Welcome to the Blog
These posts span nearly a decade of writing — some have been migrated from my old websites and LinkedIn, which may explain why some dates don't quite add up.
I write in both Hebrew and English. To properly view the Hebrew posts, I recommend switching the site language to Hebrew using the language icon in the header.
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Welcome to the Blog
Nearly a decade of writing on Jewish history, archaeology, and museums. I write in both Hebrew and English — use the language switcher in the header to read posts in the other.
ברוכים הבאים לבלוג
כמעט עשור של כתיבה על היסטוריה יהודית, ארכיאולוגיה ומוזיאונים. כותב בעברית ובאנגלית — החליפו את שפת האתר בכותרת כדי לקרוא פוסטים בשפה השנייה.
Coronavirus and the Exodus
Sunday, May 22, escaping from NY en route to Israel Call me crazy, but with…
ADHD, Entrepreneurship and Sharing Your Voice
I’m sitting in JFK waiting to board a flight to Moscow. This is the first…
A Realistic Yom Kippur Post
Plumb Beach, Brooklyn. Photo taken by Nachliel Selavan This is a realistic post, not a…
Babylon: Unearthing Impact
With Dr. Seymour at the Met, holding my autographed Babylon book Babylon: Myth and Reality (Nov…
School Has Ruined Passover
Pharaoh looking somewhat amused by the splitting of the Red Sea (drawing from my Barkai…
Parashat Lech-Lecha in Rhymes
Introducing the aliyot in a fun way. Sometimes this is the type of creativity I…
Age of Empires Tanach Tour
Tanach Study Group from Brooklyn, under the Lions of Babylon at the Metropolitan Museum of…
Never Again?
A Rova boy spotted on the ruins of a crusader structure.. picture by my neighbor…
Superman and Tisha b’Av
It was last Shabbat in the Golan Heights when I had a profound and timely…
The Book That Turned My Career Around
Nachliel with the book that turned his career around I love Capoeira – a Brazilian…
Build Up Israel – Rebirth of Shomron (Part 4 of 4)
Parasha Pearls for Shabbat Hagadol
Ninth grade student proudly displaying the Ram god Amun-Re in the Metropolitan Museum of Art…
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