Shalom Everyone, We’ve decided that we need to work harder to keep our friends and supporters up to date on all that’s going on at the Jerusalem Heritage House. Hence, our new weekly update, including our much acclaimed “Rashi of the Week” and “This Week Today – Current Events from Israel”. We’ll…
Great day in Hevron! Praying maariv with the guys in the Tomb of the חברון – מערת המכפלה, and another blue door! andwe ran an underground powerline to a structure near the tomb of the patriarchs
Great tour of the Old City today with Birthright extenders! At the Kotel HaKatan – “Small Western Wall”
Epic day today in Hevron – First Torah reading in the Ancient Synagogue in over 900 years! Made possible by Aish4AEPi, the Rabinowitz Family, the Prell Family, the Gottesman Family, the Bieda Family and tons of volunteers over the past few years!
Hevron, a lot of hard work, and also a visit to the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Rachel’s Tomb.
After the recent horrific terrorist attack in Neve Tzuf, we wanted to get out here and show some support, and we’re the Jerusalem Heritage House, so that’s what we did!
Grape harvest in Pnei Kedem (Gush Etzion) and some missions in Hevron (Including praying for the folks in Houston).
Planting grape vines in the Shomron for Tu B’av!
At Beit Machpelah in Hevron – showing support and giving treats to the kids inside. Outside the Tomb of the Patriarchs. We prayed mincha and attended a Bris! Now we can stand up! Made the doorway bigger! This is the top of an old doorway we discovered!
Strengthening the Jewish Presence in Sde Boaz, Gush Etzion today!
New Jewish library installed in the ancient synagogue in Hevron today! click for more pics
First time picking cherries; not the first time delivering much needed Jewish books to a new, strategic Synagogue and taking first-timers to visit and pray in Hevron at the Tomb of the Patriarchs. ANOTHER GREAT DAY! All we do is win!
Great work today in the Shomron. Planting trees and strengthening the Jewish Presence!
Solid work today!! (so much noise, I couldn’t hear the protestors’ singing from DC!!)
Ain’t no rain gonna keep us from going and strengthening the Jewish Presence in Hevron! We put down the final pieces of turf at the outdoor study area in Hevron today. Still need to dig alot more, but it looks great!
Dug a drainage trench for a new residence outside of Kfar Tapuach today in the Shomron. Also did some serious weeding in the vineyard.
We took our guests from “down under” to Hevron!
Trip and tour with Jerusalem Heritage House guests to Hevron and Judea today!
Great trip yesterday with AEPi Brothers! We went to Givat Oz Vegaon, Beit Bracha, Hevron and Rachel’s Tomb. John Kerry would be horrified with this itinerary!! INCREDIBLE GROUP!!
winterized the Ancient Synagogue to keep out rain and snow! Total game-changer! Followed by a celebratory meal at the Gush Etzion Winery יקבי גוש עציון! AMAZING DAY!!!
We promised Birthright extenders they could plant a tree in Israel – even in a heavy downpour!!!
Obama and the UN said no Jews in Hevron, we went anyway!
Had a great tour of the Old City today, including the “Kotel HaKatan” and the “Ohel Yitzchak” Synagogue, with one guest, while the others helped build a pioneering family a new bathroom!
Visited, showed support, donated Jewish books and worked hard in Neve Tzuf and Amona today.
We visited the recently attacked community of Neve Tzuf today; donated clothes, saw the damage and saw the Kiddush Hashem of how much clothes and supplies people have sent to help those who lost their homes. Neve Tzuf will only grow stronger and stronger!!!
Last night, we helped a Jewish Family return to a portion of a property that Jews were forced to flee from 80 years ago. They are the newest Jewish Family in the “muslim quarter” of the Old City of Jerusalem. But not for long, many more to come!
Guests olive picking! This place is going to be beautiful for the newly-married couple when renovations are completed! Guests have fun times climbing the tree to get to the olives and Dancing too!
First trip to Hevron of the new Jewish year – New seats for ancient synagogue, new mezuzah for new property, and more big rocks moved – helluva way to start the new year!!!
Jerusalem Heritage House guests take a free tour in hevron and helped settle/connect to the land
The first grape harvest of the year, right outside the Jewish hilltop community of Kida, near Shiloh in the Binyamin Region. Strengthening the Jewish Presence!
Shalom Everyone,
With your support and encouragement, we are continuing to do amazing things this summer at the Jerusalem Heritage House! Possibly the two biggest challenges facing the Jewish people today are creating strong Jewish personal identity among our youth and combating the global anti-Israel/BDS bias.
Every trip to Hevron is AMAZING!!! Heritage House took our guests from our free hostel in the old city to Hebron to experience the city there. we also worked on our project, renovating an ancient Synagogue.
