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…
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…
Three Boys
In my family, we hitchhike. In my family, we pick up hitchhikers. We ask for and receive help from random people we meet. We belong…
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…
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." …
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…
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…
Good News!
"Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much…
Please Pass the Eggplant
Eggplants have been a part of the diet in Israel for a long time, but they are not indigenous to this part of the world. …
Beautiful Be’eri Badlands
Maybe because I grew up some years in South Dakota, I am attracted to places which call themselves "Badlands". A few weeks ago on a…
Israel by Leiah 