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  • Wonderful album Yair! I don't know how I've missed it! Superb shots!

  • said flower11rose

  • 2008.05.25 at 09:21:09 PDT

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  • Hello Yair, another excellent album of your hand. As I always do with all your albums, I have enjoyed this one very much too. It is a very interesting subject. I loved the pictures of the beautiful mosaic floors, and the way you showed all the tiny details of them. Thanks for sharing, and for your nice comments on my Christmas Cards album. At the moment I am very busy with sorting out the stuff in my parent’s house, which is not the nicest of jobs, and a bit sad. So at the moment I have not much time to take pictures. Also the weather over here is horrible at the moment: stormy and rainy, brrr! My latest album is on my wely246 site: Wintery Moments. According to the calendar it is still Winter, so maybe there is more to come (pictures and wintery moments). Friendly yours, Els (wely246/evanwely)

  • said evanwely

  • 2008.01.31 at 05:57:02 PST

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  • Very interesting album. No one today can light a candle to those mosaics. I doubt if there's a soul out there that can come close to the beauty and perfection of the floor and wall coverings.

  • said gotya109

  • 2007.12.27 at 17:03:33 PST

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  • Dear Yair, what a splendid collecting of mosaics!! Your album is a treasure for the people who like history and art( like me:)) Thank you for sharing with us...and for your kinds words on my featured album. Best regards. Sylvie from France

  • said sylvibrato

  • 2007.12.20 at 10:28:25 PST

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  • Interesting album! Thanks for sharing.

  • said lovejoy

  • 2007.12.19 at 15:17:11 PST

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  • Yair, Many thanks for your visit to my Creative Challenge album and my Christmas Chrismon Tree album. It is always so nice to hear from you. Have a great weekend. Carol

  • said albertsville

  • 2007.12.15 at 04:09:19 PST

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  • Yair this is sucha fascinating album the restoration and preservation of this site is such wonderful. Your album will make it live on even longer....Sandra

  • said sandrajacktrips

  • 2007.12.09 at 17:06:58 PST

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  • Hello Yair,I looked at this very fascinating and interesting album.I indeed loved looking at he mosaics,they are very beautiful.Enjoyed it very much and thanks for the information. Also you thanks for taking a look at my album Beauty of Falls and your comments. I have now placed a new one called "Leaves" a closer look .where you can see how lovely the patterns are of a leave during fall.I think it's real art,but you have to see an appreciate. Yair have a nice week and are looking forward to your next album. take care Ida

  • said faisca112

  • 2007.12.03 at 08:21:47 PST

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  • Hello Yair - thank you so much for this interesting album - once again I have learned a little bit more about your fascinating history - and enjoyed the experience - best regards Connie

  • said coni_fer01

  • 2007.12.03 at 06:37:30 PST

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  • Hi Yair, This album is very interesting from an historical point of view. So much art as a witness of the past. And if anyone knows how to capture the essence of this history you come to my mind. My compliments for your perfect photography. A wonderful album. Warm regards my friend, Tjebbe PS Thanks for your visit and your nice words to my latest album, Tjebbe

  • said oomt

  • 2007.12.02 at 14:38:49 PST

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  • This album has me very excited Yair. I live so far away from the holy land...it is wonderful to see these pictures. Wonderful pictures! Diana...Canada

  • said dianamj100

  • 2007.12.02 at 11:04:18 PST

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  • Hi Yair, what a splendid album, all that history, just amazin, the moazaces are deally fantastic, thanks for sharing. Regards Mike.

  • said mikejc1

  • 2007.12.02 at 00:35:43 PST

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  • Dear Yair. ( Your forgivnes for coming late...) This is a very good and important album, as it brings out history in one more point of view - and one of the bests. I had been to this place many years ago and to my shame I must admitt that I don't remember much from this place I had to rturen and visit again. Thank you for sharing and publishing this album for the benefit of good photo work and our country. RAN

  • said ranyaari100

  • 2007.12.01 at 08:56:47 PST

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  • Hi Yair, great historical and very interesting album. Thanks for sharing and your fantastic information. Have a nice weekend and take care. Best regards, Henri and Josee

  • said haneveercoremanssh...

