God and Copper
Where did God come from? We humans want to know the origin of everything in the world. The inquisitive mind keeps us asking. And as…
Moses and the Exodus
The main story of the Passover holiday is the Exodus from Egypt under the leadership of Moses. As Jews, this is a seminal event that…
Pisa in Jerusalem
I work for the Tower of David. I guide there, and translate materials for them, so I am interested in everything surrounding the Citadel and…
Returning to Her Home
The Biblical text is filled with stories about men's lives. The women who are prominent in the Bible draw notoriety from their scarcity. Their role…
A Commander of Mules and Men
World War I (the Great War) changed so much in the world, ushering us into the "modern age". Because of the atrocities of World War…
Reading and ‘Riting on the Golan Heights
I grew up with RIF (Reading is FUNdamental) in school and television ads. Literacy is more than just being able to read, though; writing is…
Dating in Beer Sheva
Beer Sheva is mentioned in the biblical text 30 times. Many of those mentions are part of important biblical narratives such as the story of…
What’s New about a Mosque in Rahat?
As a resident of the Negev in the south of Israel, discoveries here especially interest me. This last year, one of the earliest mosques in…
Water in the Bank
Israel is bordered on the east and west by bodies of water. On the west, the Mediterranean laps at miles and miles of beautiful beaches.…
Like Clay in the Hands of the Potter
One of the most compelling piyyutim poems in the Yom Kippur prayers (piyyut here) compares the relationship between Man and God through metaphors centering around…
