Counting the Days
"Blessed are you, God, our God, King of the world, who has commanded us to count the Omer. Today is the 25th day of the…
"Blessed are you, God, our God, King of the world, who has commanded us to count the Omer. Today is the 25th day of the…
This year the calendar for Passover comes out very unusually. The night for the Passover Seder, the festive meal eaten to commemorate being liberated from…
In the days before Corona, I went on an overcast winter's day on a tour with other guides and the education department of the Tower…
In diplomacy and in business, long term leases are often the closest thing to outright sale. In Israel, for example, much of the land is…
I'm always inspired with Ben Gurion's vision of the Negev desert and its importance to the Jewish people. In contrast to other Ancient Near East…
Our ideals lead to dreams and actions, but not always to actualization. Israel Beck was born in Bardichev, Ukraine in 1797. He moved to Israel…
Archaeology is, in many ways, the guide book for leaving home. As the song reminds me, "There must be 50 ways to leave your lover,"…
I always enjoyed learning how things work. Especially things we take for granted. There is that great TV show that takes us inside factories to…
Today, Israel and the Jewish people lost a great leader, Rav Ovadia Yosef. Rav Ovadia was a child prodigy, publishing his first commentary on the…
"To whom it may concern, Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program - Invitation to public meetings" Thus read my invitation to presentation of findings on the…