Expeditions: Da'at Travel http://expeditions.daattravel.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:15:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= A Strawberry in Jerusalem http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/a-strawberry-in-jerusalem/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/a-strawberry-in-jerusalem/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:36:21 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1829

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He’s got his father’s lanky build, but Darryl Eugene Strawberry, known as D.J., son of renowned Major League Baseball player Darryl… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/a-strawberry-in-jerusalem/feed/ 0 A Tale of Four Artists http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/a-tale-of-four-artists/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/a-tale-of-four-artists/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:36:01 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1827 Nine weeks and four senior artists in the city of Jerusalem. That’s the essential thrust of the American Academy in Jerusalem, a project of the Foundation for Jewish Culture that… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/a-tale-of-four-artists/feed/ 0 Adults at Aderet http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/adults-at-aderet/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/adults-at-aderet/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:58:15 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1785 (Click for the slideshow)

At one time, the average Israeli 18-year-old graduated high school and went straight into the army. But the tragic 1995 assassination of Prime Minister… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/adults-at-aderet/feed/ 0 The Da’at Lens http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/the-daat-lens/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/the-daat-lens/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:57:06 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1781 A month’s length of tours at Da’at Educational Expeditions, when viewed through the eyes of the tour educators and operators – those folks who plan, organize and lead the… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/the-daat-lens/feed/ 0 Design in the City http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/design-in-the-city/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/design-in-the-city/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:40:40 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1746 (Click for the slideshow)

Jerusalem is about many things, from hallowed sites and sacred streets to complicated politics and angst-ridden religion. But it’s also a place that wants to redefine… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/design-in-the-city/feed/ 0 A Sabra Christmas http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/a-sabra-christmas/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/a-sabra-christmas/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:27:22 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1738 It’s debatably the most important Christian holiday, yet in Israel — birthplace of Christendom but home to far fewer Christians than Jews — Christmas is something of an anomaly. No… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/a-sabra-christmas/feed/ 1 House from Within http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/house-from-within/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/house-from-within/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:27:45 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1693 Photos by Rina Castelnuovo

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Twice a year, Jerusalemites and Tel Avivians open their homes and significant buildings to the public for Batim Mibifnim,… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/house-from-within/feed/ 0 Old Jaffa is New http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/old-jaffa-is-new/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/old-jaffa-is-new/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:17:39 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1686 The ancient port city of Jaffa, just south of Tel Aviv’s bustle at then end of the pedestrian beach promenade, has been no stranger to the creep of gentrification, a… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/old-jaffa-is-new/feed/ 0 The Guava Debate http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/the-guava-debate/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/the-guava-debate/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:40:22 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1657 It’s guava season. And as those who have ever been around a guava know, it’s a difficult period. The guava, it must be said, has an intense scent that is… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/the-guava-debate/feed/ 0 Carmel Foliage http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/carmel-foliage/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/carmel-foliage/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:22:55 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1650 Fall is the time for a visit to the Carmel Mountains, when the early rains stimulate new growth to parched flora and fauna desperate for a bit of moisture. It’s… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/carmel-foliage/feed/ 0 Shopping for the New Year http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/shopping-for-the-new-year/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/shopping-for-the-new-year/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:33:19 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1564 When we were young, it was the new outfit and shiny patent leather shoes that portented the approach of the New Year. These days, our thoughts may turn… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/shopping-for-the-new-year/feed/ 0 Community Gardening http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/community-gardening/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/community-gardening/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:13:16 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1559 The kibbutz concept may be a thing of Israel’s past, but the love for community, agriculture and socialism are never far from the Israeli mind. Match that with the… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/community-gardening/feed/ 0 A Solstice of Dissent http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/a-solstice-of-dissent/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/a-solstice-of-dissent/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:26:36 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1523

