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.…
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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…
Remembering 23,447: Yom Hazikaron
Yom Hazikaron ceremony of Noam School. The white-haired man walking in front of me put down his briefcase and stood at attention. The soldier…
The Ramchal Synagogue in Akko (Acre)
Portion of Torah written by Ramchal in pomegranate juice on gazelle skin parchment Eliyahu welcomed us to the Ramchal synagogue in Akko in his…
Pharaoh in Canaan
Poster for Pharaoh in Canaan exhibition at entrance to Israel Museum On Sunday during Passover, Allen and I went to the Israel Museum to…
Josephus at Yodfat
Looking down at a line of simulated Roman attackers from near the top of Yodfat. The Roman camp was in the valley where the…
Magdala update
Eyad Bisharat views the bronze incense shovel being held by Arfan Najar, at Magdala where it was discovered. Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority Allen opened…
Breslov in Tsfat
The entrance stairs to the Breslov area of Tsfat (Safed) Tsfat is one of the four holy cities of Israel. It is the old…
Seeing the Temple
The Levite and me At the entrance to Machon HaMikdash, the Temple Institute, stands a statue of a Levite dressed in his work clothes—a…