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      Batya Medad made aliya from New York to Israel in 1970 and has been living in Shiloh since 1981. Recently she began organizing women's visits to Tel Shiloh for Psalms and prayers. (For more information, please email her.)  Batya is a newspaper and magazine columnist, a veteran jblogger and recently stopped EFL teaching.  She's also a wife, mother, grandmother, photographer and HolyLand hitchhiker, always seeing things from her own very unique perspective. For more of Batya's writings and photos, check out:

      Shiloh Musings

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      Iyar 28, 5770, 5/12/2010

      You, Too, Can Visit Tel Shiloh


      First of all, Chag Sameach, Happy Jerusalem Day.

      In the above picture, you can see Jerusalem's lightrail trolley train in action.  OK, it's just a "rehearsal," but it gives us a taste, whiff of the future.

      Just in case you don't read this to the end, I'd like to remind you that Friday is Rosh Chodesh Sivan, and G-d willing there will be Women's Prayers at Tel Shiloh.  Please let others know about it.  You can drive or take Egged public transport to Shiloh.  If you're going by public transport, please let me know, thanks.

      Rosh Chodesh Sivan

      Tel Shiloh

      Friday, May 14, 2010

      9:30am

      תפילת נשים תל שילה ראש חודש סיון

      יום ו'

      14-05-2010

      09:30

      As usual, the reminder that I blog more frequently and on a greater variety of topics on my other blogs, Shiloh Musings and me-ander.  Please visit and tell others about them.  Of  course, you're welcome to comment there, too.  And now for the main attraction:

      You, Too, Can Visit Tel Shiloh

      Today we had visitors to Tel Shiloh, the AFSI tour.  Helen Freedman brings groups on a regular basis to Israel and gets to Shiloh whenever she can.

      Tel Shiloh Tel Shiloh Tel Shiloh

      One of the participants, and not the first time with AFSI to Shiloh, was the legendary Glenn Richter, who led SSSJ the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry.  My husband and I were part of the movement from the middle 1960's until our aliyah in the summer of 1970.

      I'll be back down at Tel Shiloh for Women's Prayers, G-d willing, on Friday Rosh Chodesh Sivan, May 14, 2010.  Join us please, and tell others about it!

      Rosh Chodesh Sivan
      Tel Shiloh
      Friday, May 14, 2010
      9:30am
      תפילת נשים
      תל שילה
      ראש חודש סיון
      יום ו' 14-05-2010
      09:30

       

      The Tel is open to tourists all weekdays. For more information, email telshilo@gmail.com  or call 02-994-4019