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Walk in Israel

The Broken Bridge in an Unbroken Land
Finding health, hope, and wholeness in a fractured Israel.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
The Body of Israel is Burning - Do We Care?
Images and reflections from the historic landscapes lost to last week’s wildfires.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
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Swarms of Bats in a Huge Cave, a Cold Underground Pool, and Israel's Ancient History.
Let's walk through the Twins Cave right outside Ramat Bet Shemesh.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
From Goliath to Hamas
Images of pain and hope on a foraging walk last week.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
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There's a Building in Beit Shemesh That Muslims Believe Is a Super Important Christian Tomb
And it's right over the hill from where Christians believe the rabbi of this person was buried.
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Healthy Jew Sunset Meditation
Yeshivat Lev HaTorah greets the desert's darkness at the peak of the Negev's Mount Katom.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
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We Can’t Climb Now on the Roof of the Army Base on Mount Odem
But just a year ago we hiked up there to look at Lebanon and Syria. This is what we saw.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
My Druze Minder Said To Take off My Shoes and Step Over the Beam Without Touching it
Visiting the shrine that both Jews and Druze believe is Yisro's (Jethro) tomb.
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When Israel's in Trouble, Walk Through the Land
Discover the random fields, orchards, hills, and 3,000+ year old cities.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
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They Want You Dead
And are powerful as Goliath. Where can you find David today?
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Most Jews Didn't Live in Jerusalem
Israel's historical heartland was the Shfelah (Judean lowlands).
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
Israel's Disputed Borders
And their message for our personal boundaries.
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Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman
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