Dead Sea Dead
As I was researching an oft asked question about placing stones on Jewish graves, I stumbled on a connection to one of my favorite sites, Qumran.…
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Take Out the Trash, Please
As much as anything else, the production of trash marks human lives. What we dump in the trash tells quite a lot about who we…
Board Crusaders
"I'm bored," is a phrase uttered by children and a thorn in the side of many overwhelmed parents. How can children be bored when there…
Looting Masada
One of my favorite sites is Masada. The drama of the story and the messages coupled with the extensive archaeological finds and the desert landscape…
Chalcolithic Climate Changes
Climate change is a hot topic today. How is man impacting his environment and what can we expect in the future if the current trends…
2% Cave Men
Israel has always been a bridge between cultures. Its unique location between Europe, Africa and Asia positioned it at the center of transportation and exchange…
Running Away, But Not Too Far Away
The Dead Sea as a center of refuge was the topic of my oral licensing exam to become a tour guide and continues to fascinate…
Holey Walls
One of the most beautiful attributes of Jerusalem is the use of stones in building. Because stones are natural, the variance in the facings leads…
Deathly Trade Routes
We imaging that we are sophisticated and yet the more we look into the past, the humbler we become. Technologies, trade and ideas in the…
el-Muqaddasi’s Jerusalem
In Israel, although peoples come and go, place names often remain. In the push to connect the present to the past, written and oral names…
Israel by Leiah 