Category Archives: bible

If I Forget Thee O Jerusalem (Psalms 137)

Posted on April 26, 2017 by IsraelDays

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 IsraelDays

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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The Circle of Life

Posted on February 9, 2016 by IsraelDays

One of the many things I love about Israel is the interplay between ancient and modern; the ability to connect between the very new and the very old, often in the most surprising ways. Theodor Herzl was perhaps the first … Continue reading →

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Wanna Go On A Lion Hunt?

Posted on January 2, 2014 by IsraelDays

When I was a young girl growing up in London, I used to belong to the Brownies, which was the junior version of the Girl Guides. One of our favourite chants was “Wanna Go on a Lion Hunt”? Our sing … Continue reading →

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The Glass Half Full

Posted on July 9, 2013 by IsraelDays

July has arrived and with it the Hebrew month of Av. Traditionally thought of as a gloomy period because the first nine days are spent in mourning recalling the destruction of two temples, culminating with a 25 hour fast, I … Continue reading →

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