A couple of years ago we had to decide where to have our son's bar mitzvah. We wanted to find a place that would be meaningful to him and certainly Israel offers more than its fair share of possible venues. With a synagogue on every...
Notre Dame is no longer just a destination for its guests, but now a stop for wine and cheese enthusiasts thanks to a new rooftop restaurant that serves up a tasty panorama of the city as well. Since the Notre Dame Center Roof Top Wine & Cheese...
All over the wine world, it's very common for wineries to pass from one generation to the next from father to son. What's far less common but becoming less of a surprise is a winery passing down from father to daughter. Roni Saslove, the middle...
Does Israel have a fall? If we're thinking of forests of red and gold, and nature winding down to a quiet dormancy-not really. Fall in Israel is much more complex. There is an ending, a closing, as we bring in the last of the year's harvest-the...
Despite the fact that its been quite quiet in the West Bank, getting into the car and cruising out to Samaria is not something that most Israelis living within the green line will do. But I have a neighbor who works with an organization based...
Every Friday during Lent, Catholic Christians of Bethlehem gather in different places of the town to perform the spiritual Way of the Cross, which commemorates the final events of Christ's crucifixion - which also happened on a Friday. The Via Dolorosa consists of 14 Stations which represent Jesus' final walk through the streets of Jerusalem, carrying the...
After our wonderful day in Petra, we were worn out; luckily, the next day was leisurely, since we would be spending most of it traveling to Egypt. We rode to Amman, to the Queen Alia airport in time to board an afternoon flight to Cairo....
Savoring a successful dinner event in Italy with four chefs – two Israeli and two Palestinian – from Notre Dame, Kevork Alemian, then director of the hotel school associated with the Catholic guesthouse in Jerusalem, stumbled upon an idea. “I saw how the chefs united in...
"All of you who are on the Lord's side come over here and join me". (Exodus 32:26). It's all about "taking a stand" vs. "good intentions". These were the words of Moses as he stood in the gate of the camp with his people. In a few...
The "The United Monarchy " refers to the relatively brief period in the the history of ancient Israel and Judah when they were united under a single monarch. Primarily three kings. Saul's reign ends with a devastating defeat at the hands of the Philistines. David's, viewed by...