  • 2007.12.01 at 08:06:14 PST

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  • Yair, this is truly an impressive journey into antiquity; an amalgam of so many cultures and so many civilizations. History cannot get any richer than this! The mosaic and the architectural work mutely, yet explicitly pronounce the artistry and the creativity of those days. Thank you for this wonderful album full of excellent pictures. Best wishes, Suresh

  • said suresh_krishna

  • 2007.12.01 at 03:32:43 PST

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  • Hi Yair, Fascinating subject with your usual attention detail and great photography, thank you. I now have some ideas for our next trip in January!! Cheers, Mike, UK

  • said SlopBog

  • 2007.11.30 at 09:44:10 PST

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  • Dear Yair: Fortunately you exist...! What once more a precious history lesson! We (most of us) ignorant people as far as Israel is concerned, we realize deeply impressed what treasures your country offer - no doubt many places that classical tourist tours not even mention them. Thank you for this as always well documented report! - Take care, profit from the weekend!

  • said oertlif_3

  • 2007.11.30 at 07:28:26 PST

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  • Dear friend Yair, after the great images of Iceland, you did a very very interesting reportage about an archeological site. You captured the fantastic old atmosphere of this ancient place. The detailed explanation is another great plus for this very well done job. You are a very talented photograper and it's always a pleasure to admire your picture. Hug from Franco

  • said fuij

  • 2007.11.30 at 06:48:57 PST

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  • I have enjoyed this Historical...Tour....I always do...

  • said Leonslens

  • 2007.11.29 at 20:36:30 PST

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  • Bonjour Yair! Very interesting album! I like Story and Mythology and your perfect shots help me to learn! Thank you, Yair!

  • said huguette296100

  • 2007.11.29 at 18:41:49 PST

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  • Shalom, Yair. What a nice trip through antiquity. I think the mosaics are older than I am, but not by much.

  • said daithiva

  • 2007.11.29 at 18:36:54 PST

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  • Hello Yair,I found this album so interesting but there is a lot I don't know! You always amaze me at the knowledge you have,not only your country but other countries. I would say that you make it a point to know about the places that you take pictures of. I am going to check further into Zippori! You would have made a great history teacher to someone like me who likes history as it is all a part of all of us. I thank you again for this history lesson! I wish you a wonderful weekend & take care,my friend!.............Diane

  • said dianeaub

  • 2007.11.29 at 16:09:21 PST

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  • Dear Yair, that is a beautiful historic album about the place which been named by Josephus Flavius as "the jewel of Galilee". In american transcription the city more known as Sepphoris re-built by Herod Antipas for himself and for tetrarch's capitol. Certainly we remember about "Mona Lisa from Galilee" and Roman Theater of Sepphoris but you gave us a chance to look at Decumanus and Cardo. And that is great! Because according by some scholars' suggestions members of Jesus' family or even Jesus Himself in His early adulthhood may have worked on this streets. For me that was very interesting to see such a close-up-look of this place. Well done! Sergio

  • said srjarl

  • 2007.11.29 at 15:47:38 PST

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  • What an interesting album, Yair. I want to come back and look at it again some time and download some of your marvelous photos. I rerally did enjoy looking at it and reading your info. Great, great album. Thanks for sharing such an interesting place.

  • said laceydove

  • 2007.11.29 at 15:20:02 PST

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  • Very interesting ancient history. Let's hope for peace so we can go and visit. Jacques

  • said photoplo

  • 2007.11.29 at 12:17:28 PST

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  • Dear Yair, A beautiful and very informative album but then it wouldn't be an album from you if it wasn't and I always leave your pages with a greater knowledge of your part of the world. I love to visit ancient sites like this and am always staggered how they have stood the test of time and survived so we can enjoy them still. Thanks then for showing us these excellent pictures. Thanks too for stopping by my latest album too and all your kind comments :o) We were lucky to be in the Lakes on one of those rare perfect days and I took many more pictures than I shared as you can imagine. Take care now Yair, Jill

  • said jillbatchelor2

  • 2007.11.29 at 06:40:14 PST

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  • Hi Yair, I enjoyed your album very much, history is always fascinating. Thank you for the descriptions. Well done, Merike

  • said lovejoy485

  • 2007.11.29 at 02:41:00 PST

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  • Lovely album Yair but i only say it my chance i would love if u can send me each time u create a new album so i know about it. i dont think i ever was there i might have been but as far as i can reamber i havent thanks for showing me another lovely city of Israel Have a great day and shabbat shalom Shlomo

