Direct flights from San Francisco to Israel .

Tourism to Israel is at record levels.  The tiny state- the size of New Jersey- entertained over 4 million visitors last year.  To accommodate this huge demand, airports across the globe are adding more flights to Israel.

Check out this beauty, courtesy of El Al:

The El Al dreamline is adorned with pictures of the Golden Gate bridge, and San Francisco's iconic cable cars. The artwork is by illustrator Shay Vadel and Amir Assayag. Its maiden flight will be May 13.

If you hurry.....

h/t  From San Francisco to Tel Aviv in style meet the new Haifa dreamliner

Its easier than ever to visit Israel

Tourists from across the globe of flocking to Israel (Can you say BDS fail?  I think you can). In 2017, a record 3.6 million visitors came to Israel for the sun, the surf, the food and the history, a 25 percent increase over 2016. Hotels have been unable to keep up with the record number of visitors. 

If you live in the Bay area, a trip to Israel just got easier. El Al has announced direct flights from SFO, beginning in September.  El Al will be joining United Airlines which began the non-stop service in 2016.

The SFO to Tel Aviv route will be flown three times a week on their new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

OMG! Jews in Montana

You might have heard about the El Al jet forced to make an emergency landing in Montana, but you may not have heard the whole story.

Engine trouble forced the Boeing 777,  El Al flight 5 on its way from Tel Aviv to Los Angeles to make an emergency stop in Billings Montana 6 a.m. on Sunday morning.

The 300 passengers were stranded for hours, awaiting a new plane, flying in from New Jersey.

Word traveled fast among the 1300 member Jewish community of Montana, and they mobilized to help

From Chabad:

Hillel Fuld of Beit Shemesh, Israel, says that somehow, Rabbi Chaim and Chavie Bruk—co-directors of Chabad-Lubavitch of Montana in Bozeman—got news of the situation and set about immediately to offer assistance. With her three young children in tow, Chavie Bruk drove a car full of kosher food 150 miles to Billings Logan International Airport, where passengers had been waiting for nearly 10 hours.

“She showed up and instantly put a smile on hundreds of faces. She did it with utter grace and never stopped smiling for a second,” says Fuld, 37, who works in technology. “Based on the constant smile on her face, she is happier to be here than we are to have her here. It was a tremendous kiddush Hashem—amazing and inspiring!”

Fuld, who is traveling with his wife and 11-year-old son to Los Angeles, enjoyed kosher bagels, cold cuts, chips and cake. Heaps of hummus, fresh fruit and other goods were also available.

The well fed passengers finally made it to Los Angeles by 4:45.

Kol yisrael arevim zeh bazeh. All of Israel is responsible for one another. 

Thank you, Billings for the hamish welcome.

Jet Blue and El Al. Together at last

The BDS ' holes must be feeling  rather blue right about now.  Their efforts to isolate Israel are falling flat.

El Al, Israel's national airlines has proudly announced its new partnership with JetBlue Airways, offering direct flights from 38 US cities. All three local airports will be served- San Jose, Oakland and San  Francisco.

Luggage will automatically be transferred between the JetBlue and EL AL flights. El Al's  Matmid frequent flyer points will be earned on the JetBlue domestic flights and passengers only need to purchase one ticket through one transaction for travel between their home city and Israel 

Book today on http://www.elal.com/, or by calling 800-223-6700 or any agent