Safed is a lovely Jewish town near the Galilee, one of the four sacred cities. Another fascinating corner of this unique and diverse country. It was the birthplace of the Kabbalah, a set of esoteric teachings meant to explain the relationship between the unchanging, eternal God—the mysterious Ein Sin (“The Infinite”)—and the mortal, finite universe […]
Capharnaum, Israel on the Sea of Galilee, Jesus’ last few years, by far the most recorded-Hail Mary or a Notre Dame TD? It is referred to as Jesus’ own city and a place where he lived. The “Spaceship” was the church commemorating the healing of the paraplegic on the Sabbath. Later, the Jews began persecuting […]
We had mom’s 6th anniversary Yahrzeit, or memorial, by the Hebrew calendar 5782 last week, and today is the same by the standard calendar-she was loyal and patriotic to the U.S., Hungary, and Israel. While she never belonged to a political party and was certainly never racist or discriminatory; instead, she was engaging and always […]
During my trip to Israel, I had the pleasure of visiting the city of Caesarea. The ancient metropolis was built by Herod the Great to serve as a major Roman port. Here are some of the sites I visited while in Caesarea: This incredible sight reminds me of “Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii,” one of […]
There are already a million refugees as well as thousands of deaths and casualties secondary to the Ukraine conflict. Let’s talk about the women and children. Let’s talk about this place-Auschwitz-one of the darkest chapters and places in history-Imagine a kid in a cattle car seeing this while approaching the dreadful entrance. On a more […]
