Virtual Tours

Embark on a captivating exploration at "Cultural Crossroads," a unique event offering insight into the Jewish journey across various empires and cultures.

Delve into the impact of Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval, Ottoman, and more on the Jewish narrative during this exciting two-hour tour at the Met. Connect with the cultural richness that has shaped the Jewish experience throughout history and discover its relevance to contemporary events. Join us for an immersive journey through time and heritage.

So many holidays. We know the famous joke “they tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!” - which is quite inaccurate, of course. There are just so many holidays that you can’t see the forest for the feasts.

Shavuot is when we received the Torah at Mount Sinai. Its other name “Bikkurim” or “First Fruits”, indicates an agricultural festival. In this two-part tour we will addresses different aspects of the Jewish year cycle, specifically this time between Pesach to Shavuot.

The first tour explores the holiday-and-festivity-rich time of year - which sees many expressions of redemption and independence - from the Exodus to the battles of Modern Israel: Memorial Day, Independence Day and Yom Yerushalayim, and finally - Bikkurim day.

The second part deals with the counting of the Omer (Sefirat ha-Omer) and Lag ba-Omer’s most important characters: Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Shimon b. Yohai and Shimon b. Kokhba (ben Kosiba). We will explore how these dramatic personae impacted two millennia of Jewish attitudes towards the exile, and how they reshaped the image of Jewish glory and Zionism.

The Israel Museum holds the “crown jewels” of Israel’s archaeology: The Dead Sea Scrolls, monuments built by our ancient kings, and lots of ancient coins.

The inspiration for many of the Bank of Israel’s coin and banknote designs are to be found within this national treasure. But there is much more to the design than their connection to historic artifacts.

Every coin has three sides, and we will explore the side that tells the story behind the artifacts, what they mean and why they were chosen as designs. We’ll explore the history of money and currency thousands of years ago, and learn about propaganda and forgeries, politics and philosophy.

This tour is from 90-120 min in the Israel Museum. It is also available as a family tour for kids ages 6 and up, from 60-75 min.

Athens and Jerusalem shaped the Western world:

Athens - through Hellenistic Culture and all that comes with it: Philosophy, Science, Teleology, Architecture, Literature, Sports and the Arts.
Jerusalem - through the morals and fundamental ideas stemming from the Hebrew Bible - the Tanakh.

Join an exciting tour that gives the story of Chanukah a new spin!

Join me in the Israel Museum for a feast of the imagination. Learn about Ancient Near Easters feasting, nuances of political feasts and royal banquets, and connections to Tanach and the stories of destruction and redemption.
This tour includes a temporary exhibition that ends in December 2023.

Are you afraid of the dark?

Take a dive into the darkness of the Jewish year’s Torah reading and holiday cycle. This lecture offers perspective on the darkness of the winter in the Jewish year, and finds that the darkness itself is what brings us closer to the light at the end of the tunnel.

Whether you're preparing for the holidays or looking for something to do on Chol haMo'ed Sukkot, I've got something for you!

Join a unique adventure through the rich treasures of the Israel Museum's collections. Learn about the holidays of Tishrei: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah through the Jewish Art and Archaeology.

Explore the connections between the agriculture, history, and Torah-readings of this holiday-rich period of time.

Enjoy an experience full of learning and excitement!

This tour is from 90-120 min in the Israel Museum. It can be adapted to a 45-60 min virtual tour.

As a lecture or workshop, it is available as “Spiral of Time”, on the presentations menu.

Did you know that Tu Bishvat was an ancient celebration in Sumer, in the time of Avraham Avinu?

Embark on a journey exploring the roots of Tu Bishvat, tracing it back to ancient Sumer during Avraham Avinu's time. Discover intriguing connections with the Jewish holidays, particularly the winter celebrations: Tu Bishvat, the fast of 10th Tevet, Hanukkah, and Purim. These events unfold against historical backdrops like the Persian Empire and the Ptolemaic-Egyptian Greeks. Delve into the philosophical significance of these holidays, unraveling their role in shaping Jewish identity. Inspired by Mark Helprin's "A Winter’s Tale," this tour focuses on key ideas from the Second Temple period, providing unique insights into the Nation of Israel's development. Join us in preparing for Passover as we reflect on the profound journey toward our nation's rebirth.

Are you afraid of the dark? Looking for something fun, spooky or just…different, to do with your family and friends in the museum? This is the perfect tour for those long cold winter nights - indoor excitement and fun activities.

“In every generation a person must regard themselves as though they personally had gone out of Egypt” Mishna, Pesachim 10:5

It is incumbent upon us to re-experience the Exodus in every generation, and adapt its concepts to our current reality.

Ancient Egypt does not need any introductions. It is inspirational in every way: From the Pyramids and the Sphinx to the mummies and mythologies, from King Tut and Ramses the Great to the Nile River and its amazing wildlife.

This tour explores many facets of Ancient Egyptian culture and archaeology. It examines and explores different aspects of this mysterious culture and engages in discussions about its relevance to the Exodus story and the modern world.

This is a 2 hour tour in many museums: The Israel and Bible Lands Museums, Jerusalem, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Chicago Oriental Institute, to name a few in the US; as well as the British Museum in London.

It is available as a standalone 45-60 min virtual tour where you can travel to Egypt and many sites and museums.

It is available as a series of tours and lectures in person and online, for adult learning and communities. Around Pesach I offer a three-part series for kids called “Pesach sTourytime™”.

It is also available as a lecture and in-person presentation, including the virtual tour.

Art and Idolatry explores major themes in human development, psychology and society.

This program examines the roots and roles of ritual and mythologies, how they contribute to the development of societies around beliefs, starting with the early roots of humanity through the Ancient Near East, all the way to the Greek and Roman world. Finally, it examines the role of iconoclasm in Jewish thought, as it relates to these developments.
The tour is highly customizable and depends on the available collections in each museum.

Option for a lecture as preparation for the tour, with discount on tour.

The Roman Jewish Wars - the Great Revolt (66-73/4 CE) and the Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-136 CE) - were failed revolutions. Their impact has changed us forever, and there is no place like the Israel museum to bring those stories to life.

Learn about Herod the Great and how he rebuilt Jerusalem's Temple to rival the greatests temples in the Roman world. From the Fall of Jerusalem to the Fall of Beitar, there are very important lessons to learn from the coins, statues, structures and items that have been found from this period. In the end, we will see how some of them inspired the artists of the 19-20th centuries, as they envisioned the revival of the people of Israel in their homeland.