What We Lost When We Lost the Courtyard

Logosofia no Dia a Dia · May 17, 2026 · 39m

When you read "courtyard" in the Bible, you probably picture a nice patio with potted plants. The ancient reality was something far more radical: a multi-generational compound where cooking, childcare, livestock, and craft work all happened in one shared space. This episode unpacks why the chatzer model worked for thousands of years, why we designed it out of existence in the 20th century, and what modern parents might learn from a housing layout built for distributed caregiving. From Iron Age archaeology to living courtyard communities in Jerusalem and Majdal Shams, we explore what happens…