Last time I was in Israel & Palestine with Judy, perhaps 14 years ago, I was accosted by a young man in our hotel in Jerusalem. (The Inbal, I think.). He took me to task for wearing a kippah in "his" home, meaning Israel. He found it offensive, just as seeing a woman walk...
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How do I react to this one?? Love it because of its truth or cry because it's true?
No, not because it's true, but because it's so active.
Thank you Nikki Alcala Reilly for posting this on Facebook; and to whoever took the photo and posted it to the web orig...
A visit to Tzfat (Safed) on a mountain in northern Israel. Tzfat of the blue doors and the Kabbalah center with the amazing views from the roof. [photos]
We spend some time learning about the rise of Jewish mysticism, about the history of the city, about its division ...
שבת שלום מירושלים
Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem
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Crusader fortress. They built this amazing structure and for a couple hundred years it remained the capital of the final Crusader "kingdom" in this land, but basically they had to live their lives inside it. I did not expect to feel pity for Crusaders but I al...
In looking for the names of some of those circular Squares in Netanya (names that conjure up both biblical and modern personalities, all men so far), I discovered that Netanya is home to the Sanzer chasidim and the Laniado Hospital, a landmark our driver Nissim had pointe...
Across the street, the "Marrakesh Restaurant" sign glows red. In English. English is everywhere. This is not just in Netanya, it is in the airport and what we saw of commercial Tel Aviv as we passed by. Brand names are written in English and so are store names. Netanya i...
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This.
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