It’s been the summer of strife in Israel, after a spring of uprisings throughout the Middle East. Beginning with a Facebook-driven protest against the rising cost of cottage… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/a-solstice-of-dissent/feed/ 1 On the Hotline http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/on-the-hotline/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/on-the-hotline/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:21:38 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1520 This summer of protests has made for some unlikely street scenes in the usually urban refuge that is Tel Aviv; as the city’s African refugees, and the hundreds of mostly… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/on-the-hotline/feed/ 0 Keep it Cool http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/keep-it-cool/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/keep-it-cool/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 07:32:05 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1487 Six months of warm temperatures and unrelentingly blue skies require a certain inventiveness of Israelis, who have long since learned the importance of the afternoon siesta. Of course in… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/keep-it-cool/feed/ 0 All’s Fair at the Street Fair http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/alls-fair-at-the-street-fair/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/alls-fair-at-the-street-fair/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 07:29:15 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1482 Israelis love fairs, festivals, ‘festigals’ and the ever-popular ‘heppening.’ They happen frequently — given the months of warm weather, a plethora of gifted artisans and the Middle Eastern penchant for… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/alls-fair-at-the-street-fair/feed/ 2 Purses and Murses http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/purses-and-murses/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/purses-and-murses/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 06:05:36 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1418 As designer Donna Karan once told a group of budding Israeli fashion design students, “It’s all about the handbags!” It’s a truism that Israeli designers have taken to heart… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/purses-and-murses/feed/ 0 A Rabbinate’s Rabbi http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/a-rabbinates-rabbi/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/a-rabbinates-rabbi/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 06:01:45 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1399 For Rabbi Jonah Pesner, life in the rabbinate is one that has combined teaching, service to the community and social justice as well as the life of a typical congregational… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/a-rabbinates-rabbi/feed/ 0 IDF Ethics http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/idf-ethics/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/idf-ethics/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 08:39:16 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1299 For IDF Colonel (reserves) Bentzi Gruber, the defining moment in his long army career came after arriving home exhausted from Israel’s 2009 Cast Lead action in Gaza. “I fought… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/idf-ethics/feed/ 4 Da’at Plans http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/daat-plans/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/daat-plans/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 08:32:40 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1297 For those of us who have been on a Da’at trip, we can only sense what goes into the planning and details of any given day of an itinerary. Here,… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/daat-plans/feed/ 4 The Simple Life http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/the-simple-life/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/the-simple-life/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 08:18:15 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1281 Given Israel’s tight quarters, it’s not unusual to hear about people leaving small city apartments for the more pastoral, spacious setting offered on a moshav. But given the recent… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/the-simple-life/feed/ 1 Fire Up http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/fire-up/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/fire-up/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 08:15:28 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1301 As Israel celebrates its 63rd birthday, locals dusted off their barbecue grills, known locally as a mangal; sought a shady spot in the park or perhaps a highway median; and… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/fire-up/feed/ 1 The Charged Act of Art http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/the-charged-act-of-art/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/the-charged-act-of-art/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 08:10:41 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1305

Experience a unique view on the world through the eyes of South African artist, William Kentridge. A multimedia master, Kentridge’s work is fascinating and beautiful – a mournful… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/the-charged-act-of-art/feed/ 0 The Piyyut http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/the-piyyut-2/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/the-piyyut-2/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 07:18:31 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1213       If you’re talking what’s hot and what’s not in Israel, the piyyut is in a period of Glee-like fame, according to some learned sources. These ancient liturgical… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/the-piyyut-2/feed/ 1 Guides on Guiding; New Muki, Old Muki http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/guides-on-guiding-new-muki-old-muki/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/guides-on-guiding-new-muki-old-muki/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 07:15:41 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1209 In Israel, as anywhere, nicknames are more than just dialect, they offer a hint about the individual, their personality, family, and where they come from. Hebrew offers some doozies, with… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/guides-on-guiding-new-muki-old-muki/feed/ 1 Electric Cars http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/electric-cars/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/electric-cars/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 07:11:11 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1205 Given Israel’s issues regarding minimal land, water and energy resources, it’s not surprising it has emerged as a groundbreaking country in clean technology, and “…has built itself a great brand… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/electric-cars/feed/ 0 Learning at Bina http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/learning-at-bina/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/learning-at-bina/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 07:02:16 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1197 At Bina, the Center for Jewish Identity and Hebrew Culture, the brand of Judaism being practiced is Jewish social action. It is a formula that is meant to work specifically… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/learning-at-bina/feed/ 1 Putting on the Piyyut http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/the-piyyut/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/the-piyyut/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 06:56:30 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1194 The piyyut is in a period of retro revival, according to some learned sources. These ancient liturgical poems, written since Mishnaic times and in Hebrew or Aramaic, are being sung… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/the-piyyut/feed/ 1 Beach Break http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/beach-break/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/beach-break/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:06:52 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1124

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“You the rabbi?” asked the surfer. Yep, Hayim Leiter is the rabbi, or studying to be one. He’s also a mohel as well as… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/beach-break/feed/ 0 Holy Surfers http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/holy-surfers/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/holy-surfers/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:03:13 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1119

