Masada in Tel Aviv
Could it be that only yesterday, I climbed Masada, Huffing and puffing to reach the top, To tell the timeless story To look out on…
Red South – Gerar Stream
When thinking of the return to Israel, one does not automatically think of the Negev. Return to Zion through the centuries centered on return to…
Red South – Besor Stream National Park
This week I went to Besor Stream National park in search of red flowers as part of the Red South February festival. It's a national…
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…
Bedouin – “Po” in the Negev
Part of a Series – Hanukkah 2020 – Nes Gadol Haya Po – Be'er Sheva and the NegevI've chosen to focus in the last section…
Halutza in Be’er Sheva – Haya in the Negev
Part of a Series – Hanukkah 2020 – Nes Gadol Haya Po – Be'er Sheva and the Negev Sitting at the confluence of Nahal Besor…
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David Tuviyahu – Gadol of Beer Sheva
Part of a Series - Hanukkah 2020 - Nes Gadol Haya Po - Beer Sheva and the Negev I love the story of David Tuviyahu.…
Lahav Forest – Nes in the Negev
Part of a Series - Hanukkah 2020 - Nes Gadol Haya Po - Beer Sheva and the Negev People tend to think of Israel as…
Hanukkah 2020
When I first conceived this series for the holiday of Hanukkah, I wanted to focus on the Negev and Beer Sheva. Problem is, no part…
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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