Red South – Pura Nature Reserve
It's been hard for me recently during the lockdown to write about places I can't even dream of visiting. But now, with the end of…
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…
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…
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…
Follow the (Yellow Brick) Road
Randomly stormy weather is marking the end of our winter here in Israel. Thankfully, I left real tornado country behind in South Dakota, but Israel's…
Miracle on Hilltop 219
Now that I am looking at the end of Hanukkah, I want to ask myself if there is something that I have learned. Thank G-d,…
The Buck Stops Here
My most recent Places in Your Neighborhood trip took me to Ashdod. Ashdod has a few really nice sites from several periods of history but…
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