Reading and ‘Riting on the Golan Heights
I grew up with RIF (Reading is FUNdamental) in school and television ads. Literacy is more than just being able to read, though; writing is…
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Dating in Beer Sheva
Beer Sheva is mentioned in the biblical text 30 times. Many of those mentions are part of important biblical narratives such as the story of…
What’s New about a Mosque in Rahat?
As a resident of the Negev in the south of Israel, discoveries here especially interest me. This last year, one of the earliest mosques in…
Water in the Bank
Israel is bordered on the east and west by bodies of water. On the west, the Mediterranean laps at miles and miles of beautiful beaches.…
Like Clay in the Hands of the Potter
One of the most compelling piyyutim poems in the Yom Kippur prayers (piyyut here) compares the relationship between Man and God through metaphors centering around…
Happy Birthday, Man!
Earlier this week we celebrated Rosh HaShana - the Jewish New Year - which marks the creation of man by God at the culmination of…
Dead Sea Dead – A New Twist
The Dead Sea is one of my favorite places, perhaps because of its other-worldly feel. The entire area is full of surprises and mysteries. On…
Today, I am Israeli
Today, I am Israeli. It's a weird feeling that creeps up on me during this time of year. The time of year when we mark,…
Path and Passion
As we come up to Easter week, the Old City of Jerusalem becomes more and more crowded. Many of the Catholic Christian pilgrims remember Jesus's…
Canine Archaeologist
Dogs and archaeologists have one thing in common - they both like to dig. Many teams of archaeologists came in the 19th century searching for…
