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Category Archives: Slice of Israeli life
Yom Atzma’ut Same’ach! Happy 74th Independence Day Israel!
It’s Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, and, as remarked upon by both local and foreign observers, the country swings in a schizophrenic kind of way from the mourning, sorrow and remembrance of Yom Hazikaron to the flag-waving patriotism and general … Continue reading
Posted in History, Israel news, Slice of Israeli life
Tagged Independence Day, Israel, Yom Haatzmaut
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Wishing Merry Christmas to my Christian friends
I would like to wish all my Christian readers and friends a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May 2022 be a year of good health, peace, happiness and prosperity for all of us. May this cursed plague be gone … Continue reading
Chanukah Same’ach! 1st Night
Chanukah has begun here in Israel, and windows are lighting up all over the country with candles and oil lamps twinkling in the dark. Chanukah is one of my favourite chagim, since it requires very little preparation but lots of … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Judaism, Slice of Israeli life
Tagged Chanukah, chanukiah, Hebron, Isaac Herzog, Machpela, Menorah
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Chag Atzma’ut Same’ach! Happy 73rd Independence Day Israel!
It’s Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, and, as remarked upon by both local and foreign observers, the country swings in a schizophrenic kind of way from the mourning, sorrow and remembrance of Yom Hazikaron to the flag-waving patriotism and general … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Slice of Israeli life, support Israel
Tagged 1948, Independence Day, Israel, Yom Haatzmaut
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Chag Kasher Ve’sameach – Happy Pesach!
Before starting this post I looked back, as I always do, to what I wrote last year. And I was shocked at how quickly I’ve forgotten Pesach in the shadow of corona. What a difference a year makes – in … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Judaism, Slice of Israeli life
Tagged archaeology, coronavirus, Dead Sea Scrolls, Passover, Pesach, Seder
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Israeli Elections – round 4
Here we go again – the fourth round of elections in two years. I feel a bit despairing and bit apathetic, and not particularly full of hope that anything major is going to change. But I shall not cede my … Continue reading
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