Travel

The 'Shtetl' of ... Edmonton?

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George Medovoy | JE Feature

At a Friday night Shabbat dinner, one of the guests at the table lovingly refers to "our shtetl Edmonton."

I'm in the floating Lake Palace in Udaipur, a place I first read about, and vowed to visit, when I was 10. A pearly white marble palace -- carved domes and arches, courtyards and splashing fountains -- it's on its very own island. Not one inch of land is visible, so the palace appears to float majestically on Lake Pichola,...

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Caesarea Salad

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Eve Glickman | JE Feature

Around 1966, during her "one last fling" before settling down to marriage, my mother took a big trip to Europe with a detour to Israel to visit friends of relatives residing on a military base near Tel Aviv.

Travel

Slow Lane of Slovenia

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Sharon McDonnell | JE Feature

It's an iconic photo: a tall spire on a tiny island in the middle of a lake, a brilliant turquoise, amid a backdrop of snow-capped Alps.

Travel

Ready for Israel? Tap Into These Insider Tips

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Elyse Glickman, JE Feature

In the midst of preparing for an upcoming trip to Israel, I size up my free time and look for ways to plant interesting, rare seeds to grow those spaces into a permanent garden of memories. The first person I consult on my pre-trip quest is Myriam Miller, an American-Israeli based in Jerusalem who penned Introduction to Jerusalem: A Guide...