Olim L’Har Hertzl
As we go through the season of the counting of the Omer, there are several Holidays/Remembrance days that are celebrated. We feel the depths of…
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It’s Magic!
Caves are magical. Caves provide us with an "ultrasound" of sorts into the earth's interior. Caves also provide shelter to many unique plant and animal…
Red-Dead
"To whom it may concern, Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program - Invitation to public meetings" Thus read my invitation to presentation of findings on the…
Follow the (Yellow Brick) Road
Randomly stormy weather is marking the end of our winter here in Israel. Thankfully, I left real tornado country behind in South Dakota, but Israel's…
Bringing Sites to People
One thing that you learn in the Tour Guide course is where things are. We all dutifully write down exact directions on how to get…
Life and Death of Yehuda Maccabee
Before Hanukkah vacation, time for another Places in Your Neighborhood tour. Our second trip this year takes us to the nearby Maccabee sites. The place names…
A Castle of Wonderous Beauty
Last week's Places in Your Neighborhood trip took me (again) to the Rosh HaAyin area. The sites are fabulous and I don't get tired of exploring them and…
Home is Where the Heart Is
They say that Home is Where the Heart Is. It is amazing what one can learn about a communty and its residents from the homes…
Some Things Never Change
Some things never change. (OK, I know that never is a long time, but in historic time, topography/geology doesn't change.) Routes that develop naturally (through usage and…
What’s it 444?
Now that the holidays of Tishrei are behind us, time for another season of Places in Your Neighborhood. This year, our trips will include places…
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