December 16, 2011 | 1 Comment

...the interesting part was that this person had spent three years in India, studying Hinduism (perhaps that explained the aashram-like appearance of his house), where while sleeping one night, he heard a divine revelation that ordered him back to Israel… or something of that sort...
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October 15, 2010 | 4 Comments

September 30, 2008 | 9 Comments

This blog post is part of my Israel travelog series. Click here for Index pagePrevious post: David’s Citadel, Mt. Zion and Christian Sites | Next post: New city of Jerusalem Kotel – the Western Wall. Looks like just another wall. But really? Magic of the Kotel: Narration of my first hand experience at the Western [...]...
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September 28, 2008 | 16 Comments

This blog post is part of my Israel travelog series. Click here for Index pagePrevious post: Masada shall not fall again | Next post: Kotel – Western Wall The citadel of David The Citadel of David – a defensive structure that was destroyed and rebuilt over and over! Jerusalem has been a center of activity [...]...
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February 9, 2008 | 11 Comments

This blog post is part of my Israel travelog series. Click here for Index pagePrevious post: Ancient city of Beit She’anNext post: Haifa and the Bahai’s Safed is one of Judaism’s 4 holy sites and is the center of Kabbalah, the mystical aspect of Judaism. Note: This post is going to be superficial since I [...]...
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January 23, 2008 | 22 Comments

This blog post is part of my Israel travelog series. Click here for Index pagePrevious post: BethlehemNext post: Tiberias This is where the action is. Map of the Old city of Jerusalem marking the paths I walked on I am very much a map person… Take a look at the map, (I hope it is [...]...
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January 15, 2008 | 11 Comments

This blog post is part of my Israel travelog series. Click here for Index pagePrevious post: Magic of the KotelNext post: Bethlehem Good Morning: I woke up to a pleasant Azaan (Adhan अझान) broadcasted from one of the many mosques in the Muslim Quarter. Not much to my surprise, it was a very different accent. [...]...
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January 13, 2008 | 20 Comments

This blog post is part of my Israel travelog series. Click here for Index pagePrevious post: First evening in the Old CityNext post: Mount of Olives Continued from previous post. Joining the Jews at the Kotel celebrating the arrival of Shabbat was quite a wonderful and unexpected experience. Shabbaaat Shabbat Shabbat Shabbat Shalom, Hey! Shabbat [...]...
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