Bedouins and Tourism
Bedouins of the Negev are an interesting part of the Israeli landscape. Their culture and their way of life make them a curiosity for all…
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Jonah and the Whale
Yom Kippur is one of the central holidays of the Jewish people and during that day the book of Jonah is read in its entirety. …
Turtle Soup
Turtles are one of the first wild creatures to which kids have a connection. It is a wild animal that moves slowly enough on land…
King Solomon’s Mines?
One of the hot debates in Israel's archaeological community is on the extent of the Jewish kingdom during the time of Kings David and Solomon…
Worms to Words
Silk is one of the most desirable fabrics. Ever since the Chinese discovered the strength, sheen and malleability of silk threads in the 4th millennium…
Beit Shearim – A Gated Community?
If you forced me to pick my favorite spots in Israel, Beit Shearim would be up near the top. So I am always happy to…
Enough Booze to Hydrate an Army
As the Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShana approaches, and families get ready for three days of eat, sleep, pray, we will start to hear the…
Qumran: Things that Don’t Exist
Sometimes your story needs updating. I used to stand at Qumran and look at the caves in the rock escarpment facing the Dead Sea and…
Ideal Family
One of my favorite families in the history of the land of Israel in the early 1900s is the Bentwich family. Herbert and Susanna, their…
Horned Home Security
Judaism and representative art have had an uncomfortable history. In the Bible, one of the Ten Commandments is not to make any graven image as…
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