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Posted on March 18, 2021March 14, 2021

A Date for Passover

This year the calendar for Passover comes out very unusually. The night for the Passover Seder, the festive meal eaten to commemorate being liberated from…

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Posted on December 31, 2020

Dead Sea Scrolls and the Beginnings of Christianity

At this time of year, Jesus' birth is celebrated around the world by Christians.  His birth is part of the legacy which would result in…

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Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

Herod and Judaism

Herod's relationship with Judaism comes under question very often. Was the 1st century BCE King of Judea Jewish? We need to remember that applying modern…

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Posted on July 16, 2020June 29, 2020

Battle Hymn

In our current world, where conflict is at the forefront, it's interesting to see how battles are depicted in the past. In the United States,…

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Posted on July 9, 2020June 16, 2020

The Kitos War

In the history of Jerusalem, the events surrounding the Bar Cochva revolt provide one of the saddest chapters. The grassroots, guerrilla war waged by Jews…

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Posted on June 4, 2020May 14, 2020

Wine Festival in Qumran

We have just finished the counting of the Omer - 49 days between the bringing of the barley harvest starting on the day after the…

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Posted on May 13, 2020April 29, 2020

Beer Sheva (Ancient) Art Scene

One of the difficulties in Israel is how to preserve the past while providing for the  future. Because of the extensive archaeological record in Israel,…

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Posted on August 19, 2019

Dead Sea Dead – A New Twist

The Dead Sea is one of my favorite places, perhaps because of its other-worldly feel. The entire area is full of surprises and mysteries. On…

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Posted on November 18, 2018November 18, 2018

Goodwill Towards Men

Alexander Yannai, Jewish king, creator of an empire unrivaled since the time of King Solomon, is a colorful figure in Jewish history. The third son…

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Posted on November 7, 2018

Four Words

History is made of up "his story". Indeed, what we leave to future generations is only our stories. These stories are made up of our…

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