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Lens & Land: Dispatches from Israel

An insider’s view of Israel—through the camera lens, the beekeeper's veil, and the eyes of an ever-recovering reporter. Real news, uncommon views, and reflections from the sacred, sometimes bleeding, edge.

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Beyond the Buzz: Compound Eyes, Cinnamon Infusions, and HoneyBee-Centric Adventures

Tactile savory scents, honeybee eco-science, custom flavors, and the fun of a full-contact apiary workshop in the Galilee.

The Living Commute: How Honeybees Build a Suspension Bridge Out of Themselves

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Flagged in the Edit: Mobile Photography Tips

A beaded Magen David, casting shadows on a sunlit fabric shade, unintentionally, and artistically, evoke a familiar icon.

‘Too Bad’: Defiance, Full Parking Lots, Klezmer - and Christopher Walken in the Desert

The world demands that Jews and Israel explain, litigate, and apologize for our thriving survival despite torrential, lethal hatred. “No”.

Honey, Shadow and Light: Capturing the Quiet Photographic Work of Rosh Hashanah

In the weeks before Rosh Hashanah, the rhythm shifts to sorting, packaging, and quiet devotion; my visual meditation into the kitchen table effort behind Neshika’s honey harvest.

A Very Sweet Season Is Buzzing In!

Rosh Hashanah is coming fast, but high honey season doesn’t stop at the Jewish holidays. Here’s what’s happening in the apiary, and how to get a jar of pure Galilee harvest onto your table.

Art Under Fire: Life on the Border Video ZoomCast

Marc Provisor spent years handling high-stakes security across Israel’s volatile border zones before returning full-time to the art studio.

Bee’ing There: the Honeybees, the Wasps, and Tu B’Av

Facing down lethal malice on a narrow ledge and across the national frame. The hard-coded rhythm of survival in both merciless neighborhoods. Musings on guarding the brood, resilience - and love.

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Mediterranean Chiaroscuro: From Fiasella’s Canvas to the Digital Image - Veritas Books & Bees

Controlling light under Ottoman arches, preserving rare book jackets, and chasing Domenico Fiasella’s chiaroscuro from Liguria to Tzfat.

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Griefspiring Films, Opening Bomb Shelters, Iranian Assassination Plots, and Superheros on Tisha B'Av - Reporter's Notebook

A Tisha B’Av reflection on navigating national anxiety, local shelter readiness, and balancing heavy history with a 13-year-old’s need for comfort.

The Summer Bee Safari in Tzfat | Neshika Honey

A fully immersive, tactile and tasty dive into the chaotic, wonderous world of honeybees. Family fun included.

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Mamdanistani Aide Tries to Cancel Brooklyn-born Veteran Israeli News Chief. PS: 'Fuggedabowdit' - Op-Ed

"He said that I should tell you that 'you're not important enough for Mr. Mamdani to care about you, but that someone like you would not be especially welcome in the city.'"

'Stairway to Haven' - Photography

Mid-July heatstroke breeds perspective: a ninety-degree tilt transforms domestic stairs into a horizontal gallery for Safed’s silhouetted sanctuary. Call it "Structural Devotion."

Lens & Land: The Unfiltered Anatomy of a Life Shared on the Border - Subscribe!

Zero curation, zero algorithms, zero influencer fluff—simply the unmediated reality of our daily life, our work, and our survival, shared straight from our corner of the northern border to yours.

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