Old Hevron. Ma’arat HaMachpela (the Cave of the Patriarchs) is the large rectangular structure in the middle. Every time I start to think I’m…
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Understanding Water and Water Bills
One of the secondary water clarifiers at the Shafdan water reclamation plant near Ashkelon. Our first water bill was a complete mystery. With the…
Yakov’s First Tefillin
Daniel & Yakov saying the morning prayers the first day Yakov put on tefillin When Yakov, our older grandson, turns thirteen later this week,…
Following Pilgrims’ Route to the Temple Mount
Nahshon Szanton points out route of Roman road from Pool of Shiloach (Siloam) to Temple Mount. The “Tours with the Investigator” follow a set…
Touring Sha’are Hesed with the First Grade
Etrog School first grade girls in front of Agam sculpture in Sha’are Hesed, Jerusalem. Marah Chanah is the one who isn’t eating a red…
Fighting for Kibbutz Yad Mordechai
Reconstruction of the battle for Yad Mordechai In 1948, the Egyptians thought it would be easy. The British were leaving the Palestinian Mandate in…
Mysteries of Susya
Byzantine era synagogue in Susya –wood roof modern addition to protect what remains After the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE, the Roman…
The Synagogue by the Hot Springs
Symbols of the Temple depicted in the mosaic floor of the 4th century CE synagogue at Hamat Tveriya, just south of modern Tiberius. Steam…
The Sages of the Mishna at Beit Shearim
The entrance courtyard to the cave at Beit Shearim in which Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi is buried When Uri Savir was growing up in the…
The Jordan River at Qasr al Yahud
Baptism in the Jordan River at Qasr-al-Yahud, where Joshua led the Children of Israel into Eretz Israel If you’ve ever listened to how the…