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Rock is something that Israel and Palestine has enough of. Wood, not much. Water, enough if used carefully, in part because desalination is changing the equation, and has potential to bring much-needed good to the whole region. According to this article, the political co...
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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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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I'm in Netanya, Israel. On the 5th floor of a hotel across the street from the ocean. With a balcony. I love balconies. [photo]
The ocean is always west. (Significant to those of us who, growing up in Chicago, guided ourselves by the lake, always east.). But this balc...
