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A Mother’s Message: An Update on the War in Israel
Miiko Shaffier, an Orthodox Jew living in Be’er Sheva (less than 30 miles from Gaza), joins Abigail to give a detailed account of what it was like in Israel on the mor...
Beyond the Headlines: An Inside Look at the War in Israel
Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum joins Abigail to provide an update on the war in Israel, especially with the recent development of the temporary ceasefir...
Friends of the IDF: An Update from Israel’s Front Lines
As the Hamas-Israel war continues to rage, Rabbi Steven Weil, CEO of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, joins Abigail to provide an update from the front lines,...
Magnificent Mosaics Inside an Ancient Synagogue: A Tour of Huqoq with Dr. Jodi Magness
Join tour guide Abigail in Israel as we head to Huqoq, an archaeological site in the Galilee region. At Huqoq, we’ll meet back up with Dr. Jodi Magness, an archaeologi...
G-d, Deliver Your People.
Israel is at war. On Saturday, October 7, 2023, the terrorist group Hamas launched a vicious surprise attack on Israel—on a Jewish holiday. It’s disgusting, sickening,...
Uncovering the Past: Inside an Archaeological Dig at Hazor with Dr. Shlomit Bechar
Join tour guide Abigail in Israel as we head back to Tel Hazor, the largest biblical-era site in Israel. We’ll again meet up with Dr. Shlomit Bechar, director of the e...
A Forgotten City: Touring Tel Lachish with Dr. Yosef Garfinkel
Join tour guide Abigail in Israel as we meet Dr. Yosef Garfinkel, an archaeologist who has directed excavations at Tel Lachish—a city you need to know about. Come alon...
Armageddon: The Location of the World's Last Battle?
Join tour guide Abigail in Israel for a visit to Tel Megiddo, the site most often associated with Armageddon from the book of Revelation, which describes a final end-o...
Mysteries Atop Mt. Tabor: A Miraculous Battle and the Transfiguration
Join tour guide Abigail in Israel as we visit Mt. Tabor, a mountain in Lower Galilee known for an Old Testament battle between the Israelites and Sisera and later the ...
Adventuring at an Abandoned Industrial Park: Manoah's Altar with Aaron Shaffier
On this exciting episode of The Virtual Voyage, we'll meet up with one of Israel's most incredible tour guides, Aaron Shaffier, and head to Zorah, the birthplace of Sa...
Ahead of Its Time: The Revolutionary Ancient Technology at Caesarea Maritima
Join tour guide Abigail in Israel as we visit Caesarea Maritima, a city on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea that was made great by King Herod. After learning about C...
The Well of Seven? A Tour of Tel Be’er Sheva with Dr. Fredric Brandfon
Join tour guide Abigail in Israel as we visit Tel Be’er Sheva, a city in the Negev desert that was considered the southern border of the territories settled by the Isr...
Preserving the Past: Archaeological Conservation with Rosa Lowinger
Join tour guide Abigail in Israel as we meet a conservator, Rosa Lowinger, and learn about an important field within archaeology that helps ensure artifacts are proper...
A Journey to Jesus’ City: Capernaum (Part 2)
Join tour guide Abigail in Israel as we visit Capernaum, a city on the Sea of Galilee that was the base for Jesus’s adult ministry in the Galilee. We’ll stop at the re...
A Journey to Jesus’ City: Capernaum (Part 1)
Join tour guide Abigail in Israel as we visit Capernaum, a city on the Sea of Galilee that was the base for Jesus’s adult ministry in the Galilee. Before arriving at C...
The Past Comes Alive: An Adventure in Hazor with Dr. Shlomit Bechar
Join tour guide Abigail in Israel as we visit Tel Hazor. Despite being the largest biblical-era site in Israel, most people don’t know about it.Upon arriving at the si...
Time Traveling in Tel Dan (Part 2)
Join tour guide Abigail in Israel as we continue our exciting adventure in Tel Dan. We'll head to the spot where the Tel Dan Stele was found. It's a significant slab o...
Time Traveling in Tel Dan (Part 1)
Join tour guide Abigail for an exciting adventure in Tel Dan, often considered to be the northern border of Israel. We'll explore the history of Dan, enjoy a beautiful...
The Samaritans Revealed with Dr. Reinhard Pummer
Come along on this week’s episode of the Virtual Voyage as we continue to explore the Samaritans, a small people group who are only 800 in number. We’re joined this we...
The 800 Surviving Samaritans: Heretics or the True Jews?
Join Abigail on this week's adventure in Israel as we head to Mt. Gerizim, the home of the Samaritans. Although the Samaritans are similar to the Jews, they have some ...
The Crown Jewel of Condiments: Touring a Tahini Factory
Join us on The Virtual Voyage for an adventure to a tahini factory in the Samaria region of Israel. While it's a delicious condiment, it really isn't found in the US! ...
The Annunciation and the Authenticity Meter: Visiting Mary's Home?
Join tour guide Abigail for this week's adventure in Israel as we head to the Basilica of the Annunciation, the spot where the angel Gabriel is believed to have told M...
The Village of Nazareth: Exploring Jesus' Hometown (Part 3)
Come along on this week's adventure as we conclude our tour at Nazareth Village, a recreation of Jesus' hometown of Nazareth from the first century. As we enjoy the la...
The Village of Nazareth: Exploring Jesus' Hometown (Part 2)
Join Abigail on this week's episode of The Virtual Voyage as we travel to Nazareth Village, a living replica of what Nazareth in the time of Jesus would have been like...
Sepphoris: The Jewel of Galilee with Dr. Eric Meyers
Join the adventure on this week’s episode of The Virtual Voyage as we head to Sepphoris, a city in Israel’s Galilee region just a few miles from Nazareth. We’ll be joi...
The Village of Nazareth: Exploring Jesus' Hometown (Part 1)
Join Abigail and your fellow Virtual Voyagers on an exciting expedition to the hometown of Jesus--Nazareth. We’ll learn about the time in between Jesus’s birth and sta...
The Sepulcher in Samaria — Joseph's Second Tomb
Join your tour guide, Abigail, on this week's episode of The Virtual Voyage as we head to Joseph's Tomb in Shechem. Does this site get a passing grade on the "authenti...
The Secrets of Samaria: Jacob's Well, Jesus, and the Samaritan Woman (Part 3)
Join your tour guide, Abigail, as we finish our tour at Jacob's Well in Shechem. We'll wrap up the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman, think more about the context...
The Secrets of Samaria: Jacob's Well, Jesus, and the Samaritan Woman (Part 2)
Come along on this week’s episode of The Virtual Voyage as we arrive in the region of Samaria where we’ll spend the next few tours. We’ll continue to discover the cont...
The Secrets of Samaria: Jacob's Well, Jesus, and the Samaritan Woman (Part 1)
Join the adventure on this week’s episode of The Virtual Voyage as we conclude our time in Jericho by enjoying some refreshing water that Elisha cleansed thousands of ...