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Posted on December 10, 2018December 10, 2018

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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Posted on December 9, 2018

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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Posted on December 8, 2018December 8, 2018

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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Posted on December 4, 2018

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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Posted on December 3, 2018

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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Posted on November 23, 2018

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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Posted on November 23, 2016November 23, 2016

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…

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Posted on September 17, 2014November 29, 2018

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…

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