travel – God Didn't Say That

Off Topic: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

I had the great fortune this summer to speak in three cities in South Africa, and I’m blogging about what I saw — both the politics and the exquisite nature — on my fiction author site. I just wrote about my first day of safari: The setting was incredible. Pockets of small green trees punctuated…
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JoelMHoffman October 1, 2015 0

Back from London and Amsterdam

I’ve just returned from an exhilarating if exhausting round of teaching in London and Amsterdam. I posted periodic travel updates on the official And God Said blog, so that’s the place to look for details. Of particular interest are The Eurostar Biathlon, about my adventures trying to get back to London from Amsterdam in time…
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JoelMHoffman June 21, 2011 1

Leaving Jerusalem is Always Hard

I’ve just returned from Israel. My short trip afforded me two visits to Jerusalem, and on both occasions I was reminded anew how hard it is to leave that holy city. Even getting in isn’t easy. I approached by car, through the foothills that King David may have surveyed as he wondered where to build…
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JoelMHoffman January 7, 2010 11

Ancient Wisdom, Modern Lives

Recent posts from my Ancient Wisdom, Modern Lives:

Interest Rates Old and New: How High is Too High? A short history of ancient interest rates, in light of a 10% cap on credit-card interest rates proposed in the US Senate by Bernie Sanders and Josh Hawley
In the AI of the Storm We should all embrace AI instead of fearing it. Here's why.
Happy Year of the Snake Why is there a year for such a despicable animal as the snake? There might be a very good reason...
The Surprising Connection Between Hanukkah and Christmas Hanukkah and Christmas, which happen to coincide this year, happen to have a surprising shared history. Here it is.
Positivity Is Poisoning the Holidays (but It Doesn't Have To) Here is an antidote the poisonous pressure to be happy, especially during the holidays.

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Off Topic: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Back from London and Amsterdam

Leaving Jerusalem is Always Hard

Ancient Wisdom, Modern Lives

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