Tag Archives: Jerusalem

Saturday Night After Rosh Hashanah

October 2004 Hello from Jerusalem, My daughter called it outrageous.  I felt a little intimidated.  We  were both amazed and delighted by what we had, serendipitously, seen on the Saturday night after Rosh Hashanah at the end of Sabbath. We … Continue reading

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Buying Meat: From Hebrew Burbs to Old City Meat Alley

June, 2006 Hello from Jerusalem! Buying good meat here has been a challenge and I’m not just talking pork which is very tricky to obtain though I’ve found ways.  We’re not huge meat eaters but when we do partake we … Continue reading

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Jerusalem on Foot

October, 2005 Hello from Jerusalem, During the month of October we had an unusual number of holidays including our own Columbus Day and a series of four Israeli holidays.  We took advantage of this time to explore parts of Israel … Continue reading

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From Tomb to Tomb

Late Spring – 2006 Hello from Jerusalem, Yesterday, Saturday, my wife and I took an afternoon walk to the Old City.  It was surprisingly busy, with Jewish people going to the Western Wall for Sabbath prayers and tourists thronging shops … Continue reading

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Among the Ultra Orthodox

Hello from Jerusalem, Surrounded by waves of fervor, I stood amazed and delighted at the 450 gold robed, fur-hatted, side-curled Hasidic men and boys welcoming in and relishing their Queen: lovely, precious Shabbos. On a Friday night not long ago … Continue reading

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In the Matzo Factory

(or Not the Yeast of Their Worries) (or To Rise or not to Rise) Hello from Jerusalem, I prepared for Passover exactly the opposite of how my observant Jewish neighbors here did.  I went out and stocked up on loaves … Continue reading

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A Jerusalem Moment

July 2005 Hello from Jerusalem, I had just finished an interesting lunch with the director of an organization that sends groups of Israeli and Palestinian youth to a two week peace-making summer camp in the U.S.  Upon their return from … Continue reading

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Going to Church at the Holy Sepulcher

Today Katie and I finally made it to church.  We actually tried to go a couple weeks ago.  We found the building but we couldn’t find the service in the building.  What?!  How can you not find a service in … Continue reading

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In An Israeli Family’s Home

September 2004 Hello from Jerusalem, My goal?  Your kitchen!  While living overseas I think this should be my cross-cultural pick-up line:  Hey baby, I wanna get in your kitchen. Some of my most interesting experiences have been in homes of … Continue reading

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Two Jerusalems

(Undated, likely fall of 2004) …but from which part of Jerusalem?  Every day I witness the different Jerusalems that exist here in this one place, cozied together, pressed onto and into this hilly bit of rock and desert which itself … Continue reading

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