Wow! Ashkelon
It's hard to get a "Wow!" out of my kids. One of the detrimental aspects of being a child of a tour guide is that…
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…
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…
The Most Daring Thing
"My servant, Moses, is dead. Prepare to cross the Jordan, together with all this people, into the land that I am giving to Bnei Israel." …
Iced Tea
This morning I noticed a cup which I hardly ever use on my kitchen counter. There is nothing outwardly special about this cup. It is one…
It’s Magic!
Caves are magical. Caves provide us with an "ultrasound" of sorts into the earth's interior. Caves also provide shelter to many unique plant and animal…
Do You Diguette?
I went to the Negev yesterday with a few colleagues and I got into a discussion with Shany about the JNF (Jewish National Fund) plantings…
Tell Me a Story….
Being a tour guide is not only amassing facts and understanding the history, science, topography and ideas of a place, it is also about being…
Zevitan Hike
This week school will start for Gideon and Hill. We spent last week squeezing the last bits out of summer while trying to prepare for…
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice
Last week I took a group to hike in Lower Nahal Og. I had done the hike about 4-5 years ago when I started hiking with Yossie. The…
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