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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The Making of a Zionist
I recently attended the screening of a movie which highlighted an interview in English with David BenGurion. Interwoven with the interview are video clips and…
Hole in the Wall
The gates of Jerusalem's Old City are not only ways to get inside the city. Each one is a site with a history of its…
Neglect at the Spring
I write so often of settlement - studying settlement and learning about the past, but we forget that settlement is also destructive. A place which…
History Set in Stone
Geology tends to be one of those subject you need to learn for the Tour Guide test, but which everyone dreads. Rocks were formed over…
The Golden Age of Tzfat
When one visits Tzfat (Safed) today, one tends to focus on the spiritual, kabbalistic aspects of the city. Perhaps a side note or two will…
Discovering Gamla
Archaeology is a young science. Three hundred years ago no one cared about digging up, studying and preserving the past. The material remains of the…
Fundamentals in Hebron
Ownership and control of holy places is very much in the news these days in Israel. Whether from committees sitting thousands of miles away or…
Which Way to St. Stephen’s Gate?
Getting directions in Jerusalem can be confusing. So many place names are similar, and the same place can be known by many names. This is…
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.…
