Steve Rubin is a journalist and licensed tour guide, born and raised in Philadelphia who moved to Israel in 2006.   After serving in the IDF as a Combat Soldier in an Infantry Brigade, he earned an M.A. from Tel Aviv University in Diplomacy and Middle East Studies and worked as a Research Assistant in the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament.  He has lived in Spain and New Zealand. Hie focuses on adventure and culinary experiences as a means of introducing travelers to Israeli and Middle Eastern cultures. Rubin currently lives in Rehovot, Israel.