The hills of Jerusalem surround me . From the vantage point of our small apartment the view is expansive. The tower of the Old City pokes its steeple above the landscape to the South. It is sunset. A bit of rainy haze hovers in the air; the Western sky is painted with streaks of pink and orange, and the deep red orb sinks quickly. Thousands of distant lights twinkle as the night covers...
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In the last week of June, I had the privilege of doing the photography for a talented group of archaeologists who were mapping the area of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius [Vilna in Yiddish], Lithuania. I had never given this historic and spiritual center a thought — until now. Once upon a time, NOT so very long ago, there stood in the middle of the town of Vilna, Lithuania, The Great...
Read MoreA Blog. This is a blog. But what IS a Blog? Is that the same as asking what is a Rose? Is a Rose just a word that rhymes with nose and is easy to use in verse and prose? Something you set by your nose and sends a scintillating scent? Or an industry in Damascus and Ecuador that can translate into cash? And just why is it supposed to be romantic to spread rose petals on a bridal bed? Andrea...
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