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Testament Archaeology Book ProjectAfter years of guiding, teaching and collecting material about the New Testament and its archaeology, In 2007 I started creating an illustrative guide book that will provide the main information for every site and find mentioned in the New Testament. Find out more here |
Testimonials Here is a recent testimonial of a guest of Intercure, an Israeli high tech company: I want to thank you for a wonderfully enjoyable and intellectually rich tour through ancient Jerusalem on Saturday. It was truly one of the best tours I've experienced (and I've traveled all over the world). Much more on the testimonials page. |
Travel If you are planning to visit the Holy Land, you are welcome to contact me with a request for a specific itinerary; or allow me to suggest to you a schedule. Click here for some suggested destinations for a single day trip |
Archaeological Newsletters (Australia) Here you can see scans of my reports over the last decade to Diggings, a periodical devoted to Biblical Archaeology, published in Australia. |
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My Publications and Experience Being an archaeologist with over 15 years of experience of guiding tours, lecturing, writing, and consulting, I can offer various services in the field: I am the guide of the main public relations office and the Institute of Advanced studies of the Hebrew University; I teach at the national tour guide course; I have a column in Australian periodical Diggings devoted to Biblical Archaeology and more... |
Articles These are links to a set of articles reporting on sites and artifacts related to the New Testament, as much as possible according to a Chronological order. They are all off-prints from DIGGINGS. |
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Photo and Video Gallery Visit my photo gallery to see highlights of my tours, as well as videos from around Israel |
Prices and Contact Find out prices for an archaeological tour, a lecture or consultation to production, as well as contact information. |
Testimonials
Danny: Thank you again for the fantastic day! You were excellent and we enjoyed ourselves very much. Can't wait to try the hummus place!!! Please let us know if your travels bring you to NY and we would be delighted to take you out in the US. Warmest Wishes, [I.L.] Managing Director Citi Private Bank
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Let me say to you and you may use this as a sincere testimonial: You Danny the Digger are an outstanding guide, educator, archeologist and political pundit providing exciting and most intelligent information to the visitor on events of the past, their impact on the Jewish world and our concerns with the future. I have been to Israel 100+ times but notwithstanding, one always learns particularly from people like you. Reiterated thanks Tom Hecht, Canada Former chairman of the Combined Jewish Appeal (CJA) |
Danny I just wanted to thank you for a great time we had with you. I already recommended you to everyone I know. I hope you get some business out of it. Next time you are in NYC let us know. I will guide you through the City nightlife if you want ☺ Arthur Jane Liliana, NYC |
John Stafford, Fromer CEO of Wyeth
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Josh Walden, Intel VP.
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John Mcdonald, Partner of "Revolution" UK chain bar.
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Prof. Jonathan Gross, Columbia University, Department of Mathematics.
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Shalom Danny, I would like to thank you for the excellent presentation last night on the History of Modi’in. I have been to several presentations about Modi’in, but learned more from you presentation than all the others put together. Please add me to your newsletter list – if it is in English. Toda Raba,
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Dear Danny Herman, Best Regards Ben Dor A.
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I went to the Temple Mount dig/sift site today with Danny Herman (www.dannythedigger.com) and I want to recommend him as a tour guide. His
knowledge of the archeology and history was spot on, his English is fluent,
and he's just an all-around nice guy. If you're looking for someone to
guide you through the various sites locally or nation-wide, call him!
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Dena Page, M.Ed., CBA
Certified Behaviour Analyst
054 812 5973
Certified Irlen Screener
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My family and I just went on a tiyul with Danny Herman, he is an excellent English speaking tour guide. He is professional and knowledgeable and everyone was satisfied. He is highly recommended. The following is his information, call soon he may get booked up.
Have a great trip!!
Jamie Steiner
Danny:
I want to thank you for a wonderfully enjoyable and intellectually rich tour through ancient Jerusalem on Saturday. It was truly one of the best tours I've experienced (and I've traveled all over the world). Your archeological and academic background and knowledge, cultural perspective and ability to weave history, personalities, fact and symbolism together into wonderful stories made it all come alive in a magical way.
I look forward to visiting Israel again in the coming year and having you introduce me to other parts of your wonderful country. I will certainly recommend you to colleagues and friends.
Warm regards,
Sue
Sue Denison
Managing Director, Media & Entertainment
Dear Danny,
I hope I will have the opportunity to see you at our graduation. If not, I would like to say, that it was a great pleasure, for me and Igor, to have you as a guide for this year. We are very grateful to you, for all the trips, funny days, for your smile and jokes, and making the trips not only informative, but also enjoyable! I hope to see you again sometime in the future. I wish you all the best! Igor is joining me in the wishes :)
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Best regards,
Victoria
International MPH Program
Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine
P.O. Box 12272
Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.
Rymland 2 ap.6 ,Hadassah Ein Kerem
Mob: (+972)528153796
Room: (+972)26446613
E-mail: victoria@condrat.net
Hi Danny
Thank you so much for the tour yesterday. Was simply superb!
Yours
Ofer.
