Children play on Jerusalem’s Cardo. In background are original Roman/Byzantine wall and pavement. Photo: Yehudit Reishtein For years the back of the Kotel Plaza at…
Behind the Kotel Plaza
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Philistines and philistines
Pottery produced by the Philistines in the 10th to 9th century BCE. Reproductions on display at Corinne Mamane Museum of Philistine Culture in Ashdod…
Studying the Bible at Herzog College
Registration area at Michlelet Herzog of Bible Study Day About two weeks after we made aliyah, two women I had met at synagogue started…
Neve Tzuf /Halamish: Fluff or Flint
Tegert Fort courtyard, Neve Tzuf. Near base of wall on right are iron rings to tether horses Tzuf is the nectar made by flowers.…
Har Eval: The Mountain of the Curses
Near the top of Har Eval, where Joshua built an altar From where we were standing, near the top of windy barren Har Eval,…
Talmon, Out of the News
Hills of Binyamin from Talmon The first time I ever heard of Talmon, a small town in the Binyamin region, was last July. Its…
Bambi at the Zoo
Persian fallow deer at Jerusalem Biblical Zoo Every time we visit the zoo in Jerusalem, we walk along a trail overlooking the large flat…
Getting an Israeli Driver’s License
Student driver: the ל on the roof stands for “learning” New olim are allowed to convert their foreign driver’s license to an Israeli license…
Jerusalem Morning
Early morning customers at the makollet across the street When I wake up, I hear the chirping of birds through the open windows. I’m…
The Blind Swimming Pool
The National Sports Center for the Blind is the site of an indoor swimming pool in Jerusalem When we first moved to the Kiryat Moshe…