Mike Levitt
Aug 12, 2016
Horvat Adamit (Khirbet Idmit) & Me‘arat HaKeshet (the Arch Cave).
Adamit Park is a JNF run park situated on Ramat Adamit and provides a magnificent view of the hilly landscapes of Western Galilee and...
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Mike Levitt
Aug 2, 2016
The Allenby Monument - אנדרטת אלנבי
Tucked away behind Jerusalem's new Central Bus Station in Romena is Allenby Square, where one may see a small garden and playground...
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Mike Levitt
Jun 13, 2016
Atlit beach and antiquities
On Isru Chag Shavuot, prior to a pleasant June afternoon on the beach at Neve Yam, just south of Atlit, we examined some of the...
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Mike Levitt
Apr 13, 2016
Herodiyon (הרודיון)
Herodiyon from the Jerusalem-Bethlehem road at Mar Elias. Herodiyon (הרודיון) or Herodium, known in Arabic as Jabal Fureidis or Jabal...
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Mike Levitt
Apr 4, 2016
What's the connection between Sunlight Soap and a monastery on the Bethlehem Road?
I'm writing this on April 1st, but it's no hoax. There is a connection. Even today, people around the world know Sunlight soap,...
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Mike Levitt
Jan 15, 2016
Tel Hannaton - תל חנתון
Today comprising a largely unexcavated tel, Hannaton was an important town at the entrance to the Netufa Valley, on the junction of...
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Mike Levitt
Dec 25, 2015
Tefen Fort & Mehoz - חורבת תפן וחורבת מחוז
On a warm and sunny winter's day, Amber and I set off first to explore the ancient Tefen fort, and then one of the nearby ruined...
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Mike Levitt
Aug 19, 2015
The Rockefeller Museum & a walk to Mamilla
One day when both Amber and Yonatan were otherwise occupied, Riva and I visited the Rockefeller Museum, something I've long wanted to do....
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Mike Levitt
Aug 17, 2015
Umbrellas in Nahalat Shiv'a
One evening in Jerusalem during the summer holidays, Yonatan, Riva and I (Amber was in Modi’in) strolled around Nahalat Shiv'a, the third...
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Mike Levitt
Aug 10, 2015
Maritime Haifa
A port city since the 14th century BCE, because of its relatively sheltered natural bay, such a rare feature on the eastern Mediterranean...
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