theway2jerusalem

The first English-Speaking Pioneer Group on the Pilgrimage Way to Jerusalem. become a pioneer, helping to shape and inspire the interfaith, intercultural, and international Way to Jerusalem A six-day pilgrimage on the “Way of Silence”, covering 111 kilometers from the ancient port of Jaffa to Jaffa gate in Jerusalem The journey includes overnight stays in local communities, fostering intercultural, interfaith, and human connection.

In a ceremonial event held on the eighth night of Hanukkah, the final stage of the “Pilgrimage Way to Jerusalem” project was completed—a 111-kilometer walking journey connecting the ancient port of Jaffa with Jaffa Gate. The initiative revives an ancient tradition of arriving in Jerusalem on foot. “How can it be that there is no pilgrimage route to Jerusalem—on foot? ” This question was the first step taken a little over three years ago by Golan Rice and Yael Tarasiuk on the path toward...

Way to Jerusalem has been awarded the Iter Vitis Cultural Wine Heritage Prize 2025 , granted by the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe.This distinction recognizes its cultural and community mission, and its commitment to meaningful, human-centered travel that connects people, traditions, and place. An ancient blessing, a living spirit Jacob’s ancient blessing to Judah—invoking the vine and its abundance symbolizes Judah as a cradle of culture, identity, and community. It echoes the...