Getting Ready for Passover at the Pharmacy
This morning at my sick fund (socialized medicine HMO) pharmacy: the middle aged Religious Jewish lady three people ahead of me pulls out FOUR (4) pages worth of list with […]
This morning at my sick fund (socialized medicine HMO) pharmacy: the middle aged Religious Jewish lady three people ahead of me pulls out FOUR (4) pages worth of list with […]
Yesterday, 4 August 2014, at sunset, The House of Israel began observing Tisha B’Av – the 24 hour Fast in memory of the destruction of our temple. Our Rabbis teach […]
3:00 a.m.: Here in Jerusalem my jet lagging mind – in the process of returning home from New Zealand, (+11 hours from Israel = 2:00 p.m.), on a time installment […]
Sha’ar HaRachamim (Gate of Mercy/Golden Gate) located in the eastern retaining wall of the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem, Israel is different from the other gates of the Old City for […]
My first visit to Temple Mount (aka Haram El Sharif) took place sometime in late December 1984, when, as part of a United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Young People’s Mission I […]
Yom Yerushala’yim (Jerusalem Day) marking 46 years since the re-unification of Jerusalem took place this past Wednesday (8 May 2013). In honor of the holiday and in memory of those […]
This year, Tu Be’Shevat, “Rosh HaShanah La’Illanot”, (Hebrew literally: “New Year of the Trees”), is observed from sunset on Tuesday night 3rd February 2015, until sunset on Wednesday 4th February […]
Here in Jerusalem, Chabad-Lubavitch put out beautiful Hanukkiot for communal Hanukkah candle lighting in neighborhoods throughout Jerusalem. Thing is, they haven’t gotten a’RoundToIt and so it is that two weeks […]
Hanukkah time is sing-a-long time! So I’ve decided to share some of my favorite songs. Enjoy! Most Israelis who have immigrated from the United States brought with them the following […]
Hanukkah is the holiday which celebrates religious freedom and the re-dedication of the The Temple in Jerusalem. It is essentially a holiday that commemorates the separation of the Jewish people […]