Tel Aviv Tours Podcast

Tomer Chelouche here, Tel Aviv tour guide since 2008. I started guiding tours in the city out of fascination with my family history. The Chelouche family was one of the founding families of Tel Aviv. My ancestors built this city - and I’m telling its story.

040 East Meets Middle East
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040 East Meets Middle East

Tel Aviv tour guide Tomer Chelouche // A second Japanese invasion of Tel Aviv is afoot, complete with ramen, shabu shabu, mochi and matcha

Kimuraya chain restaurant introduces Japan-loving locals to traditional cuisine as one city landmark turns into a matcha pop-up stand, making this city on the Mediterranean ever more similar to Tokyo • Trail of Independence audio tour recommendation • November 30th marks the day commemorating Jewish expulsion from muslim countries, contextualizing Israel's democratic character evident in the equal citizenship of its Arab minority

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035 Back to School
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035 Back to School

Tel Aviv tour guide Tomer Chelouche // Celebrating its 120th anniversary, the first school in Tel Aviv has shaped modern Israel

The pioneering educational institution nurtured generations of Israeli leaders from its original Jaffa location to its current campus and a thousand graduates came to partake in the celebrations • Trail of Independence audio tour recommendation • The Tel Aviv based Revolution Orchestra will play its “more Rock, less Baroque” interpretation of Bach’s music this November 2025 at the Tel Aviv Opera House and there are several more institutions that together make the city into a cultural hub

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029 Progress Report
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029 Progress Report

Tel Aviv tour guide Tomer Chelouche // From strip club to women’s empowerment center, an inspiring transformation presented at the UN

Tel Aviv's first-ever Voluntary Local Review reveals impressive municipal achievements in advancing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal • Trail of Independence audio tour recommendation • A pleasant walk through the city’s streets in the beginning of the fall season is also an architectural journey from Ottoman-era Jaffa to Tel Aviv’s contemporary skyscrapers

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