The road to Jerusalem

Out In The Streets (and Hills)

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October 1st 2009
Every so often, I have to stop and just marvel that here I am, in Jerusalem! Things happen here that I just can't imagine happening in other places. This week presented several of those moments. Living Yom Kippur was Sunday night and Monday. Adina Wollner, a young San Diego woman who just made aliyah, came to stay with me. It is against the law to drive on Yom Kippur ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more