Dana Evan Kaplan

I came across this character walking around Tiberias. Like most of the people of this city, he was very friendly. But he kept getting...

On Sunday, I left James and his family and the kibbutz and took a local bus to Tiberias which took about a half an hour. I had been...

Bet She'an, the only one of the ten cities of the Decapolis west of Jordan, is one of the oldest cities of the Ancient Near East. The...

I tried my first Mansaf in Israel. Mansaf ( Arabic : منسف [ˈmansaf] ) is a traditional Jordanian dish made of lamb cooked in a sauce of...

Malabi is similar to a rose water based milk pudding and served with orange blossom flavor and served with pistachios.

A Yemenite Jewish pastry, originating from the Adeni Jews, and traditionally served on Shabbat morning, with resek agvaniyot, hard-boiled...

This is where the famous battle took place between Gideon and his 300 men and the Midianites, who were as numerous as the sand of the...

I will try to finish off my Israel trip from July today. I have several more postings to go. This is Tel Megiddo from day 3 of the tour...

Shannon Levitt | Staff Writer Oct 16, 2024 Temple Beth Shalom of the West Valley hosted interfaith clergy at its Monday, Oct. 7...

Eugene and Liz presented me with David's Harp! Eugene hand crafts various musical instrument figures. All sort of instruments!

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...