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'Did You Ever Notice How Jesus Sounds Like Cheeses?' Asked the Israeli Tour Guide

Receiving a tour guide license from the Tourism Ministry included taking a surprising course at Haifa University

Robby Berman
Robby Berman
Robby Berman
Robby Berman

I recently received my tour guide license from the Tourism Ministry, after I took the University of Haifa’s tour guide course at its Givat Ram campus in Jerusalem. Though I usually refrain from spitting into the well from which I just drank, let me explain why I can’t, in good conscience, recommend this course to others.

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