When Water Flows Uphill
I wrote in a previous post about an aqueduct that I came across while hiking in the Golan above Nahal Zevitan. The technology involved in…
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Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice
Last week I took a group to hike in Lower Nahal Og. I had done the hike about 4-5 years ago when I started hiking with Yossie. The…
More on Camels
New Camel fact: Camels can carry as much as 900 pounds of cargo! (Original Camel post here.) This summer I had the pleasure of riding…
Grandparents
Grandparents - fascinating entities. If we take the time to look into their lives and their world, we can't help but to be enchanted and…
The Light of Fire
"Blessed are you, G-d, King of the Universe, who creates the light of fire." This is one of the blessings recited at the conclusion of Shabbat during…
Good News!
"Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much…
Please Pass the Eggplant
Eggplants have been a part of the diet in Israel for a long time, but they are not indigenous to this part of the world. …
A Bouquet of Red Flowers
Here, in Israel, we live connected to the earth. The Torah, the cycle of holidays all have a facet which can only truly be appreciated if you…
Chalk Talk
Wanna work long hours? Get dirty, burn yourself on candles, lightbulbs? Work in the pouring rain and the heat of Israel summer? Have access to…
Squeezing the Last Bit out of Winter
I know, I know, I keep writing about the weather, but this winter has been crazy. It is March 17 and I haven't used the…
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