Complex
I am back from my Winter Birthright trip with OU-92, my first winter trip. The closing ceremony was rushed and I didn't really have a…
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Do You Diguette?
I went to the Negev yesterday with a few colleagues and I got into a discussion with Shany about the JNF (Jewish National Fund) plantings…
Miracle on Hilltop 219
Now that I am looking at the end of Hanukkah, I want to ask myself if there is something that I have learned. Thank G-d,…
Life and Death of Yehuda Maccabee
Before Hanukkah vacation, time for another Places in Your Neighborhood tour. Our second trip this year takes us to the nearby Maccabee sites. The place names…
Mission Statement
I am currently enrolled in a course for sharpening skills as a Birthright Tour Educator. Today we were assigned homework to write a "Mission Statement"…
A Castle of Wonderous Beauty
Last week's Places in Your Neighborhood trip took me (again) to the Rosh HaAyin area. The sites are fabulous and I don't get tired of exploring them and…
Home is Where the Heart Is
They say that Home is Where the Heart Is. It is amazing what one can learn about a communty and its residents from the homes…
Some Things Never Change
Some things never change. (OK, I know that never is a long time, but in historic time, topography/geology doesn't change.) Routes that develop naturally (through usage and…
What’s it 444?
Now that the holidays of Tishrei are behind us, time for another season of Places in Your Neighborhood. This year, our trips will include places…
You Can’t Take it With You
In honor of the start of October and spooky Halloween stories, I have a post about cemeteries - and not just any cemetery, but the…
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