Jerusalem Hills daily photo

. For Robert's 33rd PsalmChallenge at Daily Athens , here is Psalm 33. 1 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the u...

. O is for olive branch for ABC Wednesday . . Or, more accurately translated from the Hebrew of Genesis 8, a "freshly-plucked olive l...

. "Noah's Ark" . It's part of the Bible Stories exhibit still going on at Mamilla mall. Genesis 8: 8 And he sent forth ...

. Early morning pre-opening Mamilla Mall life is reflected in the store window in this picture for Weekend Reflections . . I was shocked to ...

. A rare bird of paradise flower in Jerusalem. . A bird-of-paradise bird, literally! The sculpture's Hebrew name is Tsipor Gan Eden , me...

Enlarge to see the surprising details. . Every time I walk through Mamilla Avenue (the mall), I find more sculptures have been added to the...

. The Days of Awe, the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, are upon us. On the second day of Rosh Hashana the Torah ...

. Today is Shabbat Beresheet, the Sabbath on which we begin the Torah-reading cycle anew, starting at Genesis. After all our soul-searchin...

Rosh Hashanah is the first day of the new year. We have just entered, by Jewish reckoning, the year 5769. I have seen it written in some s...

. "God said to Abram, 'Lech lecha , go away from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I ...