Author Archives: Elvira Miceli

It’s a joy to return to a place that welcomes me like a friend even as it remains new and exciting. Though I admit with a language lover’s remorse that I still can barely mutter “good morning” in Hebrew, and … Continue reading →

So pleasant was the after-dinner lull two Fridays ago, my insides warmed by fragrant tea, that the beginning of the Muslim call to prayer over Jerusalem almost startled me. The same hauntingly beautiful cries had accompanied the team’s exit from … Continue reading →

Two weeks ago, when our digging began in earnest, I and four other team members were assigned to an area northeast of the temple complex, an area sure to disclose something about Omrit’s broader pattern of occupation. Though Omrit was … Continue reading →

As majestically as the ruins at Omrit are positioned, I’m no less struck by the colors of the place: the pristine blue above, the pale gold and burnt green of the hills, the purple of the round, thistly wildflowers scattered … Continue reading →