Hanukkah Menorah Tour in the Alleys of the Old City of Jerusalem

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Hanukkah Menorah Tour in the Alleys of the Old City of Jerusalem
Hanukkah Menorah Tour in the Alleys of the Old City of Jerusalem
Hanukkah Menorah Tour in the Alleys of the Old City of Jerusalem
Hanukkah Menorah Tour in the Alleys of the Old City of Jerusalem
Hanukkah Menorah Tour in the Alleys of the Old City of Jerusalem
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Hanukkah Menorah Tour in the Alleys of the Old City of Jerusalem

A city enveloped in light

Technical details

Duration

Sunday, 21.12.2025, 16:30-18:30 Sunday, 21.12.2025, 19:00-21:00

Wednesday, 17.12.2025, 16:30-18:30 Wednesday, 17.12.2025, 19:00-21:00

Thursday, 18.12.2025, 16:30-18:30 Thursday, 18.12.2025, 19:00-21:00

Saturday, 20.12.2025, 16:30-18:30 Saturday, 20.12.2025, 19:00-21:00

cost

135 ILS To participant
NIS

You are invited to a Hanukkah tour for the whole family in the Jewish Quarter in the open, clear air.

As every year during the Hanukkah holiday, the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem is decorated with candlelight.

On our tour of the neighborhood, we will enjoy the light and soak up the holiday atmosphere, hear about the development and evolution of the holiday over the years and its connection to Zionism, learn about the differences in customs between the various communities, and be exposed to different types of menorahs, with the motif of light accompanying us throughout...

You are invited to a Hanukkah tour for the whole family in the Jewish Quarter in the open, clear air.

As every year during the Hanukkah holiday, the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem is decorated with candlelight.

On our tour of the district, we will enjoy the light and absorb the holiday's imagery, hear about the development and transformation of the holiday over the years and its connection to Zionism, learn about the differences in customs between the different ethnic groups, and be exposed to different types of Hanukkah, with the motif of light accompanying us throughout the tour. Of course, we will not give up the experience and light a Hanukkah all together!!

* The nights are cold and you should arrive with warm clothing.
¨** The tour takes place in all weather conditions.

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Guide details:

Heart trips

Moshe Lev - Founder and Owner of Lev Tours

"We emphasize the experience of travel. We believe that the strongest and most powerful experience that remains over time is a sensory experience. Therefore, we will be happy to take you to the sounds that rise from the heart of the neighborhoods, to the colors and smells of the markets, to the special flavors of the foods, to the magnificent landscapes and to the nature that excites you every time anew."

⬤ Specializes in market tours and city tours.
⬤ Moshe Lev founded the company from a combination of his love for the country, for places, for food, for little stories and for special people, along with the desire to make people have fun.

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