Showing posts with label Jerusalem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jerusalem. Show all posts
Thursday, May 12, 2016

Looking Back On Independence Day

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There is one day more than any other throughout the year that I miss being in Israel and sharing in the joy that the people of the coun...
Saturday, April 23, 2016

The Last Words Of The Seder

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This was the first time we saw the Jaffe Gate in Jerusalem in June 2009.  The Passover holiday seems to have snuck up on me this year. ...
Saturday, April 4, 2015

Passover: Past, Present, And Future

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It is that time of year when the holidays converge. While Christians throughout the world celebrated Good Friday yesterday and will be ...
Thursday, March 12, 2015

When The Mayor Takes Action

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Now this is definitely something that I couldn’t see Mayor Nutter doing in the streets of Philadelphia. In fact, I don’t know if I coul...
Sunday, February 8, 2015

Not Much Longer Now…

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Enjoying the quiet while it lasts! I really don’t know where the time has gone. It feels as though we had just surprised the family onl...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Time To Eat The Donuts!

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Now that we are in the midst of the Hanukkah holiday, Jews around the world are lighting their menorahs and stuffing their faces with l...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Waking Up To Terrorism

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Don't believe everything you read! This morning I woke up to an all too familiar stream of posts on Facebook as there were ‘news’ r...
Monday, August 18, 2014

Prolonging The Conflict

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Israeli-distributed candies in the West Bank bear the slogan 'Here are some sweets because Hamas is making life bitter in the West Ba...
Sunday, July 20, 2014

On The Ground

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  This past week Israel finally sent ground troops into the Gaza strip. Not surprisingly, this cause cities in the United States to be ...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Just An Inconvenience

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  In the 45 minutes that is took for our food to arrive at the table, Armageddon had already passed by the front window. What had been a...
Monday, July 7, 2014

And So It Begins

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A friend of mine in Israel posted this on Facebook tonight: “So, it's started. And it has a name. Operation Protective Edge or ...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

A Day Late And A Shekel Short!

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I took this photo of the Jaffa Gate during our honeymoon in June 2009. Every Jew connects with Jerusalem in their own way with the roots...
Thursday, December 19, 2013

First Night At Eastern Star

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Last night my wife and I attended our first Eastern Star meeting in Norristown. It was quite the interesting night for the two of us and o...
Friday, December 13, 2013

What Was the Lead Story On The News Tonight?

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It’s the end of another week and I have no idea where the days have gone. There is work yet to be done, a haircut that never happened, and s...
Thursday, October 10, 2013

Oh, The Places I’ve Been!

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I was flipping through the channels on the television during my shift this morning and came across a couple of travel shows. I can’t re...