Jerusalem Hills daily photo

. City Daily Photo's Theme Day is about chimneys, which made me realize that Israel does not have many chimneys at all. Then I remembere...

. It's not every day that I see a Rembrandt! This is St. Peter in Prison (The Apostle Peter Kneeling) , 1631. It han...

. Today I went to Mishkenot Shaananim for the second day of a conference on " Italy in Israel : The contribution of Italian Jews to the...

. Isn't she beautiful?! And to think, she is just a terracotta antefix. Made by the Romans here in Jerusalem between the 1st and 3rd cen...

. Stand back in the corner, inside Jaffa Gate, for half an hour. Keep your eyes open. You will see all humanity pass through. . . (A post fo...

. With thanks to Robert Geiss at daily athens photo for prodding us to take the PsalmChallenge every Sunday for the past 68 weeks. We in hi...

. That's a lot of bull! A real poster boy. Sion was giving away posters at the big AgriTech exhibit in Tel Aviv. I might have liked on...

. Perfect for Weekend Reflections --a very special violin case. By Moshe Chaimovitch. Part of the Musical Instruments exhibition now at Mami...

. For SkyWatch Friday , the black dome of the heavens above Jerusalem! The Old City was lit up last week with dozens of dazzling light disp...

. This elegant carved and painted wood carriage was made in Szarvas, Hungary, in the 19th century. Would you believe?--it was used for funer...

. Look at the rapt attention of these kids to an 11-minute DVD projection at the Israeli section of the new fine-arts wing at Israel Muse...

. OK, today is Ride to Work Day, but this is ridiculous! A guy was riding a horse, without a saddle, in the middle of one of Jerusalem's...

. Next Sunday's psalm will be the last until September. Our fearless leader in Athens, Robert Geiss, has somehow gotten our little group...

. This curious or maybe bewildered kitten didn't know what to make of this installation. Neither did I. It is one part of "Residen...

. An estimated quarter of a million Israelis, Jerusalemites, Old City residents, and tourists flocked to the week-long Festival of Light, a...

. The "4th International Festival of Light in the Old City of Jerusalem" is in full swing. This animated line of dig "volunte...

. For OurWorld Tuesday and V-day at ABC Wednesday I show you some votive offerings that can be found all around Israel. Here is a stri...

. Welcome to the archaeology wing of the newly re-done Israel Museum. Behind the glass wall and reflected in the floor are six anthropoid c...

. This painting from 19th century Iran is quite amazing and deserves close scrutiny, so please click on the photo and then click once again....

. No, sorry, it's not the sun and Venus; it's just the full moon rising, as seen from my village in the Hills of Jerusalem. BUT-- yo...