Tamar & Kathy at Cave, Peki'in, Israel

Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his son hid from the Romans in a cave for 13 yrs after the collapse of the rebellion against Roman rule. Legend says Rabbi Shimon and his son lived off spring water and the fruit of a miraculous carob tree, and passed the time by writing the Zohar, the most important book in the Kabbalah.

Israel & Jordan, Dec. 09

December 31st 2009
YOU CAN CLICK ON ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT, THEN GO BACK TO THE JOURNAL OR GO THROUGH THE PHOTOS (CLICK ON THE NUMBERS AT THE TOP) IN THAT ENLARGED FORMAT. YOU CAN CLICK ON "PREVIOUS ENTRIES" AT THE TOP LEFT OF THIS BLOG PAGE AND SEE OTHER BLOG ENTRIES. Israel & Jordan, December 2009 We spent our Christmas holiday in Israel visiting friends, Ofer & Tamar Shamir[/ ... read more

Middle East » Israel

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

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