Touring Israel

Several of you have noticed the long lapse in posts, and I hope to be more on top of things as the semester gets rolling again after our long break for Rosh HaShana, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot (the holiday break ends on Tuesday with Simchat Torah). I am cheating on this post by directing you to my pictures site. Rachel came for a visit; we spent the first few days in and around Jerusalem (and went to Ein Gedi and the Dead Sea), then traveled with friends to Haifa (making day trips to Caesaria, Rosh HaNikra on the Lebanese border, and Akko), and ended up with a visit to Rachel's family in Tzfat.