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To be home again

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 02:13:18 GMT

A moment of reflection at the kotel...

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:07:22 GMT

Sechar Park near the Knesset building in Jerusalem, and the Wohl Park nearby...

Minyanim begin to form as the sun grows lower in the sky...

Climbing up a hill from the park through the woods, you come to the Knesset.

Another minyan meets for mincha in Wohl park across from the Knesset

Looking to the east... America is 6500 miles over that hill...

Knesset building... There is alot of construction going on around the building.

What could possibly intrigue 30 kids?

Answer: Tsav. A turtle. Good thing for him he's not kosher!

Beautiful park. But its starting to get late and dark...

When I get home it is dark, and the moon is rising above Maale Adumim

Friday, June 16, 2006

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:55:47 GMT

Some photos taken from the givah. A scenic lookup near Mitzpe Yericho.

The city in the foreground far below is Jericho near the Jordanian border.

The last few photos are from the Dead Sea and Ein Gedi.

And now some shots of the Dead Sea

Just past Mitzpe Yericho you see the following marker in the middle of the desert.

By the time you get to the Dead Sea you will have gone down another 400 meters below sea level, which is about the crush depth of a good WWII submarine.

The mist is from evaporation that takes place. There is no other place for the water to go here. It is the lowest place on earth.

And a few shots of Ein Gedi nature reserve again. Nothing like a day off spent taking a nap under a waterfall.

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Sat, 27 May 2006 23:46:50 GMT

An afternoon in Beitar Illit.. A wonderful community in the Judean Hills south of Jerusalem.

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Wed, 17 May 2006 09:47:05 GMT

Lag B'omer in Maale Adumim, with singer Chaim Davi. Below is the view from Maale Adumim to Jerusalem. Jerusalem is on the other side of the ridges (Mt. of Olives and Mt. Scopus) of Har Tzetzim and Har Tzofim. The next view is a moonrise looking at the new part of Maale Adumim which is called Efes Sheva meaning Zero Seven, the plan number, since no name has been selected yet.

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Tue, 09 May 2006 07:09:16 GMT

Some photos from a nice spring day in Tel Aviv....and at the bottom of the page is a video I took at the beach. The water you see is the Mediterranean.

And sitting down after a long day to enjoy a sunset...

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Wed, 03 May 2006 16:17:52 GMT

This is a really interesting place in the middle of the Old City in Jerusalem where one can walk ontop of the houses of the city. It is actually a shortcut system used by the cities residents to avoid the congested streets filled with tourists below. A photo is taken in each of the four directions. Oh, and while up there I snapped a photo of the IAF practicing for flyovers before Yom Ha'atzmaut.

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:15:28 GMT

Ein Gedi, which is an oasis on the shore of the Dead Sea... The place where David HaMelech hid from Shaul.

Saturday, April 15, 2006

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 20:04:04 GMT

Some photos from a park down in the nachal in Maale Adumim. These were taken first day chol hamoed, while everyone in chutz l'aretz was still davening 2nd day Pesach!!!

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:23:24 GMT

I always wanted a photo of me with a palm tree when I was a child. I never got one until this week. Life goal 343 fulfilled. Taken just outside Yaffa Gate.