Shalom Everyone,
We had an AMAZING Shavuos holiday at the Jerusalem Heritage House. Packed house with “lone soldiers” and Birthright Israel extenders, various Jewish educational opportunities throughout the Old City, festive dairy meal, and prayers at the Kotel HaKatan (the “Little Western Wall).
We have had an AMAZING Birthright season, hosting tons and tons of guests! Giving constant tours, classes and advice (beds, food, HEAT, and clean laundry) to so many that stuck around to see more of what Israel and Judaism have to offer. At the same time, we did not neglect our dear “lone soldiers” and our various projects to strengthen the Jewish Presence in the Land of Israel. Whether it was raining, snowing or sunny – we made every day count!
Rabbi Ben Packer, director of the Jerusalem Heritage House, Brings more guests to Hebron the city of the Patriarchs. We toured the community there, visited our “Lone Soldiers” that keep us safe, and worked on our project of excavating an ancient Synagogue .
Jerusalem Heritage House guests go to Hebron on succot for a day of touring. the entire Tomb of the patriarchs are open, only open for 10 days a year this day was one of them. music by famous artist and food entertainment. Jerusalem Heritage House takes our guests to fun events happening around Israel. [image…
In the final hours of the year, the Jerusalem Heritage House decided to embark upon an educational and inspirational visit to the Tomb and Neighborhood of Shimon HaTzadik, who used to say: “The whole world stands on three things: Torah study, Service of G-d and Kind deeds” – we did them all today! Great end…
Hebron Project continues… and the Jerusalem Heritage House continues to bring guests to Hebron to tour and to work. [image target=”_self” action=”fancybox” image_action_link=”http://” fancybox_group=”5″ show_border=”1″ align=”none” width=”400″ height=”600″ image_alt=”Rabbi Ben Packer with Guests from the Jerusalem Heritage House in front of the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. for a day of touring and excavating,…
Jerusalem Heritage House went to the Shomron to work on the Vineyard there. [image target=”_self” action=”fancybox” image_action_link=”http://” fancybox_group=”1″ show_border=”1″ align=”none” width=”600″ height=”400″ image_alt=”Heritage House, guests and Director Rabbi Ben Packer Working in the fields of the Shomron near shilo” link_title=”Heritage House, guests and Director Rabbi Ben Packer Working in the fields of the Shomron near…
the Work to Restore an Ancient Synagogue Continues with a recent trip to the holy city of Hebron. The Project is coming along but there’s still more work to be done. sponsor a trip at www.heritagehouse.org.il/donate [image target=”_self” action=”fancybox” image_action_link=”http://” fancybox_group=”h” show_border=”1″ align=”none” width=”600″ height=”250″ image_alt=”Heritage House Guests, and Rabbi Ben Packer Davening in the Tomb…
Rabbi Ben Packer Give his free “off the beaten path” tour of the Old City of Jerusalem. The tour takes guests to places Birthright does not go. To sponsor a tour and support us please Donate Here [image target=”_self” action=”fancybox” image_action_link=”http://” fancybox_group=”old” show_border=”1″ align=”none” width=”600″ height=”400″ image_alt=”Jerusalem Heritage House Guests Look out over the old…
Rabbi Ben Packer, Director of the Jerusalem Heritage House gives his Famous Tour of Hevron to new Olim (immigrants), who had never been there before. [image target=”_self” action=”fancybox” image_action_link=”http://” fancybox_group=”4″ show_border=”1″ align=”none” width=”600″ height=”400″ image_alt=”Rabbi Ben Packer, Director of the Jerusalem Heritage House gives an explanation of the cave of the Patriarchs to guests of the Jerusalem…
Guests from Argentina went to Hebron for the first time! We gave them a tour and they helped out in our excavations of an ancient synagogue there. [image target=”_self” action=”fancybox” image_action_link=”http://” fancybox_group=”3″ show_border=”1″ align=”none” width=”600″ height=”400″ image_alt=”Group in front of the Cave of the Patriarchs — with Andrés Lozano, Anahina Azar, Gabriel Gallina Palchik, Ben…
Jerusalem Heritage House guests tour Mount Zion as part of a Weekly tour put on by the Israel Land Fund. The tour is every Wednesday at noon. Israel held on to it for dear life in 1948 when Jewish fighters fended off waves of Arab attacks. Mt. Zion home of King David’s Tomb is synonymous…
Visiting Hevron on Pesach! First visit for most of the guys! The entire Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs open to Jews – great first-time experience! Also visited the ancient synagogue we are excavating there – no work done on Pesach, but we’ll be ready to go right after the holiday! For now, we are…