In these parts, surfers wait for winter storms. While Israel is known as a great spot for beginner surfers during the summer, with waves that range from three… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/holy-surfers/feed/ 4 Tortoise Territory http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/tortoise-territory/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/tortoise-territory/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:54:18 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1110 They’re big, they’re green (or a log-like yellow) and they’re slow. Meet the green and loggerhead sea turtles, two sets of endangered species that are making a measured comeback on… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/tortoise-territory/feed/ 0 Beer Man Here http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/beer-man-here/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/beer-man-here/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:41:50 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1101 A plate of perfectly swirled chummous or delicately grilled lamb — both naturally paired with a bottle or hetzi (the Israeli pint) of beer. At one time, that meant only… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/beer-man-here/feed/ 3 The Rabbis Talk http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/the-rabbis-talk/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/the-rabbis-talk/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:38:05 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=1099 It was a coexistence challenge. 27 Bay Area rabbis from all streams of Judaism traveling together in Israel, organized by Da’at. In some ways, Israel is the only place… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/the-rabbis-talk/feed/ 0 Dirtworks http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/dirtwork/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/dirtwork/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:05:38 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=999

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]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/dirtwork/feed/ 0 Au Naturel http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/au-naturel/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/au-naturel/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:04:25 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=997 Tu B’shvat – Israel’s tree festival, celebrated on January 20 – heralds from Mishnaic times, and started out as a holiday celebrating the spring rebirth or new year for trees,… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/au-naturel/feed/ 2 Jeffrey Goldberg on Vacation http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/jeffrey-goldberg-on-vacation/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/jeffrey-goldberg-on-vacation/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:03:18 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=995 For most people, taking a vacation means heading as far away as possible from work. But when one’s work encompasses a region, and that region includes Israel, a place that… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/jeffrey-goldberg-on-vacation/feed/ 1 Lotan, The Babybutz http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/lotan-the-babybutz/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/lotan-the-babybutz/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:02:06 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=993 Keeping the collective kibbutz life relevant and topical is the everyday mission of the very southern Kibbutz Lotan. Located in Israel’s arid Arava region, this young and relatively small community… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/lotan-the-babybutz/feed/ 1 Guides on Guiding http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/guides-on-guiding/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/guides-on-guiding/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:00:53 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=991 Tour guiding in Israel is more than a profession, it tends to be a calling. For native-born Israelis, becoming a licensed tour guide is often a way of reconnecting with… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/guides-on-guiding/feed/ 0 Praying for Rain http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/praying-for-rain/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/praying-for-rain/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:37:47 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=929

The air is bone dry, and people are hankering to wear sweaters, cuddle up under blankets and tuck into bowls of soup. But whether it’s global warming or some… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/praying-for-rain/feed/ 0 Designs on a Suburb http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/designs-on-a-suburb/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/designs-on-a-suburb/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:36:16 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=927 For most of us, the only reason to stop by one of Israel’s suburbs when visiting her bigger cities is to see family or friends. But Holon, already known back… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/designs-on-a-suburb/feed/ 2 Nir Zook Noshes http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/nir-zook-noshes/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/nir-zook-noshes/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:34:18 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=925 Nir Zook doesn’t like to sit still. Which is the reason why he has a restaurant, bar and bistro (all situated conveniently along one Jaffa alleyway), as well as a… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/nir-zook-noshes/feed/ 3 Like Tel Aviv http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/like-tel-aviv/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/like-tel-aviv/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:32:07 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=923 If you haven’t heard, read it now. Guidebook Lonely Planet recently placed Tel Aviv as number three in the world’s top cities, calling TLV Israel’s “modern Sin City on… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/like-tel-aviv/feed/ 1 Thanksgiving http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/thanksgiving/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/thanksgiving/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 07:27:57 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=913 It’s the Israeli Thanksgiving table, with autumnal hues, seasonal foods and holiday decorations in place, albeit with a few necessary alterations to account for the local Anglo Sabra mentality.… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/thanksgiving/feed/ 1 Benninga Bikes http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/david-benninga/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/david-benninga/#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:38:04 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=808 Biker David Benninga on biking Israel, safe biking and Bermuda shorts.

