Two Paths
There is a unique monument along the shores of Nachal Be'er Sheva along the "riverwalk" that I discovered recently. Nachal Be'er Sheva riverwalk is a…
Oy and Joy
I've tried not to write about Coronavirus here - not not let it seep into my writing on this blog and it's almost impossible. For…
Memorial Day Sale
Memorial Day Sale! Everything 25% off! This is how I viewed Memorial Day growing up. Memorial Day was a day set aside by the US…
Sirens
Today, Israel stopped for 2 minutes for a siren. Every year on Holocaust Remembrance Day, sirens sound at 10:00 a.m. Cars on the roads pull…
Patience and Promise
So, I should be working on the millions of things I have to do before my upcoming Birthright and guiding trips, but I heard a…
Iced Tea
This morning I noticed a cup which I hardly ever use on my kitchen counter. There is nothing outwardly special about this cup. It is one…
Olim L’Har Hertzl
As we go through the season of the counting of the Omer, there are several Holidays/Remembrance days that are celebrated. We feel the depths of…
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…
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