Near Ein Feshka on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea about three kilometers south of Qumran, obscured by some shrubs, look up at the cliffs lining the road, formed from limestone deposits perhaps 80 million years old. About 12ft up, you can see a red line less than a foot long.… Read the rest of this article…
From a spiritual point of view the Dead Sea region has unique properties linked to several attributes.
a. As the lowest point on earth it is nearest to the planet’s core, and as the Kabbalistic view sees the ‘earth’ as the embodiment of Sefirah Malkut, it is closest to the heart of the Divine Presence.… Read the rest of this article…
They say I looked back out of curiosity.
But I could have had other reasons.
I looked back mourning my silver bowl.
Carelessly, while tying my sandal strap.
So I wouldn’t have to keep staring at the righteous nape
of my husband Lot’s neck.… Read the rest of this article…
[miniflickr tags="dead sea, desert, ein bokek" per_page="5" ]From www.ezekielproject.org
Ezekiel’s Water Project is a vision and information sharing effort for a project that can provide fresh water for twenty million people in Israel, Jordan, and Palestine. Additionally it will make possible the production of sea fish in the Jordan Valley, and provide for irrigation of the desert, along with saving the Dead Sea.… Read the rest of this article…