  • said thewise000

  • 2007.11.29 at 00:37:22 PST

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  • Hello Yair! Thank you so much for all these beautiful shots and for the detailed explanations. Seeing these wonderful pieces of History I can imagine the wonder that this place was in its most glorious times! You know how I am passionate by ancient places! You did a terrific work here, my friend! Thank you so much for sharing with us! I hope everything is ok with you. More happy now, that the heat has gone?:) My best wishes to you, my friend! Take care, Rosa

  • said quartominguante

  • 2007.11.28 at 12:31:17 PST

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  • wish I had read your comment down here before now ... lallala ... has taken me about 4 hours to view almost every pic & download several .. it is just awesome that these things are preserved the way they are and you have the blessing to actually be there & take fotos ... thank you so much for sharing all this ancient history with the webshots world ... you've done a wonderful job ... I especially like the table of shewbread, the shofars and the menorahs depicted ... :}

  • said mabelscritterart

  • 2007.11.27 at 21:17:19 PST

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  • Very interesting Yair, it reminds me a lot of the Paphos villas in Cyprus :o) Very informative as usual too! Great job! Ciao :o) Roberto

  • said rodemicheli

  • 2007.11.27 at 14:45:39 PST

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  • I have to agree with everybody that wrote above, this is a true history lesson, an album well organized and captioned, that only you can publish. Thank you, Maria

  • said enemaria100

  • 2007.11.27 at 08:58:29 PST

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  • Bonjour Yair, Impressive and very historical album. I appreciated when you give us some informations very interesting on what you capture. Thank you for this great work and effort for doing that. Marielle

  • said mariellefrigault

  • 2007.11.27 at 08:09:18 PST

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  • Yair, thanks again for another history lesson and sharing your pictures. Hard to imagine that these ancient sites still exist for all to see, after so many invasions and wars in the last few thousand years in your country. Someone once said ''Life is short, but art lives forever'' Your pictures are a testament to that. ...#####, Canada

  • said bluejaywebshots

  • 2007.11.27 at 06:37:29 PST

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  • Great historical album. Thanks Bob Myers

  • said moabjeeper

  • 2007.11.27 at 06:30:57 PST

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  • Hi Yair, This new album is fascinating. I very much appreciate all the explanations you have provided, without which, we would not know what we are looking at. Thank you for all your hard work on this album. It is a true history lesson for all who will take the time to read what you have written. Thanks for a job well done. Carol

  • said albertsville

  • 2007.11.27 at 05:38:25 PST

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  • This is beautiful historical album. You have given very beautiful capsion to follow th e pictures wel done my frienf -Jay

  • said Jayramji

  • 2007.11.27 at 01:54:39 PST

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  • Hi Yair,this is a nice art historical album.Thanks for sharing.Regards

  • said rasim1

  • 2007.11.27 at 01:34:23 PST

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  • Hi Yair, I am honored to be the first person to comment on this beautiful and interesting album. The musaics are very beautiful. I saw an exhibit of Roman musaic at the Getty's villa (the musaic came from Tunisia), it had very similar images except from the jewish images in the temple. Thanks for sharing. Tirza

  • said tirza_h

  • 2007.11.27 at 01:04:08 PST

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  • Zippori was established during the First Temple period. The city, with its mainly Jewish inhabitants, developed during the Hasmonaen and Herodian periods (1st century BCE). Zippori was spared from destruction in 70 CE, as its citizens refrained from joining the revolt. Following the destruction of the Second Temple, Zippori soon became a Jewish center of learning, with many rabbis, sages and priests dwelling here. During the presidency of Rabbi Judah Hanasi, the Sanhedrin moved to Zippori, where the Mishna was compiled in approximately 200 CE. During the Roman period, Zippori became one of the most important cities in the country, and served as capital of the Galilee. This was due, mainly to its topography, the availablility of spring water, the fertile soil in the vicinity and its proximity to important trade routes. Zippori was then called Diocaesarea). The city, with its varied communities, continued to flourish during the Byzantine period and the beginning of the Arab period. During the crusader period, it was called La-Safouri, when a castle and the curch of St. Anne were build. Later, a large Arab village called Saffuriye was build on the ruins of the ancient city. The village was conquered during the War of Independence. In 1949 Moshav Zippori was founded, bearing the original name of the city.

  • said ykarelic4

  • 2007.11.27 at 00:02:28 PST

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