Jewish Holidays and Nature
Jewish holiday season: relationship between Jewish holidays and nature? We sit out in sukkah. We pay attention to the moon – Jewish calendar is lunar.
photos of Jerusalem, Rosh HaNikra, Tsefat, Hashmonaim, Kinneret, Tel Dan, Banias, Galil, Kotel, Ir David, City of David
Jewish holiday season: relationship between Jewish holidays and nature? We sit out in sukkah. We pay attention to the moon – Jewish calendar is lunar.
Photos of Jaffa Street (Rechov Jaffo) in Jerusalem and Moorlyn Theater in Ocean City, New Jersey: dawn (Moorlyn Theater) or towards dusk (Jaffa Street) – capture golden light of those hours
Tel Aviv Museum and Israel Museum: both house Israeli art. Only Tel Aviv Museum has free wifi. Israel Museum shows prehistoric exhibits, Judaica, modern art
The Jerusalem Chords Bridge, part of city’s lightrail system designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Like ancient David’s harp.
Photo of light rail system near the central bus station in Jerusalem, taken in May 2013: train tracks on street
Nature Notes visits Ma’alot Israel Flowers and Birds: globe thistle, mourning dove, buttercups, sparrow, palm tree all in a city on a hill in Northern Israel