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/david-benninga/feed/ 1 Holy Apps http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/holy-apps/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/holy-apps/#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:32:17 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=818

Israelis are known for their love of gadgets as well as their talents in the high-tech field, as the technology industry is known in these parts. A quick glance… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/holy-apps/feed/ 1 Red Hot Chilli Peppers http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/red-hot-chilli-peppers/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/red-hot-chilli-peppers/#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:30:22 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=815 Israelis like their wines, and are particularly proud of the now wide-ranging selection of Sabra boutique wineries throughout the land. But beers and cocktails are also finding their place… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/red-hot-chilli-peppers/feed/ 0 Celebratory Hikes http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/celebratory-hikes/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/celebratory-hikes/#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:28:16 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=812 Weddings. Just the word alone is enough to harbor fear and excitement in a young couple. Caterers, wedding halls, music, invitations, the dress – its enough to make one want… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/celebratory-hikes/feed/ 4 Bike-Raising http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/bike-raising/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/bike-raising/#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:17:31 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=806 As you read this, hundreds of bike riders are currently on the road in Israel, sweating their way up a hill, pausing to take a swig of water and glance… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/bike-raising/feed/ 0 Fall Footage http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/fall-footage/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/fall-footage/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:52:48 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=613

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]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/fall-footage/feed/ 2 Spirituality in the Secular City http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/spirituality-in-the-secular-city/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/spirituality-in-the-secular-city/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:50:44 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=610 With Rosh Hashanah just a few days away, preparations are happening, whether involving apples and honey, a tender brisket or the weighty spiritual matters of the holy days. We approached… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/spirituality-in-the-secular-city/feed/ 2 Nana’s Boys http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/nanas-boys/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/nanas-boys/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:48:01 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=607 Ofer Vardi and his brother were Nana’s boys, cared for by their Hungarian grandmother, Rozsi Varidi, nearly every day. She would make stuffed red peppers after long hot days at… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/nanas-boys/feed/ 2 A Lifetime Perspective http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/a-lifetime-perspective/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/a-lifetime-perspective/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:44:08 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=603 Hanan Michaeli, age 96, an early Israel pioneer who has been with Da’at from the start, tells his story to Expeditions.… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/a-lifetime-perspective/feed/ 1 What C@me First, Kruchit or Strudel? http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/what-came-first-the-kruchit-or-the-strudel/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/what-came-first-the-kruchit-or-the-strudel/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:32:36 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=593 How do new words and expressions get invented and more importantly, how many make the transition into daily use, particularly if there’s already a perfectly reasonable alternative?

Take, for example,… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/what-came-first-the-kruchit-or-the-strudel/feed/ 2 Podcast with Hanan Michaeli http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/podcast-with-hanan-michaeli/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/podcast-with-hanan-michaeli/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:02:19 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=660 Hanan Michaeli, age 96, an early Israel pioneer and longtime Da’at employee, tells his story to Expeditions.

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/podcast-with-hanan-michaeli/feed/ 0 Nabucco Nirvana http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/nabucco-nirvana/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/nabucco-nirvana/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:11:25 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=401 It was a masterful production of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco last week at Masada. The weeklong event at the foot of the mountain took three years to plan and… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/nabucco-nirvana/feed/ 1 Life in Translation http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/life-in-translation/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/life-in-translation/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:40:51 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=448 The erudite and always well-dressed director of the Israel Museum, James Snyder, came to Israel from New York in 1996 and has just completed a significant overhaul and renovation of… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/life-in-translation/feed/ 2 Do Good http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/do-good/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/do-good/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:10:22 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=403 When visiting Israel, tourists often like to get actively involved in the community, local projects and organizations. It’s an experience that benefits everyone, from the organization that’s being helped to… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/do-good/feed/ 1 The Frozen Seat http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/the-frozen-seat/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/the-frozen-seat/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:09:40 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=405

Move over chummous, falafel and pita; it’s time for some frozen treats. With long, hot summers, Israel had learned the benefits of ice in one’s drinks, and even better,… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/the-frozen-seat/feed/ 5 Coming of Age http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/coming-of-age/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/coming-of-age/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:08:33 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=406 Figuring out what to do for a bar or bat mitzvah celebration is something of a joyful chore for any parent. What will the synagogue ceremony entail, and who will… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/coming-of-age/feed/ 0 Podcast with James Snyder http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/podcast-james-snyder/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/podcast-james-snyder/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:30:04 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=515 James Snyder, the Anne and Jerome Fisher Director of The Israel Museum talks with Expeditions about the joys of living abroad amid the vast and fascinating cultural landscape… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/podcast-james-snyder/feed/ 0 A Zoo in Wartime Poland http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/a-zoo-in-wartime-poland/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/a-zoo-in-wartime-poland/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 21:00:20 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=347

The Zookeeper’s Wife, by Diane Ackerman Reviewed by Paul Liptz

“Jan and Antonina Zabinski were Christian zookeepers horrified by Nazi racism, who capitalized on the Nazis’ obsession… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/a-zoo-in-wartime-poland/feed/ 0 Whiteout http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/whiteout/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/whiteout/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 20:55:17 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=351

Items for Shavuot, a holiday that’s all about what’s white.

