Tale of a Trail | Carmel Market
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?...
Tamar HaYardeni
Doctoral student in Bar-Ilan University’s Land of Israel and Archaeology Department. Author and tour guide
Tale of a Trail | Ades Synagogue
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
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 ...
Tale of a Trail | Hamat Gader
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...
Tale of a Trail | Mikveh Israel
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...
Building Zion the Bauhaus Way – Zionist Architecture
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...
Tale of a Trail | Northern Dead Sea
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...
Tale of a Trail | Khirbet Bak, Mount Meron
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,...
Tale of a Trail | Cave of the Patriarchs
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...
Lords of the Desert – Nabateans
After dominating the desert landscape of the Middle East and controlling the immensely profitable Incense Route for almost thirteen hundred years, the Nabateans and their fabled wealth disappeared into the shifting sands. What brought down...
Tale of a Trail | Lake Yeruham
Lack of water was one of the young State of Israel’s greatest challenges. Though desalinization has made that issue history, the story of Lake Yeruham reflects the state’s changing attitude toward water over the years...