Ofer Arad
VP Products InterCure Ltd.
6, Haba'al Shem-Tov Street, Lod, 71289 ISRAEL
Phone: +972-8-9212126 Fax: +972-8-9204001 Mobile: +972-54-6905690
Email: oarad@intercure.com Website: http://www.resperate.com
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To: Danny Herman
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 8:21 PM
Danny
I'd been looking forward to this trip for years; it wouldn't have been nearly the highlight it was w/o you, your knowledge, insight and friendship. I can't thank you enough for that..
Brit.
From: Henry Sherman
To: Danny Herman
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 10:10 PM Subject: Re: from Danny Herman
Dear Danny: Sorry to be so late in getting back to you.. Both Valerie and I were very happy to have become acquainted with you, however briefly, during our visit to Israel. You were a very thoughtful, informative and engaging guide and I would like to think that our time together was just the first step in what may become a friendship...
[from Henry and Valerie Sherman, FL. USA.]
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Hi Elizabeth,
Shalom from Israel!
I saw your post on the yahoo group.
As an event producer (www.simchamaker.com) I work a lot with a great tour guide, professional and a very nice person named Danny. (http://www.dannythedigger.com/ ) his knowledge and attitude is something great!
Visit his website ,use his services and believe me - you'll love him. My previous clients called me and thanked for using him as their tour guide while they visited Israel.
I wish you a great time in Israel.
All the best,
Adi
Adi Porat Tavor
Event Producer
March 8, 2009
12 Adar, 5769
To Whom it may concern:
I am pleased to furnish this testimonial to Danny Herman's abilities as a moreh derekh. In July, 2006, at the height of the Hizbollah missile campaign, Danny served as a private tour guide for a carload of my friends and family. From our base in Jerusalem, we went as far North as safety permitted, and Danny was able to suggest alternate routes, and to improvise parallel itineraries on short notice, so that we could take in a range of historical and contemporary-interest sites, as well as the archaeological and biblical points of interest.
Ultimately, our day included outdoor touring, Carmel, lunch with local Druze citizens, Megiddo, the Jezreel Valley, kibbutz beit alpha, the Jordan valley, and home, in one very full day of travel and learning. Danny filled the day with informative presentations, delivered in a genial manner that worked for all the members of our group, even though we were disparate in our own touring tastes. Danny was sensitive to the physical endurance limitations that some of our members needed to respect, while still giving the group as a whole a satisfyingly full day of touring and education.
I recommend his services wholeheartedly for the synagogue group I will be leading this coming October/November. While his certification is currently specific to archaeology, my experience is that he will be fully able to handle the range of explanations that our group will need, in order to have a meaningful tour.
Sincerely,
Rabbi Michael Panitz
Temple Israel of Norfolk, Va.
Danny
I was determined to explore some sites only with an archaeologist. After the first tour with you I knew you were knowledgeable, friendly, and willing to take the time necessary to get "real" information. The second time reinforced my impressions. Your knowledge of archaeology, history, geography and Biblical importance is remarkable!.
Use me as a reference any time.
Jay Palley.
20 April 2009
Subject: Danny Herman Archaeological Tours
To Whom It May Concern:
During a recent springtime visit to Israel, my traveling companions and I had the great fortune to discover “Danny the Digger’s” website and take full advantage of a few of his fantastic archaeological tours.
On our first adventure, we enjoyed a full day trip through the Judean desert, up along the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, with stops in Tiberias and Tzfat (Safed). Danny is extremely knowledgeable about archaeology, biblical history (new and old Testament), socio-demographic issues and political affairs. He provided fascinating commentary and information throughout the trip. My interests were equally focused on Israeli plants and animals and Danny was very cooperative about stopping so I could photograph plants or birds along the way. Although he said he didn’t know much about the local floral and faunal species, he often did.
Our second trip with Danny was a half day tour of the City of David and a few locations within Jerusalem (including the Mount of Olives). My friend and I had a marvelous time with Danny that day. The highlight of our trip was walking through Hezekiah’s Tunnel. Again, Danny showed us many wonderful things, was extremely accommodating and provided high quality commentary and information about the archaeological sites and Jerusalem as a whole.
Danny’s obvious love for Israel shines through his every word. Beyond the historical / archaeological / holy sites, Danny was more than willing to show us areas off the beaten path. He also introduced us to two fabulous restaurants, one outside of Tiberias and another in Jerusalem near Ben Yehuda Street. If we saw something of interest, Danny was always willing to take the time for a detour. We never felt rushed and were able to enjoy these very special places at our own pace.
I would highly recommend tours with Danny to all Holy Land visitors regardless of your area of interest. He greatly enriched our Israeli experience and was worth every sheckel!
Sincerely,
Hedy Levine
San Diego, California
Danny,
Thank you so much for a fantastic and interesting 2 days seeing some of the most incredible places in Israel and in history. Today at Herodium was unbelievable. We really appreciated your knowledge and insight.
Tom and Deborah
** For Hebrew testimonials and for a thank you letter from an elite IDF unit for helping to raise money to the unit, click here
