Spell of the Dead Sea
I just returned from a trip to the Dead Sea - one of my favorite places. Like for many travelers, the Dead Sea has me…
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Maale Akrabim – a Street Named After a Road
In my neighborhood in Beer Sheva, the streets are named after the Negev region of Israel. Places, people and animals are prominent and serve as…
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Goodwill Towards Men
Alexander Yannai, Jewish king, creator of an empire unrivaled since the time of King Solomon, is a colorful figure in Jewish history. The third son…
Southern Expectations
15 seconds. That's how long it took me to find my phone in my purse and check where the latest siren went off. My phone…
Right in Front of Your Eyes
How many times have you been looking for something only to find it right in front of your eyes? In St. Catherine's Monastery in the…
Four Words
History is made of up "his story". Indeed, what we leave to future generations is only our stories. These stories are made up of our…
Taking on the Swamp
Malaria, as much as government policy, kept the Land of Israel vacant. In 1902, a report on the distribution of the Anopheles mosquito and malaria…
Change is Hard
Historical facts are presented as hard fast numbers. Historical periods start and end on particular dates as marked by large scale changes in sovereignty or…
I Came, I Saw, I Conquered
Israel has seen its share of conquerors. History here is littered with a list of one power after another coming in and wresting control, usually…
Flour and Torah
In a recent article in Segula Magazine about Jews living in Beit Shean (Beisan) before the Independence War, the subject of Jews living in mainly…
