I call them my ‘sacred sandals.’ On two visits to Israel, they’ve walked where Jesus walked, climbed to the top the stony slopes of Mount...

Two adolescent girls approached us confidently in the hall of the highly respected school, Mar Elias, established in the late 60ies by...

Our guide prepared us for the “Valley of Tears” as our minibus approached the northern tip of Israel. It was our first time at this...

We’re at Tel Megiddo, the hill guarding the ancient trade route along the Jezreel Valley. Megiddo is usually identified in the Bible as...

The word about seafood in Galilee is the St Peter fish. It’s the fish, most likely caught by Peter and the disciples. My three...

Herod the Great did not earn his greatness from being a family man. He killed most of his sons. Neither did it relate to his compassion...