29th Avenue, between Main and James: Wooden privacy fences mark off small green yards, their landscapes exploding with sweet spring…
Category: Animals
Idol Worship
Satisfaction. Distraction. I’ve been yearning for it. Perhaps a new dress, a scarf, a pair of shoes could brighten me…
Manatee Love
Dugong, dugong, it’s the cow of the sea… Dugong, dugong, also known as the manatee It doesn’t have wings –…
Symbolic Re-call
Sometimes you get a call to re-commit to a spiritual passion. Sometimes the religion of your parents surprises you with…
Finding God & Dog
Sunday’s bnei mitzvah class began with me receiving an education. I had seen “Angry Birds” but never played. Who knew…
Crow Central (Kotel)
Today I am at Jerusalem’s Western Wall. The weekday winter sun has just set and it’s time for evening prayers.…
Doves in the Cracks (Rosh Hanikra)
Old and new weave together in Akko’s old city. An adult driver, a teen cyclist and a child on horseback…
Morning in Akko
5:10 am. A beautiful tenor voice rings out in the darkness, calling me to wakefulness, if not yet mindfulness. The…
Lion's Journey
Disney’s The Lion King is part of our vocabulary at home. “Look harder.” (Rafiki) “There’s one in every family…two in…