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…
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…
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…
Today, I went to Sebastia National Park for my continuing education credits to renew my Tour Guide License. Unlike other national parks in Israel, Sebastia…
In this week's Torah reading, we have one of the examples in the Pentateuch of stories which happen in the land of Israel. Jacob and…
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…
While taking a walk along the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, a rectangular area with 2 stone markers rests in Clore Garden. This is the…
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 is the stage for the Biblical pageant. The Bible - with all its clues about the topography, with all its knowledge of the flora…
Who is buried in King David's tomb? Could it possibly be King David? Going back to the first instance the place is mentioned in the Torah,…
Moving is traumatic. One of the techniques for softening the transition is bringing reminders of your past home, to make your surroundings more familiar and…