Water Crossings
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was started well before the tragic drowning and ensuing images of the father and...
Tasty Bite: Kosher, Vegetarian, Trail Perfect Brand
I couldn’t have done the John Muir Trail without Tasty Bite. I’ve done long hikes with nothing but...
Memorial Day Weekend in Gulf Hagas
In a year's time, Memorial Day will come around. New names will be on our lists that we read. The war rages on, little changes. And that's how life is between Memorial Days, even punctuated by soul inspiring dips into the raw parts of Creation. It's just like humankind's relationship to our Creator.Unresolved.
Lag B’Omer: The Perfect Wilderness Holiday
Let’s face it, most of the fun parts of the Lag B’Omer holiday are rooted in the aggagic...
The Israel National Trail
In honor of Yom Ha’Atzma’ut this week, The Kosher Backpacker is proud to present an overview guide and...
Our Guide to a Wilderness Passover
We cover some of this in our book, The Kosher Backpacker, but as Pesach starts Friday night, there...
Antisemitism on the Trail
WARNING: Some unsettling content ahead. Just as an FYI, there’s no context that makes what happens in this...
Burnt Offerings
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: Command Aaron and his sons thus: This is the ritual of the...
Our (Basic) Guide to Hammock Backpacking
After my go-to camping mattress deflated on a cold, winter night in a shelter in the Adirondacks, I...
