Galilee

Discovering Gush Halav Aviva Bar-Am, Shmuel Bar-Am, Times of Israel. Despite centuries of persecution, Galilee-based Christian followers of a hermit named Mar Maroun have refused to abandon their faith.  Sound familiar?

Cooking the Culture Talya Halkin, Jewish Review of Books. A new food culture has emerged in Jerusalem, celebrating not authenticity but new taste syntheses.  Would that the same were true of the city’s politics.