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Holy City of Hebron & Sweet Southern Hebron Hills

 

You have been asking, you have been patiently waiting and now here it is.

With gratitude to G-d, my production partners at 12 Tribe Films andChizuk Now we present Joy of Israel with Jamie Geller Episode #3: Hebron and the Southern Hebron Hills.

For a behind-the-scenes look at how this episode came to be, read on.

I had been to Israel about 10 times before making aliyah.  And I lived here for over a year before making my way to Hebron for the first time in my entire life.  For whatever reason it was just never on the itinerary of the synagogue trip, school sponsored semester abroad or mission I was part of.

When Chizuk Now contacted us about sponsoring this 3rd episode of Joy of Israel with Jamie Geller they had only one mission.  They tasked us with filming a food and travel show set in Hebron to ensure this sacred city is both top of mind and a destination place for every tourist and resident of Israel.

Well I wasn’t sure what to do.  I mean I had never been to the place, didn’t know what to expect.  I began my research by taking my family on a tour with the famed Rabbi Simcha Hochbaum.  He is known as Mr. Hebron.  Literally everyone I called and spoke to said one name Rav Simcha and since all roads led to Rav Simcha I signed up for his weekly tour sponsored by the Hebron Fund.

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