At precisely 11:00, a siren wail rose in the distance; seconds later another, closer, joined the chorus. We were halfway down Machane Yehuda, the crowded, bustling vegetable market on the […]

The second time, a place is familiar, the third time it is comfortable, the fourth time, it is home. This morning was Ramallah again, and while I think it would […]

The voice in my head was excited: “Hey! Hey! Hey!” “Mmmmm. Huh? Uh….What?” “You know what time it is?” “Let me guess: six a.m.?” “Right! Time to get up!” “Uh, […]

King Arthur knew that nothing revives the spirits like a good quest. And it doesn’t even have to be for something fabulous or grail-like. I once drove the length of […]

Yesterday? Yesterday was meetings. More meetings. Sorry, I’d love to write a glorious narrative of Explorations in the Holy Land, but the real narrative here is “We talked with a […]

First day of meetings – we get context, or at least the start of it. Like the city itself, there are layers built upon layers, going down through the centuries, […]

How could I not be anxious? “Oh  – you’re going to Israel? You’re going to have such a wonderful vacation! Why, I remember when Lizzie and I went, back in […]