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Posted on October 15, 2020October 1, 2020

House of Bones

I went to school to learn philosophy and I work as a tour guide. It may seem as though these two fields are totally unrelated;…

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Posted on April 1, 2020March 24, 2020

Pisa in Jerusalem

I work for the Tower of David. I guide there, and translate materials for them, so I am interested in everything surrounding the Citadel and…

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Posted on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019

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…

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Posted on August 6, 2017August 6, 2017

Hole in the Wall

The gates of Jerusalem's Old City are not only ways to get inside the city. Each one is a site with a history of its…

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Posted on July 20, 2017July 20, 2017

The Golden Age of Tzfat

When one visits Tzfat (Safed) today, one tends to focus on the spiritual, kabbalistic aspects of the city. Perhaps a side note or two will…

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Posted on July 18, 2017

Fundamentals in Hebron

Ownership and control of holy places is very much in the news these days in Israel.  Whether from committees sitting thousands of miles away or…

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Posted on January 30, 2017

Board Crusaders

"I'm bored," is a phrase uttered by children and a thorn in the side of many overwhelmed parents.  How can children be bored when there…

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Posted on November 24, 2016November 24, 2016

Crusader Mom

History tends to be his-story; but every once in a while, in the annals of history you come upon her-story.  One such maker of her-story…

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Posted on March 2, 2015March 2, 2015

Traditional Location

It spoke to me.  It yelled at me, so several weeks ago at the Gofna Archaeology conference across the street from my house, I bought…

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Posted on September 17, 2014November 29, 2018

On the Road Again

One topic which fascinates me is the  development of roads as a mirror of human settlement.  I recently spoke at the 50th anniversary of Moshav…

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