Symbols of the Temple depicted in the mosaic floor of the 4th century CE synagogue at Hamat Tveriya, just south of modern Tiberius. Steam…
Galil
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…
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…
Exploring Old Tsfat
Joseph Karo synagogue in Tsfat Tsfat is said to have been settled in the time of the First Temple. Jews supposedly lived here in…
Walking on Tel Dan
The Dan River at the end of a good winter Allen and I went to Tel Dan with my class on Kings I to…