I prefer tour educator to tour guide. I try to bring Tanach and Chazal to life. More info can be found on my website.
I am often asked why I chose to lead tours. When I first came to Israel, I had trouble connecting to my religious studies. But I had no trouble connecting to Israel and I would follow tour guides around and memorize every word they said. I found the history, both ancient and modern, to be…
I love to open the eyes and hearts of my guests, and connect them to the land, the traditional sources. I enjoy the challenge of representing Israel to foreign visitors of all faiths, which happens often with corporate guests.
The goal of the tour guide is to inspire and engage the tourist, to enable them to make a personal connection with the story and the message behind the sites we visit. With my many years experience in Jewish education, together with my knowledge and talents as an educator, public speaker (and actor), I have…
I made Aliyah from Chicago in 1979 and hold an MA in Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology. I specialize in family tours with children, including Bar Mitzvah bus tours. Guiding is aimed at the younger generation through easy to follow explanations, educational games and fun. Itineraries are built to fulfill the needs of the…
I love drawing on our ancient sources to make them relevant in the spaces through which we travel. I am an energetic, easy going guide who reads a group very well. I know when to speak – & most importantly: when to keep quiet. I am a great storyteller who can often inspire my tourists…
I have many years of experience and love my guiding very much. I am an expert in providing the needs and interests in multi age and multi background groups. My approach is to involve the group with hands on activities and discussions on the relevant topic of the day, I try to portray a positive and upbeat…
Licensed tour guide, lecturer and researcher, expert on all topics related to Galilee and Golan. In the past, was a principal of a field school of SPNI in the Golan. I wrote books, articles, participated in conferences, regarded as one of the experts in Israel of Jewish history, especially of the Mishna and Talmud periods. Founder and…
Ready to go on a Private Tour of Israel? Let’s tour together and experience Israel like you never have before! We have loads of energy, knowledge, experience, a great sense of humor, patience for everyone, and best of all.. we are high on Touring! Geared to young and old alike, each Private Tour will be…
Ken Spiro is a licensed tour guide from the Israel Ministry of Tourism and has been guiding since 2000. He has a BA from Vassar College in Russian Language and Literature; an MA in History from The Vermont College of Norwich University and Rabbinic Ordination from Yeshiva Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem. In addition to guiding he is a senior lecturer at Aish…