Today, Israelis headed to the polls for city elections. We are making our voices heard. Next week, Americans will have […]
Israel
When is it terror and when is it just evil?
The past two weeks have been filled with news reports of “terrorist kites,” “incendiary kites,” “burning kites,” “burning condoms” (really […]
God, Israel
God is in the Details
Though it probably didn’t originate with him, “God is in the details” is most commonly attributed to German Architect Ludwig […]
Israel
The Honey on Methusala
As an educator and a guide I often think of the line in Yehuda Amichai’s poem, The Tourist “I said […]
Diversity, Israel
What we reveal and what we hide away
On Sunday, March 20th Haaretz published a half-page article entitled ‘Before Islam: When Saudi Arabia was a Jewish kingdom’. The […]
Israel
The insights of Ben Gurion
Last week I had the opportunity to enjoy the unseasonably warm and beautiful weather with a walk along the Tel […]
Israel
Adom b’Darom (Red in the South)
Early spring (technically it’s late winter) brings carpets of red Calaniot (Calanit in singular, Anemone in English) to the South […]