#archaeology

King David was here

According to archaeologists Yossi Garfinkel and Saar Ganor, a hill shown on maps as Khirbet Qeiyafa is a Biblical city called Shaarayim,...

Newsletter 225: My anniversary week

Shalom Friends, This has been a busy week. Last night, after I had spent a little time with my son Ariel, his wife, Lilach and his kids,...

Newsletter 221: David’s Tower

An item, some weeks ago in Haaretz newspaper announced the opening of Herod’s Pool to the public. I had heard about archaeological...

Newsletter 217: Builders and Destroyers

It didn’t matter where I went on Rosh Hashanah as long as I was spending time with my kids, by this I mean my grandkids, although I’m...

Newsletter 60: An Archaeological Discovery

Shalom everyone, On Wednesday afternoon I was waiting as usual outside the government tourist information office at Jaffa Gate for my...

Newsletter 56: My Jerusalem tours are like Hyde Park corner

This week an English tourist mentioned some planned restrictions on eating in public in order not to offend the sensitivities of the...