Gil Zohar
Gil Zohar was born in Toronto, Canada in 1955 and moved to Jerusalem in 1982. A licensed tour guide, he's a frequent contributor to The Jerusalem Post, The Jerusalem Report, Segula magazine, and ReligionUnplugged.com. Gil wrote 100 pages of Fodor’s Guide to Israel (7th edition, 2009), and six books in the Voices From Israel series (Mitchell Lane, Delaware, 2016).
He can be reached at GilZohar@rogers.com or +972 (0)524 817 482.
For more information see www.GilZohar.ca.
Do Jewish and Muslim leaders engage in metaphysical battles on the astral plane?
From Jerusalem to Rome: Veronica’s veil exhibited at St. Peter’s
Jewish war photographer Robert Capa's life and work honored in Budapest
Educational Bookshop and the cultural institutions of east Jerusalem
Notwithstanding the current toxic political climate, some arguably naïve and ever-hopeful Jerusalemites haven’t lost faith in the dream of coexistence.
Before Trump and Gaza: A look at the first US attempt at annexing parts of the Holy Land
Long before US President Donald Trump proposed placing Gaza under American control, US Christians had already established colonies in Jaffa and Jerusalem.
Crashed ‘carma’: Haifa exhibit shows history of Israel's failed auto industry
From a peak during the 1960s of manufacturing more than 3,000 cars annually, 1980 – the last full year of production – saw just 540 cars roll off the assembly line. In 1981, the plant shut its gates.
Jimmy Carter eulogized for a lifetime of good deeds and spirituality
Breslover Hassidim recall he saved the mausoleum of their Rebbe in Uman, Ukraine.
NLI commemorates centenary of Franz Kafka’s death
While Kafka (1883-1924) passed away June 3, the exhibition opened six months later – delayed by the war in Gaza and Lebanon.
Helping hands: An inside view of life after Hamas captivity
Emily remains a textbook case of PTSD. “She’s living day to day, enjoying every day,” her father says with a dash of optimism.
Death, resilience in Elazar: A Gush Etzion settlement that lost 6 people since Oct. 7
Picturesque and inviting, Elazar has long been a home for the National Religious, close to Jerusalem with a great quality of life. But since October 7, grief and resilience have taken over the town.
Gaza war art exhibition at in Petah Tikva confronts the trauma of October 7
“Album Darom: Israeli Photographers in Tribute to the People of the Western Negev” is the first group artistic endeavor in Israel to confront the boundless tragedy of Hamas’s October 7 massacre.
The unique and fascinating history of Jerusalem's Ticho House - explainer
Ticho House is celebrating 40 years as a contemporary art annex of the Israel Museum.
‘Jesus Risen’ statue to be put up in Jerusalem
Monumental sculpture to be erected in the Old City’s Christian Quarter.
