- Blessing, Community, Curse, Davening, Deuteronomy, Farewell, Israelites, Land, Minyan, Mitzvah, Parsha, Re'eh, Sacrifice, Shabbat, Worship
Centering and Recentering
Sight. Protection. Care. Life. Legalism. Rules. Rabbis. Pharisees. Kashrut. Chagim. Atonement. Mishnah. Debate. Holiness. Blessings. Curses. Land. People. Nation. Identity. History. Modernity. Destruction. Worship. Sacrifice. Desire. Place. Mitzvot. Obedience. Foreigner. Money. Generosity. Poor.…
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A Parsha of Reminder
As the summer (in Israel) slipped away and the new school year began, so has the regularity of studying the parsha beforehand. This week, Eikev completely snuck up on me. I’m not even…
- Archaeology, Bagels, Beach, Cincinnati, HUC, Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish Food, Kibbutz, Museums, Music, New York, Shabbat, Shakshuka, Synagogues, Tel Aviv, Tel Dan, Travel
If Dan’s Walls Could Talk…
The last two weeks of our Tel Dan dig brought many new faces and the quick removal of a lot more dirt in Area T1 (near the High Place, where I was working).…
- Archaeology, Galilee, Golan Heights, Hiking, HUC, Israel, Jerusalem, Kibbutz, Museums, Shabbat, Synagogues, Talmud, Tel Aviv, Tel Dan
Getting Into Digging
Tuesday morning, 5 July, we met our professor and tour guide at HUC. From there we drove to Ramla, considered by several people the most important medieval Islamic site. We climbed a huge…
- Abraham, Archaeology, Carmel, Dead Sea, Ein Hod, Galilee, Haifa, HUC, Israel, Jerusalem, Mamshit, Mediterranean Sea, Mosaics, Museums, Negev, Second Temple Period, Synagogues, Temple Mount, Zipper
From the Mountains to Below the Sea (Level) // From the South to the North
Saturday was a nice Shabbat in Jerusalem. I spent the morning at Landwer’s Cafe with shakshuka, a mocha, and S.Y. Agnon’s short stories. In the afternoon we visited my professor’s apartment for a…
- Archaeology, Family, German Colony, History, HUC, Hummus, Jerusalem, Machane Yehudah, Museums, Old City, Shabbat, Shakshuka, Shul, Tachanah, Tel Aviv
Shabbat in Jerusalem (x2)
Yeah, yeah, I know – it’s been too long. While my dad and sister were here, I let them take the pictures and post the detailed blogs. My sister’s picture are on Facebook.…
- Archaeology, Coffee, Family, Ice Cream, Israel, Jaffa, Jewish Food, JNF, Mediterranean Sea, Museums, NYC, Parks, Rothschild, Shabbat, Summer, Tel Aviv
Tel Avivin’ and Beachin’
***For more pictures, visit my dad’s blog or my sister’s blog!*** Tonight was our third in Tel Aviv. Sarah has finished her dig and videoing at Tel Gezer, and my dad and I…
- Aramean, Brooklyn, Drama, Family, Four Cups, Haggadah, Hallel, Joy, Matzah, Music, New York, Pesach, Seder, Slavery, Songs, Stories, Wine
Back to Brooklyn
Pesach 5776 in Midwood was a smashing success for the second year in a row! Five sojourners came together for a literal exodus – since our hosts were moving the very next week!…
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Just How Does One Study G!d?!
In the religions that believe in the G!d of scripture today, all too often there is a lack of true study, discussion, learning – or sometimes, even more sad, mention of G!d. But…
- Elijah, Gadol, Haftorah, Haggadah, Hebrew, Jerusalem, Liturgy, Malachi, Messiah, Nisan, Parsha, Pesach, Petition, Praise, Prayer, Return, Seder, Shabbat, Spring
The Greatest Shabbos of 5776
Tonight is Shabbat haGadol – the Great Shabbat, the Shabbat that falls just before Pesach. I guess that means this year is doubly great, since Pesach falls on Shabbos, too! Weeks of excitement…