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Jerusalem: Meet the Orthodox Jews Tour

4.8  / 5
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Activity provider:Abraham Tours
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Jerusalem: Meet the Orthodox Jews Tour

Activity provider:Abraham Tours
4.8  / 5
96 reviews
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This tour is designed to give you a glimpse into the rich cultural and religious identity of the ultra-Orthodox Jews living in Jerusalem. During the tour, visit a traditional neighborhood, which isn’t typically visited by tourists.

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Duration 2.5 hours
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Highlights
  • Visit a traditional ultra-Orthodox neighborhood
  • Explore the day to day lives of the local community
  • Learn about the special customs from an insider’s perspective
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Visit a traditional neighborhood, which isn’t typically visited by tourists, giving you the opportunity to remove the veil of a culture that most people have only observed from the outside. The tour is guided by a former member of the local ultra-Orthodox community, who will take you for a walk around the streets of a nearby ultra-Orthodox neighborhood. Along the way, your guide will point out many significant religious symbols, customs and sites. You will also be shown places such as a bookstore, music store, restaurant, typical bakery, clothes shop, synagogue, Yeshiva, and more to get an insight into the communities daily lives. Note that some of these places won’t be possible to enter as it’s forbidden by the local community, so you’ll get a glimpse from the outside with explanations from your guide. During the tour you are encouraged to have a discussion and ask your guide questions. You will discuss various issues related to this community’s life; such as marriage, the role of women in their society, media, charity, Kosher food and phones, Sabbath and holidays, as well as the current place this sector plays in modern Israeli society, demonstrating the very interesting narrative of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish people in Jerusalem.
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  • Guided walking tour in Jerusalem
  • Food and drinks

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Please meet at the lobby of Abraham Jerusalem Hostel.

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  • Modest clothing is required, this includes a scarf/shawl for women and no shorts or bare shoulders for both men and women
  • Please remember to bring a hat, water, and a camera
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4.8 /5

based on 96 reviews

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  • Value for money
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The tour was powerful for me. Our guide explained the nuances in the Ultra Orthodox community.. a community he left. When he ended the tour and shared his own personal story of leaving the ultra Orthodox community, I was almost moved to tears by his own experience. Wonderful tour.

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July 9, 2023

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Barbara – United KingdomVerified booking

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It was a great tour with a great guide. However a bit more time to look around the area would have been nice and possibly having headsets for audio information from guide would have compensated for the noise in some areas and difficulty hearing the guides information. Thanks.

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June 3, 2023

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Die Tour war sehr spannend. Ein ehemaliges Mitgleid der Orthodoxer Gemeinde hat uns 3 Stunden lang durch das Orthodoxe Viertel geführt und dabei sehr detailliert über religiöse Ansichten, Lebensweise, Konflikte etc. des Orthodoxen Judentums erzählt. Dadurch, dass er selber in der Gemeinde aufgewachsen ist, hatte er sehr detaillierte Kenntnisse - durch seinen Austritt hatter er auch den nötigen kritischen Blick, um keine Propaganda zu machen. Er war jedoch nicht gehässig uns sehr empathisch. Alle Fragen wurden ausführlich beantwortet. Diese Tour kann ich jedem empfehlen, der sich für das Orthodoxe Judentum interessiert.

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