Category Archives: Mamelukes

Amazing Grapes

Posted on July 24, 2019 by

Sometimes the nicest things come in the smallest packages. The same holds true for wineries. It is no secret that Israeli wines have finally lost their reputation for being sickly sweet, heavy wines used for religious rituals and have been … Continue reading →

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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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