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Posted on December 1, 2021December 1, 2021

Salome Alexandra – Queen of Zion

We don't know much about Salome Alexandra's upbringing or family and yet she would rule Judea for almost a decade from 76 to 67 BCE.…

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Posted on September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Games in the Negev

My family is obsessive about playing games. As a little girl growing up in Minnesota, playing games with my grandparents and cousins was the activity…

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Posted on December 7, 2018

A Great Miracle Happened (W)here? – Beit Zecharia

FAILURE AND LOSS The fifth battle, the Battle of Beit Zecharia, is one that Judah Maccabeus does not win.  It took place between Beit Tzur…

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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 April 19, 2016April 19, 2016

Walking into the Abyss

Tomorrow morning, I awaken to walk into the abyss.  I know I'm being overly dramatic, but I am returning my rental car and beginning a…

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Posted on May 31, 2015May 31, 2015

TEDx Jerusalem Women?

On Friday I went to a taping of a TEDx Women's event in Jerusalem. I looked forward to the event for weeks, being a fan…

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Posted on April 21, 2015April 22, 2015

Memorial Day Sale

Memorial Day Sale!  Everything 25% off! This is how I viewed Memorial Day growing up.  Memorial Day was a day set aside by the US…

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Posted on April 16, 2015April 16, 2015

Sirens

Today, Israel stopped for 2 minutes for a siren.  Every year on Holocaust Remembrance Day, sirens sound at 10:00 a.m.  Cars on the roads pull…

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Posted on July 23, 2014July 23, 2014

Birthright to the Max

There have been posts on facebook about an article written recently laying at least some of the "blame" for Max Steinberg's death on the institution…

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Posted on July 22, 2014July 22, 2014

What Can You do with a Bed?

What can you do? What can you do? What can you do with a bed? Paint it red! Paint it red, yellow, blue And paint…

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