Arie Bar David is the most sought after Bible scholar and tour guide in Israel. Born in Israel to Jewish believers, his father is known as a pioneer of the Messianic community in the land before it became a nation in 1948.

In his youth, he studied music and went on to play double bass for the Jerusalem symphony, a role that offered him the opportunity to travel the world for music. During the Six Day and Yom Kippur wars, Arie served as a paratrooper commander for the IDF. In the mid 1970’s, he left his musical career and moved, along with his family, to moshav Yad Hashmona, a small kibbutz in the Judean Hills. For over 20 years, he served as the moshav’s head carpenter. During this time, he facilitated numerous youth camps, with an emphasis on Bible teaching. Eventually, he began guiding full time for groups from all around the world.  Today, he operates his own tour agency, Bar David Tourism, which specializes in study tours, seminars, and other in-depth Biblical teaching. He is a gifted Bible teacher and dedicates his time to his guides, congregation, and other pastors and leaders in Israel and abroad.

He and his wife, Esther, live at Yad Hashmona. They have four children and twelve grandchildren. 

Born in Tel Aviv in 1980, Jonathan Bar David is the fourth child (out of six) to one of the first Messianic Jewish families in Israel. He grew up at Yad Hashmona and graduated from high school with emphases in Environmental studies, Biology, Agriculture, and English.

Jonathan joined the IDF in 1998 following his high school graduation and served as a paratrooper with the 101 Airborne Brigade for four years. In his second year of service, he became an Army officer. Having completed his mandatory service with the Army, he transferred to the Reserve Forces where he is still in command as an Airborne Major.

In 2007, Jonathan completed his tour guide training and was certified by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. Shortly thereafter he earned his degree in Civil Engineering at Technion Institute of Technology and began working for Danya Cebus, one of Israel’s largest construction companies, as an engineering and project manager. One of his primary projects, the new control tower, can be seen at Ben Gurion Airport. In 2016, he oversaw the new residential building project at Yad Hashmona where he lives with his wife, Damaris, and their four children. 

Tsuriel Bar David is a third generation believer in Yeshua (Jesus) from an Israeli-Jewish family. At the age of four, he moved with his family to Yad Hashmona, a village of believers in the Judean Hills.

After graduating High School in 1995, Tsuriel completed his IDF training and was a member of the Special Forces unit. After three years of active service, he became a member of the Israeli Secret Service where he served in various assignments around the world. Following in the footsteps of his family, including his uncle, well-known Bible teacher and tour guide Arie Bar David, Tsuriel completed his Tour Guide training and was certified in 2007 by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. In 2013, he also assumed the position of General Manager of the Yad Hashmona Country Hotel, where he still serves while guiding study tours throughout the year. 

Additionally, Tsuriel serves as the leader and a Bible teacher of a local congregation of believers at Yad Hashmona. Many of his family members are a part of this growing community of believers, including his beautiful bride Anne and their six children.