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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
Posted in Jerusalem Letters
Tagged Hasidic, Jerusalem, Orthodox Judiasm, Rosh Hashanah
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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
Posted in Jerusalem Letters
Tagged buthcer, East Jerusalem, Jerusalem, lamb, meat, Old City, West Jerusalem
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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
Posted in Jerusalem Letters
Tagged calls to prayer, Dung Gate, Jerusalem, Kidron Valley, Mount of Olives, Ramadan, Yemin Moshe
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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
Posted in Jerusalem Letters
Tagged Garden Tomb, Holy Sepulcher, hospitality, Jerusalem, Old City, resurrection
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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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Tagged Hasidic, Jerusalem, Shabbos, shul, tisch, worship
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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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Tagged faith in life, Haredi, Jerusalem, matzoh, passover, unleavened bread
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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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Tagged cooperation, ecumenical, Jerusalem, mutual understanding, narratives, Travel, understanding
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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
Posted in Jerusalem Letters
Tagged Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Description, Jerusalem, narratives
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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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Tagged Description, eggplant, Jerusalem, Letters, narratives
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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