Michael Kohn Michael Kohn is a Bay Area-based freelance reporter and has written about Israel for Lonely Planet. Recent Stories May 29, 2018 Can a 'queer lens' revitalize Talmud study? Jan 16, 2018 Bay Area Jews travel on official trip to 3 Arab nations Nov 13, 2017 Meet the Jewish-Arab team that pitches coexistence in Israel Sep 13, 2017 This young Bay Area woman found purpose in a poor part of Israel