ERETZ Magazine focuses on the culture, geography, and history of the Land of Israel. Written by scholars, and experts on Israel lore, ERETZ takes its readers on a fascinating journey through the Land of Israel and the heritage of the Jewish people.
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Articles
Eyeless in Gaza
Yadin Roman From ERETZ magazine – issue no. 187 – December 2023 My mother was an avid fan of Aldous Huxley. A dozen of his novels in hardcover and matching jackets stood on a library shelf in my childhood home. My mother even corresponded with Huxley in the early 1940s. I had never read any […]
A Rocky Challenge
My niece Yarden, the daughter of my brother Jony, was taken hostage by Hamas from Kibbutz Be’eri to Gaza on Saturday, October 7, 2023. She was an avid rock climber from an early age, well known in the small community of Israeli rock־climbing adventurers. Together with the Israel Climbers’ Association, we have put together a […]
Blue Skies, Blue Walls, Blue Eyes
It was midnight in the ancient cemetery of Safed on a dark, moonless night. It was rosh hodesh, the beginning of the month according to the Jewish calendar, and a sliver of the new moon had yet to make its first appearance. Instead of moonlight, hundreds of memorial candles illuminated the cemetery, their small flames […]
The Village Spring
Noon in the Nazareth market, the largest open-air market in Israel. The two small tables at Abu Mahmoud’s coffee shop are full. A backgammon game is in full swing at one. At the other table, four card players are intensely focused on their hands. Water bubbles in the water pipes and thick black coffee residue […]