On Holy Ground — As Seen in Southern Writers Magazine On Holy Ground — Southern Writers
The Scroll is a multi-generational historical novel about the survivors of the famous last stand of the Jewish rebels of Masada against the Roman army. Its story line is drawn from a real archaeological find – the divorce document of a real-life woman named Miriam, issued at Masada.
Faith in Frightening Times: Counting of the Omer “Count Your Blessings” Don’t we all try to count our blessings every day? We sure do! In Jewish tradition there’s even a special time to do so. It’s a period that comes from the very special agricultural traditions of the Holy Land and it’s called “the Counting […]
The Scroll is a multi-generational historical novel about the survivors of the famous last stand of the Jewish rebels of Masada against the Roman army. Its story line is drawn from a real archaeological find – the divorce document of a real-life woman named Miriam, issued at Masada.
What is the Talmud? When some people hear the word “Talmud” they immediately picture a bunch ofmen sitting around in ancient times thinking up laws that made life hard for everyone else. The first part – the who and the when – is true enough. When it comes to the third part – the why […]
The Scroll is a multi-generational historical novel about the survivors of the famous last stand of the Jewish rebels of Masada against the Roman army. Its story line is drawn from a real archaeological find – the divorce document of a real-life woman named Miriam, issued at Masada.
Jewish Prayer – An Overview I’m sure my good friend Pastor Terry Dawson will not mind me referring (yet again) to the story of how a Christian and Jewish prayer traditions met – in the response of my two daughters when they heard Pastor Terry recite beautiful words of thanksgiving from the heart before a […]
The Scroll is a multi-generational historical novel about the survivors of the famous last stand of the Jewish rebels of Masada against the Roman army. Its story line is drawn from a real archaeological find – the divorce document of a real-life woman named Miriam, issued at Masada.
What is Baseless Hatred? The Story of Kamza and Bar Kamza A Retelling The story you are about to read appears in two ancient Jewish sources: Lamentations Rabbah (4:3) and in the Babylonian Talmud (Tractate Gittin 55b-56a). That talmudic tractate discusses divorce.*Indeed, it has been pointed out that the period in Jewish history described in […]
The Scroll is a multi-generational historical novel about the survivors of the famous last stand of the Jewish rebels of Masada against the Roman army. Its story line is drawn from a real archaeological find – the divorce document of a real-life woman named Miriam, issued at Masada.
Har Adar: My Judean Mountains Home I live in Har Adar, a community of approximately 1,100 families (about 4,000 people) in the Judean Mountains about 8 miles northwest of Jerusalem. It doesn’t appear on most maps, but you can find the nearest two communities, the Arab town of Abu Ghosh (see more below) and Kibbutz […]
The Scroll is a multi-generational historical novel about the survivors of the famous last stand of the Jewish rebels of Masada against the Roman army. Its story line is drawn from a real archaeological find – the divorce document of a real-life woman named Miriam, issued at Masada.
Aramaic – even on Facebook In honor of Easter 2014 The Christian world will resonate this Sunday, Palm Sunday, with the word “hosanna” (Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:9, John 12:13). In Jerusalem you’ll hear the crowds shout it as they make their way down the Mount of Olives. The word is a form of the two […]
The Scroll is a multi-generational historical novel about the survivors of the famous last stand of the Jewish rebels of Masada against the Roman army. Its story line is drawn from a real archaeological find – the divorce document of a real-life woman named Miriam, issued at Masada.
