A Great Miracle Happened (W)here – Eleasa
INCOMPLETE WORK This series about the battles of Hanukkah is ending; today is the 8th and last day of the holiday and this will be…
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A Great Miracle Happened (W)here? – Adasa
JEWISH AMERICAN OR AMERICAN JEW? With recent tragedies in Jewish communities around the world, this question of Jewish identity is very current. These same themes…
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A Great Miracle Happened (W)here? – Capharsalma
THE TRAP After the turmoil in the Seleucid government settles down, focus is again returned to Judea. The new emperor, Demetrius I, who lied and…
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A Great Miracle Happened (W)here? – Emmaus
DAVID VS. GOLIATH When we arrive at the third battle, there is a paradigm shift. Josephus and I Maccabees, which gave only a few sentences…
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A Great Miracle Happened (W)here? – Beit Horon Ascent
MAKE ME FAMOUS The second battle of Judah Maccabeus which occurred less than a year after the first battle is spearheaded by an ambitious fellow -…
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Maale Akrabim – a Street Named After a Road
In my neighborhood in Beer Sheva, the streets are named after the Negev region of Israel. Places, people and animals are prominent and serve as…
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Pilgrims Progress in Ramle
Today took me to Ramle to celebrate the 1300th birthday of the only city founded by the Moslems in the land of Israel until the…
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…