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Shavuot, the festival marking the giving of the Torah as well as celebrating the harvest, isn’t exactly one of Judaism’s best-known holidays. Arriving just seven weeks after Passover,… More...

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Micah Goodman’s schedule for Wednesday night, May 18, looks something like this:

7:00 pm: Head to synagogue for Shavuot Eve service 8:00 pm: Back home for holiday dinner… More...

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A trip to Poland isn’t the standard Jewish vacation destination. Travelers know they are about to undergo an intense and emotional experience that will take them through centuries… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/warsaw-outtakes/feed/ 1 Cover Yourself http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/cover-yourself/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/shopping/cover-yourself/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:00:23 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=184

A conversation with Edit Kaplan Friedberg, the textile designer behind Ksut.

You’re best described as a textile designer who fashions wildly original accessories from a huge assortment of… More...

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Starting with the outdoor secondhand shop of swapped items that audience members are told to bring to the performance and the barcodes that open the show, Vertigo’s… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/vertigo-video/feed/ 0 Take the Goat Route http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/take-the-goat-route/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/take-the-goat-route/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:05:18 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=194

Before you head out to find flowers or try on textured textiles, drive past the Nachshon Intersection and up to the next traffic light, where you’ll find… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/take-the-goat-route/feed/ 2 A Wildflower Meander http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/a-wildflower-meander/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/a-wildflower-meander/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:30:51 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=197

Israelis love nothing more then to troll for flowers in the ersatz springtime. We say ersatz because while some believe that April showers bring Mayflowers, in these parts it’s… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/a-wildflower-meander/feed/ 1 The Shefela Shuffle http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/the-shefela-shuffle/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/the-shefela-shuffle/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:00:18 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=199

Head to the Lowlands, locally known as the Shefela, which are the foothills between Israel’s mountains and the coastal plain. It has the look and feel of rolling farmland,… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/the-shefela-shuffle/feed/ 4 A Village of Vertigo http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/white-noise/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/white-noise/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:30:34 +0000 admin http://expeditions.daattravel.com/?p=186 Vertigo Video

Four sisters, four husbands and a handful of children between them, and that is the core of Vertigo, one of Israel’s three main contemporary dance companies.

It’s… More...

Continue reading →]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/media/white-noise/feed/ 6 Gidi Grinstein Leapfrogs http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/gidi-grinstein-leap-frogs/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/gidi-grinstein-leap-frogs/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:00:05 +0000 hirsch http://216.180.239.18/~daattrav/dblog/?p=16

Israel may be considered a light unto the nations, but it isn’t one of the world’s top 15 nations when it comes to cash and quality of life. Doesn’t… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/people/gidi-grinstein-leap-frogs/feed/ 2 Storm Chasing http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/storm-chasing/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/storm-chasing/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:57:05 +0000 hirsch http://216.180.239.18/~daattrav/dblog/?p=39 Rainy days have become something of an event in Israel, particularly during winter seasons that have been fairly  parched. In the Negev Desert, where intense rains can quickly cause flooding… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/storm-chasing/feed/ 6 Winter Treats http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/winter-treats/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/winter-treats/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:34 +0000 hirsch http://216.180.239.18/~daattrav/dblog/?p=18

Given Israel’s rainy winter days, most folks tend to forego ice cream during the cold months. There were years, in fact, when you couldn’t find ice cream at all… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/food/winter-treats/feed/ 1 IL Football, U.S. Style http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/israel-football/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/israel-football/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:30:04 +0000 hirsch http://216.180.239.18/~daattrav/dblog/?p=12 © Photography: Debbie Zimelman

In a land where soccer reigns and basketball plays a close second, you wouldn’t think that American football players could find a field, but… More...

]]> http://expeditions.daattravel.com/activities/israel-football/feed/ 1 Brno, Czech Republic http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/brno-czech-republic/ http://expeditions.daattravel.com/places/brno-czech-republic/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:00:35 +0000 hirsch http://216.180.239.18/~daattrav/dblog/?p=20

After a day caving the bedrock of the vast Monravian Karst caverns, including the 452-foot deep gorge that is the Macocha Abyss, head for nearby Brno, the Czech Republic’s… More...

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