Daniel Wirtheim, Features Editor It was this time last year, Christmas of 2013, that I decided to embark upon a non-denominational pilgrimage to Israel. I never planned on going until I befriended a Palestinian backpacker in Turkey who encouraged me to visit in Israel. “It’s not like on the television,” he said. “Plus the weather is very nice.” I was also pushed by my mother, a devote … Continue reading SLICE OF LIFE: Jerusalem Syndrome