Tamar HaYardeni, Author at סגולה

On the ridge, not in the valley. Façade of Emek Refaim Synagogue, a.k.a. Kehillat Yael | All photos: Tamar Hayardeni

Tale of a Trail | Emek Refaim Synagogue

Which Jerusalem synagogue is located in the “Valley of Giants,” what’s beneath the synagogue’s glass floor, and why is a drawer built into the ark? Tamar HaYardeni Where To? Emek Refaim Synagogue4 Yael Street, Baka...

Columns

Issue 78 | September 2026

Tale of a Trail | Carmel Market

Tamar HaYardeni

Though the Jewish peddler epitomized the wretched poverty of exile, even prestate Tel Aviv needed someone to sell vegetables. Who plied their wares in the Carmel Market, and how did they get away with it?...

Columns

Issue 48 | July 2019

Tale of a Trail | Ades Synagogue

Tamar HaYardeni

A tiny architectural jewel nestled within the picturesque jumble of Jerusalem’s Nahlaot neighborhood, the Ades Synagogue preserves the traditional craftsmanship and liturgy of Jewish Aleppo Tamar HaYardeni Where To? Ades SynagogueJewish Aleppo’s historic synagogue in...

Tale of a Trail | Muhraka

Tamar HaYardeni

How did the statue of Elijah in the Carmelite monastery on Keren Carmel lose its arm, then regain it? Of Scripture and sculpture Tamar HaYardeni Where To? MuhrakaStatue of Elijah at Keren Carmel Monastery ...

Historic Walks in Israel

Issue 54 | September 2020

Pre-state of Israel

War of Independence

Shmuel Zvi Holzman beneath the solitary, ancient oak marking the site of the Etzion Bloc | All pictures courtesy of the Kfar Etzion Archive unless otherwise specified

Pomello King – Shmuel Zvi Holzman

Tamar HaYardeni

Shmuel Zvi Holzman is best known as the man who purchased the land that became the Etzion Bloc, but few are aware of his many globe-trotting ventures Tamar HaYardeni Shmuel Zvi Holzman is known as...

Articles

Issue 51 | February 2020

Tale of a Trail | Hamat Gader

Tamar HaYardeni

From ancient geological wonder to crocodile spa, Hamat Gader has gone through many incarnations and as many hands. Despite its pagan statues, its hot springs drew even the Talmudic sages Tamar HaYardeni Where To? Hamat...

Columns

Issue 56 | March 2021

Tale of a Trail | Mikveh Israel

Tamar HaYardeni

Jules Védrines was the first to fly to the Holy Land, though he skipped Jerusalem. But what made the famous pilot miss his designated landing at Mikveh Israel? Tamar HaYardeni Where To? Mikveh IsraelThe temporary...

Columns

Historic Walks in Israel

Issue 76 | March 2026

Jaffa

Land of Israel

Pre-state of Israel

Building Zion the Bauhaus Way – Zionist Architecture

Tamar HaYardeni

How did the International Style, associated primarily with the Bauhaus school, become the signature look of Zionist construction? Tamar HaYardeni Creating a state isn’t easy. For one thing, it requires a clear understanding of the...

architecture

Articles

Issue 60 | February 2022

Pre-state of Israel

Tel Aviv

Zionism

Tale of a Trail | Northern Dead Sea

Tamar HaYardeni

Though the planet’s lowest point might sound like hell on earth, a few crazy dreamers discovered its heavenly promise of health and beauty. The story of Dead Sea Works’ rise from the sands Tamar HaYardeni...

Columns

Issue 61 | May 2022

Tale of a Trail | Khirbet Bak, Mount Meron

Tamar HaYardeni

Israel Bak wasn’t one to give up. The first printer in Ottoman Palestine, he also established an agricultural village on Mount Meron in a series of none-too-successful pioneering endeavors Tamar HaYardeni Where To? Khirbet Bak,...

19th century

Columns

entrepreneurs

Issue 59 | November 2021

Lag B'Omer

Land of Israel

Zionism

Tale of a Trail | Cave of the Patriarchs

Tamar HaYardeni

Generations of rulers and believers have added layers of construction to the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, but mystery still shrouds the original cave’s dark depths Tamar HaYardeni Where To? Cave of the PatriarchsSacred...

Historic Walks in Israel

Issue 62 | September 2022

Post-1948