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Posted on January 14, 2021

Some Like it Hot – Hamat Tiberias

When winter is returning and the days are getting colder, I remember fondly the warmth of summer. I like it hot and I'm not alone.…

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Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

Peaceful Transfer of Power

Today, what's on everyone's mind is the transfer of power. How this has happened in the past is a topic which interests me greatly (see…

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Posted on August 27, 2020July 9, 2020

Where There is a Church, There is History

About 1500 years before the first archaeologist took up his spade to look for the past in the ground, Byzantines started identifying historic sites. Bibles…

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Posted on June 25, 2020June 17, 2020

One Fish, Two Fish, Five Loaves, Fat Fish

Fish form a central place in life around the Sea of Galilee. Israel's only large scale source of fresh water has long been a magnet…

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Posted on March 13, 2020March 8, 2020

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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Posted on September 10, 2017

Worms to Words

Silk is one of the most desirable fabrics. Ever since the Chinese discovered the strength, sheen and malleability of silk threads in the 4th millennium…

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Posted on August 13, 2017

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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