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This is the story of an American Jew who was transformed into an Israeli "Anglo-Saxon". he left America because he sensed that it to be the sidelines and not stage Center for the major events in Jewish life, and because he felt that america wass all too hospitable to jew and would, in a few generations, make them indistinguishable from others. a whimsical, often amusing and insightful account.

Visit 9-year-old Inbar and her family at a kibbutz of 60 families in southern Israel. Inbar's parents helped build this new community in the second driest desert in the world. Next, visit the ancient city of Jerusalem, where six-year-old Joad lives in with his two sisters, brother, mother and father ... and rabbit.

"Set in and around Jerusalem, now, in the past, and in the future, this collection introduces us to a wide range of complex characters; some extraordinary in their ordinariness; others lifted from the pages of history; still others with lives given significance simply because of where they are or who they're with at a single moment in time. We meet a young, religious Jewish woman who loses herself in thought and wanders off en route to her arranged...

As Yohanan Rivlin, a professor at Haifa University, embarks on research into recent Algerian history with the help of a student, a young Arab bride from a Galilee village, he becomes obsessed with his son's failed marriage.

The New Testament is filled with stories of Jesus eating with people -- from extravagant wedding banquets to simple meals of loaves and fishes. The Food and Feasts of Jesus offers a new perspective on life in biblical times by taking readers inside these meals. Food production and distribution impacted all aspects of ancient life, including the teachings of Jesus. From elaborate holiday feasts to a simple farmer's lunch, the book explores the significance...