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danaevankaplan
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Posing with an Israeli Biker Friend
We saw a small group of Israeli bikers, and I asked if one of them would pose with me. We ate at Bar Bahar Restaurant. "HIgh in the...
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danaevankaplan
Aug 1, 20242 min read
Betar Ilit -- A Haredi Yishuv on the other side of the Green Line
On Facebook, Harold mentioned that a small part of Beitar Ilit is within the Green Line. Beitar Illit (Hebrew: בֵּיתָר עִלִּית;...
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danaevankaplan
Aug 1, 20242 min read
Tzur Hadassah on the Green Line
On Friday, David and Michelle took me on a tour of the area. Our first stop was Tzur Hadassah which is where David's daughter lives with...
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danaevankaplan
Aug 1, 20240 min read
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danaevankaplan
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Benjamin Sommer on "the Psalms of Crisis"
This was a small seminar in the late afternoon.. The lecturer went through a small number of the Psalms that he calls Psalms of crisis...
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danaevankaplan
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Yossi Klein Halevi on Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
This was my favorite lecture of the entire program. Yossi Klein Halevi is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem....
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danaevankaplan
Aug 1, 20241 min read
The Amen Effect by Rabbi Sharon Brous
From one of our country’s most prominent rabbis, an inspiring book about the power of community based on one of her most impactful...
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danaevankaplan
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Rabbi Irving "Yitz" Greenberg -- The 3 Great Eras in Jewish History
Rabbi Greenberg addressing our group: "In retrospect, we can see that in all of Jewish history, there have been two grand fusions of...
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danaevankaplan
Aug 1, 20242 min read
West Valley temple hosts religious school open house
Submitted photo/Lori Baker Mariane Anderson, religious school director Posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 1:59 pm Temple Beth Shalom of the...
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danaevankaplan
Jul 31, 20241 min read
Rabbi Alan Alpert of Muskegon, Michigan helps me to find my way to the Hartman Institute
When my GPS went crazy, Alan was there to help me find my way! When Ruth Oppenheimer passed away this past year, we were able to work on...
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danaevankaplan
Jul 30, 20241 min read
Israeli Hostages Constantly in the Public Discourse
A tragic aspect of the October 7th Massacres. Many of these captives have been murdered after being kidnapped.
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danaevankaplan
Jul 30, 20245 min read
Alex Tseitlin -- Important YouTuber on Jewish History and Thought
See his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@AlexTseitlin He has English as well as Hebrew interviews. Here is an article from the...
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danaevankaplan
Jul 30, 20241 min read
My Hosts In Jerusalem -- David and Michelle
David teaches Bible and Michelle is an architect. I have known David for many years. It was a 32 minute walk from their apartment to the...
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danaevankaplan
Jul 18, 20241 min read
Study at Hartman Institute
Wednesday at the Hartman institute. A very full day. The photos are from four talks in afternoon and evening. I didn't take any...
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danaevankaplan
Jul 18, 20241 min read
First day at Hartman institute
Alan Alpert of Muskogee Michigan ran into me while I was going the wrong way using my Google maps. Apparently the city turned off the GPS...
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danaevankaplan
Jul 18, 20241 min read
Academic Conference on the Sanctuary of Silence
Today I went with Professor David Frankel to an academic conference 30 years after the publication of Israel Knohl's book, The Sanctuary...
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danaevankaplan
Jul 18, 20241 min read
Traveling to Jerusalem
I'm going to Jerusalem this afternoon, Sunday July 7th. The train station was right around the corner from the hotel. It was 25 shekels...
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danaevankaplan
Jul 15, 20242 min read
Breakfast and Learning About Displaced Persons at the Hotel
My last breakfast at the Crowne Plaza Tel Aviv City Center hotel. The food in Israel remains superb! And best of all, they now have the...
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