Gidon Talks about the Jordan River Valley
Gidon shows us the sites and layout of the west bank of the Jordan river, and the overall Jordan River Valley.
Tours
blog posts featuring videos of fascinating places in Israel.
City of David – Part 4 of 4
Root Source takes you along the Stepped Road and a view of the Pool of Siloam at the City of David. Part 4 of 4.
City of David – Part 3
Root Source takes you down into the Gihon Spring and Hezekiah’s tunnel beneath the City of David. The walk includes a time-lapse video that turns a 40 minute walk in the tunnel into less than 1 minutes. Part 3 of 4.
City of David – Part 2
Root Source takes a look at a two-story, four-room home in the times of the Kings, as well as the Kidron valley and some of the tombs of the kings. Part 2 of 4.
City of David – Part 1
Root Source takes a look at the whole City of David from one of the best lookout points around. Part 1 of 4.
Model of Jerusalem at Israel Museum
Root Source made brief stop at the Israel Museum to film the Model of Jerusalem in the second temple period, the Shrine of the Book where the dead sea scrolls are displayed, and a few other exhibits. See the second temple, the city of David, Mount Zion, Herods Palace, Solomon’s Palace, and the two possible …
Psalm 51 Revisited
A few posts ago, we shared an impromptu moment of a Christian and a Jew playing a song about Psalm 51 on the top of Mount Zion near the Tomb of David. Leslie Howard has now provided us with a studio recording of the same piece of music and the lyrics down below. We hope …
Musical Boat Ride on Sea of Galilee
Take a short musical boat ride on Lake Kinneret, which means Harp. The ride begins at the Northwest shore and ends in Tiberias. This event was one part of a tour-day put on by Jerusalem Channel’s Feast of Tabernacles conference in October 2016.
The Magdala Synagogue
Magdala is a town north of Tiberius on the Sea of Galilee. This brief video gives a description of a Synagogue that was active in the second temple period and was discovered in 2009. It was almost certainly visited by Jesus. https://youtu.be/Y9ZBwLzUiAY
Jew and Christian – Play Psalm 51 – Impromptu
Leslie Howard of Ireland visited Jerusalem during the 2016 Sukkot holidays. While at the top of Mount Zion he asks a Jewish musician to join him in his original song based on Psalm 51. Video provided by Leslie Howard.
Tower of David – Excavations under Herod’s Palace
In Part 5 and the Conclusion of our series on about the Tower of David, Root Source walks a few hundred yards south of the David Citadel, and travels down in elevation and in time. Listens in as tour guide Shay Kedem takes us underneath Herod’s Palace for a look at what lies beneath.
Tower of David Museum – Exhibits
Root Source continues with Part 4 of its series on the Tower of David Museum. Bob O’Dell took photographs of a few of the exhibits and explains some of the museum displays in his narration.
Meet the Curator of the Tower of David Museum
Root Source continues with Part 3 of its series on the Tower of David Museum. Eilat Lieber is the Director and Chief Curator of the Tower of David Museum. In this brief video she tells about herself and the plans for the museum.
West Jerusalem Viewed from the David Citadel
Root Source presents Part 2 of a special tour of the Tower of David Museum given by its Director and Chief Curator, Eilat Lieber. This brief video looks at West Jerusalem landmarks, and among other things, tells the tragic story of the 1947 bombing at the King David Hotel.
Viewing Jerusalem from the Tower of David
We had the chance to tour portions of the Tower of David Museum just inside the Jaffa Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem. This first video takes us all the way to the top of the tower, to see one of the most beautiful views in all of Jerusalem, to get a special introduction …
A Visit to the Temple Mount
In this video, Gidon Ariel gives background information about Jerusalem’s Temple Mount and a bit of discussion about its status today, and concludes with a report from a visit he took together with Amichai and Rina Ariel, parents of Hallel who was murdered by terrorists in June 2016. For more information about this special visit …
Gidon and Bob – Speak to Tour Group 5
In this part 5 this series concludes with Bob suggesting what are the two great blessings that one receives from visiting Israel. The first one has to do with the Bible, and the second blessing is custom-made! Thanks goes to Trey Graham and his tour group for such interesting questions.
Gidon and Bob – Speak to Tour Group 4
In part 4 Gidon gets personal, explaining how this journey of working with Christians has impacted his family and his community. He also covers how Jews perceive Christians, his family’s reaction to nearby terrorism, and an answer to the question: What is the most important thing these tour participants should take home with them?
Gidon and Bob – Speak to Tour Group 3
In part 3 Bob O’Dell, after revealing two or three quick things that touch him about Jewish prayer, tells his own personal story of how God led him away from high-tech and how he ended up meeting Gidon in Jerusalem. He also gives the story of Israel FIRST! and the behind-the-scenes story between he and …
Gidon and Bob – Speak to Tour Group 2
In part 2, Gidon Ariel explains how Jews pray, Tefillin, and shows them his own prayer shawl. He also explains how the word Torah is a hint to the number of commandments that Jews must keep.
Gidon and Bob – Speak to Tour Group 1
Gidon and Bob were invited to speak with an Israel Tour group that was brought over by Pastor Trey Graham of Dallas Texas. In part 1, Gidon Ariel tells his story of coming to Israel and how he decided to try to become a bridge between the Jewish world and the Christian world.
Gidon in your Tour Guide in Hebron – 2
Gidon Ariel leads a tour group through the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. This is a chance to see Gidon in action as a tour guide, and to hear a perspective on the Cave of the Patriarchs that you won’t get anywhere else. Part 2 of 2.
Gidon is your Tour Guide in Hebron – 1
Gidon Ariel leads a tour group through the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. This is a chance to see Gidon in action as a tour guide, and to hear a perspective on the Cave of the Patriarchs that you won’t get anywhere else. Part 1 of 2.
Digging for Temple Mount Treasure!
In this video we tag along with Jerusalem Channel Passover Convocation hosted by Christine Darg, as they take a field trip to an archaeological dig site – the Temple Mount Sifting Project on Mount Scopus, Jerusalem. This is the world’s largest public educational program to teach people how to look for historical artifacts on a …
First Ever Celebration of Joshua’s Crossing
Root Source just captured another “first” in Israel. In this video at Qasr Al Yehud, Gidon Ariel describes the first-ever Jewish celebration of Joshua’s crossing of the Jordan river on Nissan 10, just five days before Passover. This site is also historic because it was the place where John the Baptist performed his baptisms, including the …
Bob’s Whirlwind Israel Tour!
Bob’s Whirlwind Israel Tour! Bob just finished a whirlwind trip to Israel, and together with Gidon met a LOT of Israeli VIPs and made much progress in Root Source! We will drill deeper over the next few weeks, describing some of our meetings, but for now, we will just list [most of!] them: Shlomo Kalish, …