Tsefat in the Galil in Northern Israel suffered an earthquake in 1837 or, this could also be titled: How do you talk to someone who expresses a lot of fears? I was thinking of subtitling this: ‘How to talk to an elderly person.’ But the truth is, it could be a child who is very [...]

My breakfast at Kfar Blum (my son makes fun of how much salad I eat) Westbank Mama hosts Kosher Cooking Carnival. And Phyllis at ImaBima hosts Haveil Havalim: The Packing for Camp Edition. Thank you, Phyllis, for including some Pirkei Avot links and a link to my Galil post. We need to pack for camp [...]

Gardening in Israel is different this year. This is the year of shmitta, the seventh year of a cycle, in which the land of Israel is supposed to lie fallow. When I arrived at my cousin’s house in the Galil, I noticed that some of the plants were similar to those in my own garden: [...]

I have many, many pictures of our travels in Israel. And a few early morning drawings, too. However, I cannot seem to upload to my website, either through WordPress or through Dreamweaver. So I may need to wait until I return to the U.S. to start to post photos. Update: I just got a free [...]

On the road to the Kinneret. The Kinneret is a beautiful, large lake with windsurfers, sailboats, an “ancient” Galilee boat (probably just fifty years old, not really from Roman times) and swimmers. It is in the lower Galil (or Galilee in English); on the banks of the Kinneret is the city of Tiberias, which, like [...]

We are going on vacation. And so is this blog. When I will get a chance to post again is a mystery to me (as well as to you). Maybe next week? Stay tuned. In the photo is one of the first rudbeckia (black-eyed susan) of the season. I have many of them growing in [...]