Good Name and Good Oil
A Good Name is better than Good Oil - Ecclesiastes 7:1 During the holiday of Hanukkah, much of the ritual surrounds oil. The menorah, which…
Living in Tents
We approach the season of Sukkot, when Jews are commanded to live in tents to remember the 40 years of living in the desert before…
Ben Gurion and Shimon
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…
God and Copper
Where did God come from? We humans want to know the origin of everything in the world. The inquisitive mind keeps us asking. And as…
Returning to Her Home
The Biblical text is filled with stories about men's lives. The women who are prominent in the Bible draw notoriety from their scarcity. Their role…
A Great Miracle Happened (W)here? – Emmaus
DAVID VS. GOLIATH When we arrive at the third battle, there is a paradigm shift. Josephus and I Maccabees, which gave only a few sentences…
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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…
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…
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…
Horned Home Security
Judaism and representative art have had an uncomfortable history. In the Bible, one of the Ten Commandments is not to make any graven image as…
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