Colombia: Amazing New Years Eve in Cartagena
Happy Nearly New Year to all! Thank you to everyone for all your support for our site, our trip and making our dreams come true! We left Los Angeles six months ago and have spent two months in Indonesia, two months in Thailand, 27 days in Myanmar (Burma) and have been in India since November [...]
Race to the Moon! Will ISRAEL be country #3?
Recently I was invited by the Jewish Journal to write about the RACE BACK TO THE MOON!! My article begins like this: I have always wondered who will be the next to land on the moon. My parents remember vividly when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon in 1969 and said, “That’s one small step [...]
Camels in the Courtyard and other articles around town
Hello from Lisa! I wanted to share some articles I have published recently on other sites. Read Breaking Stalin’s Nose, a great book for students about culture and standing up for what you believe in by Russian Jewish author, Eugene Yelchin and my first article in PRINT for the Jewish Journal. Science and Brain Research: [...]
Relentless and Reluctant about Travel
Lisa Niver Rajna at Uncovering Jewish Morocco Travel talk My travel talk last week could have been a total bust. That was essentially what one Rabbi told me on December 2, 2010, What is the worst-case scenario? Can you live with doing this talk if you have a small group size? Of course, the best [...]
Mask of Purim: Showing Up
The upcoming holiday of Purim and the story of Esther remind me to reveal myself and take off my mask. Many Jews celebrate Purim by dressing up and putting on a mask. The semester I lived in Jerusalem, was the first time I saw Purim could be as large a celebration as Halloween in Los [...]
