Tours in the Jewish community of Hebron

Come tour with us in the City of Abraham

Choose the most suitable tour for your group.

Basic tour in Hebron: (Duration: 2-4 hours)
Come for a basic tour of the City of our Forefathers.
This tour is suitable for all age groups and can be done at all levels of instruction.  Can be done by foot or car.
The route: The Cave of the Patriarchs, the Jewish Quarter, the Avraham Avinu Synagogue, the Hebron Museum & Visitor Center’ Tel Hebron.

In-depth Tour Hebron (duration: 5-6 hours)
 If you want to get to know the city of the ancestors, its history and sites in depth – this is the tour for you!
The route: Cave of the Patriarchs, the Jewish Quarter, Avraham Avinu Synagogue, Mitzpe Shalhevet building, Beit Romano, Shavei Hebron, Hebron Museum & Visitor Center, Tel Hebron, Wall of the Giants, Yishai and Ruth’s tomb, the Tel Observatory, the ancient Jewish cemetery.

Youth tour (duration: 1.5-3 hours)
 A tour adapted for youth groups and high schools, who are interested in combining knowledge of elementary sites in Hebron with experiential, value-based and educational activities.
The route: Cave of the Patriarchs, the Jewish Quarter, Avraham Avinu Synagogue, Yeshivat Shavei Hebron – Jewish Mekorot Workshop, Hebron Museum & Visitor Center . Avraham’s spring, Ancient Olive Groves – Treasure Hunt and a variety of nature activities, Fortress Tomb of the Giants.

Children’s tour (duration: 1.5-3 hours)
A tour tailored for groups of children and elementary schools, who are interested in an experiential tour and valuable,  fun educational activities. The route: The Cave of the Patriarchs, the Jewish Quarter, the Hebron Museum & Visitor Center, Tel Hebron, The Wall of the Giants, the olive grove – Treasure Hunt, making pitas, pumping spring water and making natural herbal tea, meeting with actors portraying historical figures from Hebron, and more.

Archaeological Tour (duration: 3-4 hours)
An in-depth tour of the main archeological sites of Hebron – the Cave of the Patriarchs and Tel Hebron, and a visit to the Eretz Yehuda Museum of Antiquities in Kiryat Arba. The tour will be guided by scholars and professionals in their field and will present the past of Hebron in light of the archeological findings and sources.

Heroism in Hebron (duration: 3-4 hours)
A tour following heroes and warriors in Hebron and the region. Hebron is not only the city of our forefathers but also the city of the sons, who fought with courage and heroism. The battle in the Alley of Heroism is a unique event, in which IDF and Border Police soldiers fought together with civilians who abruptly left their Shabbat table to rescue The Jewish inhabitants of they city from the massacre. The story of the battle in the Alley of Heroism in which 12 Israeli fighters – soldiers and civilians – were killed. Recounted by one of the survivors of the battle, including a voice-over presentation of the battle and a discussion. Meeting with an officer in the security forces. This tour of Hebron emphasizes the security and operational needs of today.

Chabad Tour in Hebron
If you are interested in the history of Chabad, this is the tour for you. The tour is designed to get to know the history of Chabad in Hebron in the nineteenth century.
The tour route: The Cave of the Patriarchs, the Synagogue of the Middle Rebbe (Avraham Avivano), Heichal Rashb, Beit Romano (Yeshivat Torat Emet), Beit Schneerson, Rebbetzin Zion Menucha Rachel Slonim.

New Settlement in Hebron Tour 
What is happening in Kiryat Arba and Hebron today?
Revival of the Jewish settlement in the city and plans for the future.  What are the challenges and what are the solutions? This tour is designed to get to know the new settlement in Hebron, with an emphasis on the stories of settlement and idealism in our generation. The tour route: Avraham Avinu neighborhood, Avraham Avinu synagogue, Mitzpe Shalhevet neighborhood (the “wholesale market”), Beit Romano, the Hebron Museum & Visitor Center.  Beit Hadassah, Admot Yishai neighborhood, Kiryat Arba.

Prayer tour of the Tombs of the Righteous in Hebron
The city of Hebron has been a spiritual center throughout the ages. The Tzaddikim and Kabbalists, yeshiva heads and rabbis lived there. Let’s get to know them and learn from them! The tour route: The Cave of the Patriarchs, the Avraham Avinu Synagogue, the Rashab’s Room, the Tomb of Yishai and Ruth, the Zionist Rabbis – “Rashit Chachma”, “Chesed LaAvraham”, “Sdei Hemed”, “Malachat Shlomo”, Martyrs of the 1929 massacre, Memorial to the Rebbetzin Menucha Rachel, and more.

Slichot Tours
A special atmosphere and sanctity prevails in the Cave of the Patriarchs and in the alleys of Hebron in the months of Elul and Tishrei. Come and see the customs of Slichot, combining Jewish traditions of the Hebron community and other communities. Participation can be combined with reciting Slihot prayers in one of the synagogues in Hebron. You can combine a workshop for self-preparation of a shofar for Rosh Hashanah. Actor / Paytan combination during the tour.





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    Our Tour Guides

    Eti Mydad

    I came to the area as part of my national service at Midreshet Hebron in 1981.
    My husband studied at a yeshiva in the Kirya. Mother of 9 children and grandmother of grandchildren. Today I am a tour guide and group host at my home.

    Tizipi Schlissel

    The granddaughter of the survivor of the 1929 riots and the daughter of Shlomo Raanan, who was murdered in his home in Hebron. A mother of 11 children and a grandmother of grandchildren who has lived in Hebron for 20 years.