Aug 2nd, 2009 at 10:00AM: Back in March, I was invited on a press trip to Israel and wrote about the experience in the should-have-been-award-winning series "Heathen in the Holy Land." But the trip yielded more notes, quotes, and quips than I could ever hope to fit into a series of blog posts. After looking over my notes from the trip, I wanted to share a couple leftover gems with Gadling readers, whom, incidentally, I ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Leftover notes from an Israeli press trip
Aug 2nd, 2009 at 10:00AM: Back in March, I was invited on a press trip to Israel and wrote about the experience in the should-have-been-award-winning series "Heathen in the Holy Land." But the trip yielded more notes, quotes, and quips than I could ever hope to fit into a series of blog posts. After looking over my notes from the trip, I wanted to share a couple leftover gems with Gadling readers, whom, incidentally, I ...Heathen in the Holy Land: How to get your free trip to Israel
Apr 11th, 2009 at 10:00AM: To read the previous entries in Gadling's Heathen in the Holy Land series, go here.
Free trip to Israel, huh? What's the catch?
Well, first off, you must be Jewish or have a parent who is Jewish. [I'll pause while all the Gentiles find another post to read.] Still with me? Okay, you also must be in the 18-26 age range. If you meet both of these requirements, the Birthright Israel program wants to ...Heathen in the Holy Land: Kabbalah leader dishes on Madonna
Mar 27th, 2009 at 11:00AM: For previous posts from Gadling's new "Heathen in the Holy Land" series, go here, here, and here.
The Israeli town of Tzfat, the center of the Jewish mystical tradition known as Kabbalah, is made up of an eclectic mix of devoted Orthodox Jews and free-spirited Western expats. Rabbi Eyal Riess, a resident of Tzfat and one of the leaders of Kabbalah, seems to have a foot in each camp.
A former ...Heathen in the Holy Land: Why Israel isn't just for religious pilgrims and history nerds
Mar 26th, 2009 at 10:00AM:
For previous posts from our new "Heathen in the Holy Land" series, go here and here.
Visiting Jerusalem's Western Wall, the last remaining part of the Holy Temple and one of Judaism's most sacred sites, is a sobering, thought-provoking, and almost otherworldly experience. But I wouldn't call it fun.
Sadly, many who haven't visited Israel think that all Israel's attractions are like this: ...Heathen in the Holy Land: How I became an Israeli pseudo-celebrity
Mar 25th, 2009 at 10:00AM:
To read part one of Gadling's new "Heathen in the Holy Land" series, go here.
When I told a friend of mine I was headed to Israel for a week, he advised me, only half-jokingly, to look out for car-bombs. A fellow member of my fantasy baseball league suggested that if the worst should happen to me on this trip, we could re-name our league "The Aaron Hotfelder ...Heathen in the Holy Land: Is Israel even safe to visit?
Mar 24th, 2009 at 9:00AM: "Heathen in the Holy Land" is a new Gadling feature which will consist of posts all this week about my recent trip to Israel, a country you may have heard discussed once or twice on the news.
Over the course of this week, I'll discuss a whole host of topics about the Holy Land, like what a leader of Kabbalah really thinks about Madonna, why Israel is not just a country for religious pilgrims and ...
