Tour of Israel - virtual visit Hebron

welcome to the Cradle of Jewish civilization and Israel's First Holy City [Music] kevron this ancient town is where Abraham ainu our patriarch Abraham made the first recorded real estate transaction when he bought this site Marat Maka in order to bury his wife our matriarch Sarah it is also the final resting place of all our forefathers Abraham Isaac and Jacob as well as their wives with the exception of Rachel who is buried in Bethlehem beem on just on the outskirts of [Music] Jerusalem the most important result of our 1967 Victory is that Jews were allowed equal access access to the Tomb of the Patriarchs for the very first time a right that had been denied them for Centuries by Muslim mobs after Jerusalem it is our holiest sight and the Very root of who we are as a faith and as a people Jews had always lived in KRON until 1929 when Arabs Unleashed a horrific Massacre that put a temporary end to this glorious history in 1967 Israel liberated kevron and ever since KRON has been home to a vibrant Jewish Community with a powerful kabad presence K kabad was always active here now more than ever KRON has served as the center of the kabad community here in Israel for many many years one of the pioneering families of that kabad Community the SL family were descendants of the alterb the first kabad rebbi who in fact established kabad rabit was considered a legendary figure here in Krone by Jews and Arabs alike as she was known for her Miracles and blessings that she would give and perform and until today her resting site is a place of pilgrimage for Jews around the world to come and pray for them and their loved ones one of her descendants Rabbi yakob ysf slim was the last Chief ashkenazic Rabbi of the city before the massacre in 1929 we're standing outside B the home of the slonim family that was bought by kadim living here in KRON in fact in my hands I have a book from kabad that says to us tells us all the different families that received assistance from throughout the [Music] years welcome to ancient Shilo we're about to walk back 3,500 years this is the site of the ancient mishan the portable Tabernacle that is described in the Torah the mishan the Tabernacle stood here for 369 years it was originally set up by Joshua when he brought the children of Israel over into the promised land it stood here until King Solomon built the first temple in Jerusalem you don't have to be an archaeologist to be enthralled and excited by a visit here all that you see connects us to our ancient past whether it's walking through the old streets you can look at Water ssts you can look at wine presses and an ancient olive oil press or if you look up the hill and you see a wonderful new community being built right next to this ancient [Music] site welcome to Wy kelt in the Jerusalem mountains just north of the city in biblical times this was a wine producing region years later it became a wasteland even though it's hard to imagine that as you look at the gorgeous Vista here since 2003 though this has again be become a source for worldclass kosher wines under the pagot label pagot Winery produces more than 1,000 barrels per year from 15 different varieties of grape and the wines are exported to 27 different countries and the life that pagod restores is not just the land and the fruit of the vine under its Visionary leader Simon phallic this beautiful Winery helps to restore and Revitalize the lives of orphans both boys and girls through K kabad every year pagot enables us to yield a new class of winner when it celebrates and rewards every K kabad ofen when they graduate from high school these young men and women are fully prepared to play and contribute to Israeli Society they make K kabad very proud [Music] to them and to kabad let's drink a the [Music]