Date palms of Mevuot Yericho, grow in the rain shadow of the mountains of the Judean desert When we received the announcements of tours…
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Avshalom’s Tomb in the Kidron Valley
Avshalom’s Tomb stands out, separate from the Mount of Olives bedrock in the Kidron Valley From the road on the east side of the…
Solving a Second Temple Puzzle
Frankie Snyder with proposed reconstructions of floor tiles from Second Temple Frankie Snyder is not an archeologist. “They won’t let me use the title,”…
Kaytana Savta Keeps Grandparents Busy
August is the end of the summer, the last month of Hofesh hagadol, the big vacation. Even the Yeshivas with eleven-month academic years give…
Exploring Nachlaot, Jerusalem
Taking a selfie of a selfie in Nachlaot, Jerusalem Eden and Askadar, the Ethiopian girls I tutor, were reviewing their list of new English…
Gamla–One of Israel’s Oldest Synagogues
Approaching Gamla from the east you can see the camel-like shape of the mountain from above. The Golan today is heavily agricultural, covered with…
Climbing the Temple Steps
The southern wall of the Temple Mount–Har Habayit. The triple Hulda Gates that led up to the Temple Mount Plaza are in the center.…
Visiting King Hussein’s Palace
King Hussein’s palace on Tell al-Ful, Jerusalem The first time I saw King Hussein’s summer palace, I was on a tour bus heading north.…
Golan Synagogue: Majduliya
Archaeologist Michael Osband explains his findings at Majduliya in the Golan About thirty-five of us followed the archaeologist down a dirt track across the…
Negev Ostrich Farm
Tsofia van Grevenbroek shows off some eggs laid by the ostriches at her farm in the Western Negev. An ostrich farm in Israel? Sounds about…