Rabbi Roos Blog

"I'm Leaving On a Jet Plane..."

We leave Israel tomorrow night after Shabbat ends and land in Newark early Sunday AM.  This will be...

Aug 3rd

Aug 3rd

John Denver died during Sukkot ten years ago when I lived in Jerusalem.  In his honor, a group of...

Aug 3rd

How Low Can You Go?

We take our first and only real overnight trip outside Jerusalem: to the Dead Sea, lowest place on...

Aug 3rd

The traditional manner of reaching the desert looks more...

Aug 3rd

The floor of the Judean desert is merely 15 miles outside Jerusalem but the 4,000+ foot drop in...

Aug 3rd

Masada, one of the last strongholds of Jewish resistance...

Aug 3rd

David didn’t need signs to find his way, Lot...

Aug 3rd

From our balcony, we watched this southeastern view of the...

Aug 3rd

The essential part of any Dead Sea trip: a float on the...

Aug 3rd

Save the Princess, Save the World

Everyone loves a good castle. I knew of a special program for kids at the Tower of David Museum,...

Aug 2nd

That’s not really David’s tower behind us.

Aug 2nd

Chihuly in the fortress

Aug 2nd

This giant, wind-strummed, acoustic harp joined the ensemble...

Aug 2nd

It was a fun program and great afternoon. After the museum we wound our way through the Jewish...

Aug 2nd

In the Jewish Quarter, we met a squad of soldiers also...

Aug 2nd

First, the announced listings for the program indicated that it runs Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. I...

Aug 2nd

Noah - playing the carpenter’s role - meets the evil...

Aug 2nd

The group - armed and not at all dangerous

Aug 2nd

The helmet in action.

Aug 2nd

After several stations and more clues, we found the princess and received lemonade to quench our...

Aug 2nd

Secretary of State Rice is in Jerusalem today, staying at a...

Aug 1st