The day started in Hamovil junction, the entrance to Hasolelim grove (the Hebrew name is forest, but it is way too small to be a called a forest…) on the way you pass ancient olive trees and a stone wine press.
The trail reaches the grave of Rabbi Judah Nasiah, the first Amorai which worked in Israel, and grandson to Rabbi Judah Hanasi – the editor and the redactor of the Mishna. Rabbi Judah Nasiah was also the leader of the Sanhedrin which was in Tzippori.
The trail does not enter the ancient tzippori, and since i’ve recently visited this impressive place, I chose not to do so this time, and instead I carried on hiking – Into the village of Mashhad, and then to the city of Nazeret (Jonah mount.)
Down on the other side of the mountain, you hike Barak Ben Avinoam stream. Barak was the biblical general who fought Siserah (book of judges, fourth chapter) , obeying the commands of Dvorah the prophetess – and so it makes great sense that the trail climbs from the stream to mount. Dvorah, and from there (through the beautiful Beit Keshet forest) to mount Tavor, where Barak gathered his army, and the place from which Dvorah observed the battle.
On top of the Tavor there are two abbeys, and an impressive fort-like grave. I do not know many details about it, except the fact that it lies in a very nice grove – in which I camped for the night.
