Musings of an Israel Tour Guide

As I began exploring other cultures and peoples for the Tapestry of Israel virtual tours, I was constantly amazed by what I found and ...

I traveled to California earlier this month to spend some time with my father in LA. I took the opportunity to visit my brother and his...

gender discrimination and violence against women

My good friend Wilma visited me in Israel recently and one of the first questions she asked as we emailed back and forth as she was preparin

My mother died two weeks ago. August 12th. In California. Just like that. In her sleep. Shock for all of us. And although she moved away alm

The Shalva Band blossomed out of the musical therapy program at Shalva (meaning ‘peace and calm‘ in Hebrew), which is the Israel Associatio

I’ve been on the verge of tears all day. They flowed this morning, a bit more a few hours later. Now again at dinner with my husband. There’

It was 50 years ago today in 1967, and we were living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

one of the figures I most admired and remembered from my time as a Basic Training Instructor was the base Chief Sergeant Major, Shimon Deri.

Beautiful Israeli, the one that does something so generous, so selfless and kind, that tears well up in the eyes and you melt from pleasure

Within the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there are many sides, many issues of paramount importance that can be argued, discussed and learned

pick up the Israel Trail for 4 mile scenic walk towards the village of Tzippori.

Pki’in, “I can’t believe I’ve never heard of this place!”