Comments on: Um el Kanatir: ancient synagogue in the Golan Heights

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 08:37:17 +0000

In reply to Marilyn Jones. Thank you!

By: Marilyn Jones

Marilyn Jones — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 21:08:26 +0000

I’m surprised there weren’t more visiting Um el Kanatir Synagogue. Your article and photos certainly illustrate why it is an excellent historic attraction. Very interesting!

By: Billie

Billie — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:49:40 +0000

I love discovering wonderful, yet unappreciated sites and than sharing them with readers. Glad you found Um el Kanatir, it looks well worth a visit.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:58:23 +0000

In reply to Yasha. I don't know if the plan is to reconstruct it completely. There's a whole field of numbered pieces laid out, though, so maybe that's the plan. They'd have to put a modern roof on it though, since apparently the original roof was tile.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:54:45 +0000

In reply to Anita and Richard @ No Particular Place To Go. Yes, I love both. The major attractions are major for a reason, but sometimes the off-the-beaten-track sights are pretty special too. Thanks for the kind words!

By: Yasha

Yasha — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:51:26 +0000

Wow – what a jigsaw puzzle! It’s quite wonderful that modern technology can actually reconstruct something so faithfully. I would love to see that happen more often, when all the pieces are available. Um el Kanatir is going to be something when the synagogue is complete.

By: Carole Terwilliger Meyers

Carole Terwilliger Meyers — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 21:51:25 +0000

Though I also visited some off-the-beaten-path sites in Golan Heights, I did miss Um el Kanatir and enjoyed visited through your post.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 16:08:00 +0000

In reply to Doreen Pendgracs. You're welcome!

By: Anita and Richard @ No Particular Place To Go

Anita and Richard @ No Particular Place To Go — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 07:39:27 +0000

Of course, going to the major tourist attractions are a must when traveling but taking the “off-the-beaten path” route has led you to a real gem. I loved your video and I’m guessing that your visit was made all the better because of the feeling of solitude and the bird song in the background. It looks like the archaeologists are doing a wonderful job of restoring the synagogue and it’s fascinating to see the role that technology is playing in fitting the piece of this ancient puzzle back together again. I so enjoyed this post!

By: Doreen Pendgracs

Doreen Pendgracs — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 02:55:00 +0000

Thx for this look at Golan Heights, Rachel. I doubt I will ever get tgere, so it was interesting to see here.