Dana Evan Kaplan

Sun City West Independent Posted  Saturday, October 19, 2024 5:00 am Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan at the Western Wall this past summer. An...

From the Sun City West Independent Posted  Wednesday, October 9, 2024 1:00 pm At Temple Beth Shalom of the West Valley, Sherry Weinstein...

From Temple Beth Shalom of the West Valley are Steve Hechler, Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan and Bea Eisenberg. Posted Thursday, October 3, 2024...

From the Sun City Independent Posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 5:00 am Russ Robbins blows the shofar with Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan and...

I was amazed that James took me to the place where King Saul was killed in battle. This was on our third and final day of touring already...

I stayed four nights on Kibbutz Ein Gev.. On Friday night, I had the option of going to a kibbutz musical program or going to synagogue.....

I took two tours to the Gaza envelope. On the second trip they took us to meet a hostage who had been freed. She had been from the...

I am back to reporting from my July visit to Israel. Elana Kaminka is the mother of 4 children, one of whom was killed by terrorists who...

From the Jewish News Shannon Levitt | Staff Writer Sep 10, 2024 Clockwise from top left: Rabbi Debbie Stiel, Rabbie John Linder, Rabbi...

One of the most amazing finds -- the most amazing really -- is the Magdala Stone. The Magdala stone is a carved stone block found in the...

A first century synagogue was discovered at Migdal, also called Magdala. This is my favorite archaeological site from all the places that...

From the Sun City Independent Posted Monday, August 12, 2024 5:00 am Temple Beth Shalom of the West Valley will present a four-part...

Pastor Joe A.M Rwemera invited me to a moving commemoration. On August 13, 2004, an armed group attacked the UN's Gatumba refugee camp in...

For lunch on the second day there wasn't a lot of choice. James found a small restaurant and they had some delicious schnitzel on challah.

Having left Susita, our second location for the morning on the second day of touring with James was a modern site. The Kinneret Courtyard...

During the Israeli War of Independence, the Syrian Army was shooting at Kibbutz Ein Gev from this area. James told the story of a brave...

Sussita Hippos National Park is on a hill on the slopes of what is the beginning of the Golan Heights just east of the Sea of Galilee...

The large, impressive synagogue which was built of basalt stones and decorated with Jewish motifs is the most striking of the surviving...

Most of the structures found were made from basalt , a black volcanic rock found locally. I am not sure if this arch was reconstructed...