A ground level view of Israel's 2019 spring election. Marcia and I voted in the Israeli elections today. After eight years in the Land, it's become a familiar process; extreme left- and right-wing Israelis join their more numerous centrist … [Read more]
In search of cranberries
Thanksgiving in Zion, 2018 Pico Iyer, a contemporary essayist and novelist best known for his travel writing, is credited with having said about Jerusalem… I would never call [it] beautiful or comfortable or consoling. But there's something about … [Read more]
Judas Maccabee, “The Hammer,” and the ultimate battle for religious freedom
Then came Hanukkah in Yerushalayim. It was winter, and Yeshua was walking around inside the Temple area, in Shlomo’s Colonnade. (Yochanan (John) 10:22,23 Complete Jewish Bible) Most often translated as the Festival, or Feast of Dedication, many … [Read more]
Rose of the Galilee
Vered HaGalil, "Rose of the Galilee," fulfillment of an itinerant dreamer's vision. Farming. Horses. People. Personal attachments usually grow slowly but Marcia and I connected with Vered HaGalil, a beyond-unique guest farm in northern Israel, in … [Read more]
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