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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Stones and Bones
Some people's impression of Israel is Stones and Bones. And indeed, for a country which has built with stone for millenia, and who celebrates her…
Jonah and the Whale
Yom Kippur is one of the central holidays of the Jewish people and during that day the book of Jonah is read in its entirety. …
Turtle Soup
Turtles are one of the first wild creatures to which kids have a connection. It is a wild animal that moves slowly enough on land…
King Solomon’s Mines?
One of the hot debates in Israel's archaeological community is on the extent of the Jewish kingdom during the time of Kings David and Solomon…
