Tag Archives: coronavirus

Wishing Merry Christmas to my Christian friends

Posted on 24 December 2021 by anneinpt

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 →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 8 October 2021 by anneinpt

I haven’t written one of these Good News Friday posts for a very long time, but today suddenly the muse has overtaken me. I have just a couple of items but they brought a smile to my face and I … Continue reading →

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Yom Kippur 5782 – Gmar Hatima Tova!

Posted on 15 September 2021 by anneinpt

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is upon us once again. It begins in a few hours time here in Israel, when we will be entering a 25-hour fast to pray for forgiveness for any wrongs we have committed towards … Continue reading →

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Chag Kasher Ve’sameach – Happy Pesach!

Posted on 26 March 2021 by anneinpt

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 →

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Good News Friday – Purim Same’ach edition

Posted on 25 February 2021 by anneinpt

Purim has started (or is starting) around the Jewish world, and we are celebrating a “triple Purim” which is quite a rare event. It started tonight at sundown and lasts till tomorrow night when Shabbat begins. But in walled cities … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 25 December 2020 by anneinpt

It’s a strange Friday-Shabbat this week, from the sadness of Asara BeTevet to the happiness of Shabbat, and it’s a bit discombobulating (I love that word!) to add some good news to the mix. It’s also a very short day … Continue reading →

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