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Joshua Berman’s Biography

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Joshua Berman is a freelance writer, Spanish teacher, television production fixer, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, trip leader, husband, and father. He is the author of four books: Moon Nicaragua, Moon Belize, Living Abroad in Nicaragua, and Maya 2012: A Guide to Celebrations in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize & Honduras (all Avalon Travel). Berman's work has appeared in The New York Times, Denver Post, Yoga Journal, Outside Traveler, 5280, Delta SKY, Sunset, and National Geographic Traveler.

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León's Lively Party Zone - Slide Show - NYTimes.com

León's Lively Party Zone - Slide Show - NYTimes.com

On one block in a city in northwest Nicaragua, a zona rosa, or entertainment zone, has replaced hardware stor…

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The hunt for a mariachi suit in East L.A.

The hunt for a mariachi suit in East L.A.

"Lunes cerrado," says a hand-scrawled sign on the door of La Casa del Mariachi. Everything I need is in the w…

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Stylish Maps That Are Chatty

Stylish Maps That Are Chatty

A la Carte Maps In today's satellite-blanketed world of precise, GPS-determined maps, a splash of watercolor …

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On the Chocolate Trail in Belize | Travel Deals, Travel Tips, Travel Advice, Vacation Ideas | Bud...

On the Chocolate Trail in Belize | Travel Deals, Travel Tips, Travel Advice, Vacation Ideas | Bud...

Belize's remote southern Toledo region doesn't make it onto many tourist itineraries, but it was at the top o…

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With Rod Blagojevich on the plane from Chicago to Denver - and a federal prison

With Rod Blagojevich on the plane from Chicago to Denver - and a federal prison

This morning I shared an American Eagle commuter flight from Chicago to Denver with former Illinois Gov. Rod …

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Forests to Burn - Features - World Hum

Forests to Burn - Features - World Hum

Travel Stories: Joshua Berman spent a glorious summer exploring some of America's most beautiful wilderness a…

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Joshua Berman, at The Blogs

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By Joshua Berman
| The Times of Israel Verified
Joshua Berman is a professor of Bible at Bar-Ilan University and is the author of Lamentations (Cambridge University Press, 2023) and is host of the podcast, The Bible Bar.
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Getting Angry at God as an Act of Faith

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By Joshua Berman
| The Times of Israel Verified
“If there is a God, He will have to beg my forgiveness.” Imagine the spiritual torture that led a man to etch these words into a prison cell wall at the Mauthausen concentration camp, later discovered and recounted by survivor Joseph Drexel. We can hear the inmate oscillating, teetering between two positions. On the one hand, he has witnessed and endured collective mass trauma and unimaginable suffering. His apparently prior assumption that there is a God in this world is no longer a given.
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Getting angry at God as an act of faith

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By Joshua Berman
| The Times of Israel Verified
“If there is a God, He will have to beg my forgiveness.” Imagine the spiritual torture that led a man to etch these words into a prison cell wall at the Mauthausen concentration camp, later discovered and recounted by survivor Joseph Drexel. We can hear the inmate oscillating, teetering between two positions. On the one hand, he has witnessed and endured collective mass trauma and unimaginable suffering. His apparently prior assumption that there is a God in this world is no longer a given.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Column in English language newspaper in Managua, Nicaragua.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, one of the last of my generation, typing class late 80s.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To ask questions.