HUC
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Unraveling
Three days in, and I don’t have any words to offer that can give voice to the scale of death and destruction happening in Israel/Palestine. This makes sense – the actions defy reason,…
- 5779, 5780, Adath Israel, Comprehensive Exams, Davening, Dissertation, Faithfulness, HUC, JTS, Relationship, Rosh Hoshannah, Sukkot, Yamim Noraim, Yom Kippur
Decad[e]ing Dreams
After Hebrew school wrapped up last year, I went into deep study mode for my comprehensive exams. B”H, I passed them and am now ABD!* This summer I learned French (to pass a…
- 5779, Amoraim, Annual Cycle, Bereshit, Comprehensive Exams, Creativity, Galilee, Growth, HUC, Jerusalem, Komps Kaos, Parsha, Rabbis, Second Temple Period, Tannaim, Torah, Yavne
Restart
Bereshit…that’s how we know it’s time to restart the Torah cycle, to begin a renewed year of growth, learning, and creating. This year already, I feel like I’ve needed several of them! Last…
- Academia, Archaeology, Bible, Creativity, Dreams, Family, Friends, Haifa, Homeland, HUC, Israel, Jerusalem, Midrash, Mishnah, PhD, Talmud, Tel Aviv, Tel Dan, Tel Gezer, Travel
Back to the Land
A short update from a long year (hence the void of posts – sometime I will get through a full Torah cycle): In a week, I will have completed my Ph.D. coursework. How…
- Be'er Sheva, Benjamin, Bereshit, Descendants, Egypt, Goshen, HUC, Jacob, Joseph, Land, Parsha, Strangers, Temporary, Vayigash
Strangers in a Strange Land
With my winter break coming too swiftly to a close, I have returned to Cincinnati. For a few days, at least, I am still blissfully free to visit museums, hang out with my…
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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.…