Category Archives: Architecture

If I Forget Thee O Jerusalem (Psalms 137)

Posted on April 26, 2017 by

A majority of tourists and locals have a good idea what they want to see when they go to Jerusalem’s Old City. Most of them don’t think twice about the fact that it is divided into sections or “quarters”. Today’s … Continue reading →

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Those Canaan Days

Posted on April 19, 2016 by

I have always found the narrative at the beginning of the book of Exodus to be somewhat abrupt when describing the change of regime that occurred in Egypt. The opening paragraph relates how the Jews prosper and increase in number … Continue reading →

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Windmills in Jerusalem

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

When one thinks of Jerusalem many images spring to mind, but a city of windmills is definitely not one of them. Of course, the famous Montefiore windmill in Yemin Moshe is a well-known landmark, but actually, by the early 1870s, … Continue reading →

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