Your Time to Visit Israel Is NOW!
You sense it the minute you step down from the airplane at Ben Gurion Airport. There’s something familiar yet very different about this land called Israel. You will soon be seeing some of the ancient places of the Bible. They are all here—places you’ve heard about since you were a child, now welcoming you to the Holy Land of Israel.
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Feeling the Spirit in the Holy Land
Israel is a land of contrasts; a young nation built on an ancient inheritance. From simple truths revealed to simple prophets have come many interpretations. It is a land where religious traditions compete for attention. Yet, if you look, listen, and feel, you can find a “Spiritual Oasis in the Holy Land.” To discover the truths in the Holy Land, four considerations should be your guide: archaeology, written historical accounts, traditions of names and places, and most important, the feeling—the spirit that touches your heart.
More Than 50 years, Your Only Latter-day Saint Licensed Tour Guides In Israel
Daniel Rona & Steven Rona are your guides in Israel. Their Jewish and Latter-day Saint backgrounds, along with their gospel knowledge, will give you an unparalleled Holy Land experience.
Daniel Rona
Daniel Rona and his son Steven are the only Latter-day Saint licensed guides in Israel who provide a world-class touring experience in the Holy Land. Daniel was born in Israel and educated in the United States; he later became well known in radio and TV broadcasting..
Jewish Heritage
Daniel lives in Israel, where he blends his Jewish heritage and amiable Arab relationships with years of Church teaching experience and broadcasting skills in presenting an exciting and unique touring opportunity in the Holy Land. Since Israeli law requires a licensed guide for every tour, there is an exceptional advantage with Daniel Rona as your tour guide. More than fifty years of touring in the Holy Land have made him the authoritative and premier Latter-day Saint Israel guide. He has guided more Latter-day Saint tours than all other tour operators, universities, and travel agencies combined..
Spirit of the Holy Land
Even more beneficial is listening to Daniel, focusing on the Lord… feeling the Spirit of the Holy Land. He brings special insights to the Tribes of Judah and Joseph and their relationship with the Savior. Far beyond sightseeing, his tours are full of scriptural, historical, and cultural insights. They are as entertaining as they are educational and enlightening
World-Class Experience
For your learning benefit, he pioneered the use of state-of-the-art headset receivers for every tour member… his English is crystal clear, and you’ll hear every word! As an Israeli guide with a love of the Savior, he arranges the touring itinerary according to “events” rather than sightseeing locations. Miles ahead of the site, Daniel sets the cultural, ethnic, and religious background. At each day’s end, events of the day are summarized with specially prepared video programs he produced for worldwide television. You get the best of Israel… with an Israeli using the best American knowhow… giving you a world-class experience with family, friends, and Israel’s only Latterday Saint guide, Daniel Rona!
Spiritual Oasis
Touring with Daniel Rona provides you with a “Spiritual Oasis in the Holy Land” because of Daniel’s unique background: an Israeli, an American, a Mormon, and a Jew.
Steven Rona
Steven Rona is a Latter-day Saint licensed guide in Israel, providing a world-class touring experience in the Holy Land… much like his father, Daniel, who tutored Steven from his early years in Israel. Since the age of three, he has lived in Israel, is fluent in Hebrew, and loves his land and his people..
Father’s Tutelage
Under the tutelage of his father, he developed a keen awareness of his Jewish heritage. This, coupled with learning the Hebrew scriptures in Israeli schools, enables him to relate God’s dealings with Israel in ancient and modern times with an understanding of the restored gospel. Steven brings special insights to the Tribes of Judah and Joseph and their relationship with the Savior. Touring with Steven helps you focus on the Lord in the land of His birth and life, stirring your spiritual feelings.
Licensed Israeli Guide
Far beyond entering a meaningful site, he brings to mind the scriptural, historical, and cultural insights of what you are about to experience. For your benefit, he uses state-ofthe-art headset receivers developed by Daniel Rona for every tour member… so you can hear every word without being interrupted by distractions! As a licensed Israeli guide with a love of the Savior, he arranges the touring itinerary according to “events” rather than sightseeing locations. Miles ahead of the site, he sets the cultural, ethnic, and religious background. By far, you get the best of Israel—with an Israeli using American savvy!
Spiritual Oasis
Touring with Daniel Rona provides you with a “Spiritual Oasis in the Holy Land” because of Daniel’s unique background: an Israeli, an American, a Mormon, and a Jew.
"Daniel & Steven: I can’t believe how powerful the Spirit has been through you. You can just feel it in the sacred places we went to."
Oh! Another Thought, You Are Thinking Of Bringing Non-Latter-day Saint Friends...
You know, we talk “Latter-day Saint” because it fills such a need for you. However, many non–Latter-day Saint friends who toured Israel with Steven and Daniel have said, “We were surprised, you didn’t attempt to convert us!” How pleasing it is for your Catholic friends to return home as better Catholics and your Baptist friends to return as better Baptists. Even the late Maurice Abravanel, conductor of the Utah Symphony, and the late Eugene Jelesnik, a favored Utah entertainer who was Jewish and toured with Daniel Rona, each said, “I’m going home as a better Jew.”