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What general completed the Siege of Masada in Judaea? What is a siege tower? What year did the crusaders reach Jerusalem? What holy city was captured during the First Crusade? Who were the crusaders in the Fourth Crusade? Which king reigned over the Kingdom of Israel?
Whether you’re hiking up to Masada—the 2,000-year-old fortress-palace built by King Herod atop a rock plateau in the Judean desert overlooking the Dead Sea—or ascending by cable car, you can’t see any of the ancient city till you’re on the mountaintop. Most people explore the f...
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Shavuot is celebrated in earnest on the kibbutz, with the tradition of ‘bringing forth the first fruit’. Historically, this was an opportunity for the farmers to display their achievements, after a year of hard work in the fields. Today, families take their children there to enjoy the produ...
Zachi Zweig was a third-year archaeology student at Bar- Ilan University, near Tel Aviv, when he heard news reports about dump trucks transporting Temple Mount soil to the Kidron Valley. With the help of a fellow student he rounded up 15 volunteers to visit the dump site, where they began...
After receiving out camel-riding permits, we board the bus for some good old fashion mountain climbing. To the top of Masada we went (Truthfully it wsa close to 100 Degrees so we actually took the cable car) but even walking on top was hot. But seeing this place really was impressive....
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The build itself went smooth and it was fun to work with the crew. The dust is almost gone. Hueless archive Archive Oegstgeest The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – September 2016 shot with iPhone 6s plus using Hueless, edited using Snapseed and Marksta, click the picture for a larger version A ...
I really want to read The Boat People this year! Looks very compelling 🙂 Thank you for the suggestions! Gunnar Isaacson says: June 5, 2018 at 5:23 pm When I was in my early twenties I followed in my parents footsteps and started reading the Agatha Christie mysteries, eventually ...