Galilee

Magic on the Sea of Galilee: 7 recommendations for the lake's most beautiful beaches

Beautiful and serene on the surface, with powerful currents beneath. If there's one place to escape to this July, it's the Sea of Galilee. Here's our guide to its best beaches.

Tzemach Beach on the Sea of Galilee.
KIDS FROM GONEN cooking together with Chef Ran.

Nourishing the North: JNF-USA's culinary school opens with a mission beyond food

The Keshet cave in northern Israel as seen on July 11, 2026.

Reporter's Notebook: Northern Israel slowly returns to life amid ceasefire with Hezbollah

 Buildings in old city, Safed, Northern District, Israel.

Safed Rabbinical Court may close this fall despite strong local demand


How dialogue and olive oil can nurture tolerance and coexistence

Sindyanna of Galilee is a nonprofit organization that promotes cooperation between Jewish and Arab women.

 Nadia Giol at the Visitors Centre

After long absence, Galilee festival returns to celebrate local Jewish, Druze, Arab communities

The vision for the festival is to meet the wonderful and diverse residents of this great landscape.

 Ba Li Galil in the Galilee.

Spring is here: The perfect time for fun hikes around the Sea of Galile

Spring has arrived, the weather is warming up but still pleasant, making it the perfect time to explore the Sea of Galilee area. Here are a few fun trails around Israel's national lake to enjoy.

 Vacationers at the Sea of Galilee

Celebrating Lag Ba’omer, a heroic chapter in Jewish history - opinion

During Bar Kochba’s revolt against the Romans, a terrible epidemic struck Rabbi Akiva’s students, and 24,000 men lost their lives. The epidemic suddenly stopped on Lag Ba’omer.

 The real festivities begin when a huge bonfire is lit at midnight on Lag Ba'omer.

Three dead in fire that broke out in residence in Deir el-Asad

Two of the victims were a woman and her 10-year-old son.

 Israeli firefighters try to extinguish a fire which broke out in Jerusalem, May 16, 2025.

Revolution in the Druze town: A new neighborhood with hundreds of apartments and a green park

The Ministry of Construction and Housing and the local authority in the Druze town of Kisra-Sumei approved the construction of a new neighborhood in the town.

 The plan to expand the Druze town Kisra-Sumei

Attractions and summer camp: The hotel trying to bring the Black Forest to the north

Galilion Hotel is launching a 2025 summer family vacation: Summer Camp—a combination of content, attractions, and excursions with the scenery of the Upper Galilee—in the style of the Black Forest.

Hotel Galilion

Young, rooted, and rebuilding: The Ayalim Association is breathing new life into the periphery

Amid Israel’s ongoing crisis, Ayalim’s student-led communities in the Negev and Galilee are shaping a new vision of resilience.

 The Ayalim student communities play a vital role in bringing new energy and life to regional revitalization efforts.

Galilion Hotel introduces ‘Summer Camp’ program to beckon families back to North

The Summer Camp will present a spectrum of summer activities for all ages. Children will embark on an imaginative global journey, including off-site visits to attractions in northern Israel.

THE GALILION Hotel’s ‘Summer Camp.

'Life Stories': Elderly evacuees from Israel's North share their experiences in exhibit

The project brought forth the inner strength of the elderly evacuees and gave them the opportunity to have their stories heard, Haverut said.

 Chana Biton, evacuee from Israel's North during the Israel-Hamas war.