Nooks and Crannies

Today's blog post comes from David Deutsch... Stephanie and I visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre while on the St. Mark’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Needless to say the place was jumping: the overwhelming visual impression of many…

Tourists or Pilgrims? – Reflections based on an anonymous piece I first read years ago.

Today's blog post comes from Karen Getman.   Blessed are those who find their strength in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. (Psalm 84:5) The most exasperating stranger I’ve had to walk with is myself. I go through life…

University of Nebraska Kearney will travel with MEJDI Tours in 2016

University of Nebraska Kearney will be bring students to Israel and Palestine in 2016 to learn more about the conflict. In the Kearney Hub, the University's newsletter, they interview professors Chuck Rowling and William Aviles to learn more…

A Blessing of the Pilgrims

August 23, 2015 - We invited the St. Mark’s community, our families and friends, to travel with us to the Holy Land. Our trip officially begins September 1 in Jerusalem, but we have been preparing for over a year with readings, films and speakers. We…

MEJDI Tours E-Brochure for High Schools

Here are some destinations where we can build custom experiential learning programs for you! Travel to Ireland for a Dual Narrative tour of Northern Ireland and learn about The Troubles from two perspectives; explore the history and language…

Aziz Abu Sarah’s TED Talk Reaches 1 Million Views

MEJDI co-founder and 2014 TED Fellow, Aziz Abu Sarah, had his TED talk posted in January 2015. Since then, his video has reached over 1 million views! If you haven't seen it yet...

MEJDI Co-Founder Aziz Abu Sarah’s Limmud Conference Talk is Available Online

This past winter, MEJDI Co-Founder Aziz Abu Sarah spoke at 18x18 ChaiPowered's Limmud Conference in Warwick, UK. In this talk, Aziz discusses how travel can change the world.

MEJDI Tours E-Brochure for Universities

Our TED Talk: For more information.... Interested in learning more about our university travel services? Curious to see some of our university clients? Want to read some testimonials? Ready to start planning your field experience/study…

The Future of Tourism

Their goal was to create a new kind of tour company that uses tourism as an opportunity to encourage tolerance and cross cultural understanding by introducing tourists to the local people, sharing their traditions and teaching the multiple narratives and viewpoints that make up any nation.

Traveling to Change the World

Tourism is here seen as awareness tool of reconciliation or education. This shows incredible potential.