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Posted on December 14, 2016December 14, 2016

Winner Takes All History

Today, I went to Sebastia National Park for my continuing education credits to renew my Tour Guide License.  Unlike other national parks in Israel, Sebastia…

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Posted on February 2, 2015February 3, 2015

Forests and Trees

Today I went with a friend to see the new exhibit on Jewish life in Babylon between the First and Second Temple periods which is…

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Posted on January 6, 2015

Fun Sites

I surf and contribute to a lot of facebook groups, mostly having to do with Israel and touring in Israel.  And I am tired of…

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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 April 12, 2014April 12, 2014

Silence

We are coming up to the holiday of Passover.  And it occurs to me that my life over the last few years has a lot…

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Posted on February 6, 2014February 6, 2014

Yesterday’s Words

I had an interesting experience today.  On the urging of a fellow tour guide, Asaf and I went to a used book sale.  One of the used…

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Posted on November 10, 2013November 10, 2013

Two All-Beef Patties, Special Sauce

Last week I led a tour of the Beit Shemesh area. We visited the tomb of Dan (son of Jacob), Mony Winery, Tel Beit Shemesh…

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Posted on April 9, 2013April 9, 2013

Olim L’Har Hertzl

As we go through the season of the counting of the Omer, there are  several Holidays/Remembrance days that are celebrated.  We feel the depths of…

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Posted on January 25, 2013January 25, 2013

Bringing Sites to People

One thing that you learn in the Tour Guide course is where things are. We all dutifully write down exact directions on how to get…

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Posted on January 13, 2013

Complex

I am back from my Winter Birthright trip with OU-92, my first winter trip.  The closing ceremony was rushed and I didn't really have a…

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