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Blackout Chicken: A Recipe in Three Parts
I decided to try an Israeli recipe to share with you, involving honey mustard and a lot of dried fruit, but our electricity had other plans. Let me backtrack. Part One: The Power The Internet has been...
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The Sunday Seven: Episode 7
— 1 — Rodolfo and I recently went to watch a light show at the Tower of David museum. They project images on the sides of the ancient buildings inside the complex, making it like a huge movie screen....
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The Sunday Seven: Episode 17
— 1 — Earlier this week was Israeli Independence Day, which is kind of like the Fourth of July, Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day all rolled into one. The festive day kicked off with fireworks the night...
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Seven Things We Never Knew We Could Live Without: The Sunday Seven Episode 21
Living in Jerusalem is very different from living in the U.S. And that may be an understatement. Sometimes when I look out the window and see cars parked on the train tracks for the Sabbath, or see...
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The Sunday Seven: Episode 22
— 1 — The Bethlehem Icon School launches this week! I spent Thursday this week following my icon teacher and the school’s director, Ian Knowles, around Bethlehem on various bits of business before the...
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The Sunday Seven, Episode 23: The Pork Dragon Inquisition
Hello there, friends! Come on in, and stay awhile. Put up your feet and grab a cup of tea. How have you been? After a blogging hiatus brought upon by an avalanche of work, a three-week trip to Spain...
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The Sunday Seven, Episode 24: The Return of the Prodigal Light Bulb
— 1 — Ladies and gentlemen, this is Eli. I have mentioned this sweet Iraqi-Israeli shopkeeper at the shuk open-air market before (not once, but twice), but here is another great story about him from...
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The King Cake is a Lie!
Since it is actually Ash Wednesday already, and you may be looking for something a little more contemplative and pious, I want to begin by pointing you in the direction of a reflection I wrote last...
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The Chemistry Lesson, or, The Mystery of The Eggs in My Bethlehem Olive Oil
The bite is back in the air today, so don’t get too jealous about the short sleeves and blooming trees in that last post. I have mentioned before that we don’t have central heat, which really makes...
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The New Normal
I know, I know. It’s been forever. Where the heck have I been? Would you even believe me if I told you? I’ve been working on an archaeological dig… Getting my hands dirty A First-Century jar handle...
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