Visions of Israel

Very educational

This is so unique and informative. I have watched it twice! I highly recommend!

I've been buying all kinds of books and movies about Israel to prepare myself for an upcoming first-time visit there. I hesitated to buy this one because I thought it would be difficult to see the 'real' Israel if all the footage is from the view of a helicoptor. I didn't want just a fly-over. After reading the previous reviews I did buy it, and I'm so glad I did!Visions of Israel managed to provide an enormous range of the country and people by air and on the ground. It covered more than I would have thought possible. I was able to get a better understanding of where sites are located related to other sites.The bottom line is this. I 'know' Israel better after having watched Visions of Israel.After enjoying this one, I bought Visions of New York City. I am scheduled to travel through there very briefly on my way to Israel. I want to be familiar enough with what is there so I'll be able to know exactly what I want to see during my time there.UPDATE: I thought I had lost my copy of this DVD and I enjoyed it so much that I was planning on buying another one. However, I found it and watched it again last night, enjoying it even more than before, 'pausing' it a number of times to enjoy parts of it when I just wanted more time to enjoy it. Excellent job, Visions!

Like the whole Vsions series this was a great video production. I was just a little disappointed because I was expecting more in the way of Holy Land visits. There are some but not what I was expecting. It says "Israel" and that is what you see and very good shots of the major cities. It is one you may look at over and over but I felt it cover areas I was not that interested in. I will be looking for another dvd with more Holy Land oriented scenes which I will watch more often.

Very good DVD. I teach religious ed classes at my church for middle school and plan to show this to the students next year. I like the aerial view with the name of the location coming up on screen and the narrator giving you information. Covers a lot of locations. I hope by giving the kids visuals it will bring their bible learning more to life and make it more meaningful to them. This year I used the DVD Where Jesus Walked by Readers Digest and that was very good and well received by the kids.

I was looking for a DVD that would show modern-day Israel, instead of just showing deserts and the ruins of ancient cities -- so I bought this DVD to show to resident's of a local Senior Center. While the scenes of Israel are magnificent, and the background music adds a nice ambiance, the music is - at times - so loud you can hardly focus on what is being shown.

This is a beautiful video. Itzhak Pearlman does a great job of narrating. I plan to get a copy as a gift for my son who has visited Israel and backpacked around the country.

Thes "Visions" DVDs are always terrific. I wish this one came in Blu-Ray, but the DVD has very good video quality. The photography is pectacular, and the accompanying music is delightful.Violinist Itzhak Perlman narrates, and he always sounds like a wise, old friend.