a minute, I say under my breath, where is my place in all this? Rather reluctantly, she agrees that I can accompany her for the first three days. If I am well-behaved,…

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2015-03-07 / / Desert

3 Days on the Israel National Trail: from Be’er Ora to Eilat

With the Purim holiday joined onto a pleasant weekend, four of us set off armed with huge backpacks to spend three beautiful, eventful, and challenging days on the Israel National Trail, in the desert mountains around Eilat. Day 0 We decided in the early stages of planning this hike that we won’t have someone accompanying…

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