Tag Archives: nature

Tu B’Shvat Higia

Posted on 16 January 2014 by

Today is Tu B’Shvat, the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shvat, known as “the birthday of the trees” in Jewish tradition. The tree most associated with Tu B’Shvat is the almond tree, in Hebrew the Shkedi’a (שקדיה), which blossoms … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel news | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

What next? Frogs? Wild Beasts?

Posted on 4 March 2013 by

Which of the Ten Plagues will be next to strike Egypt? In eerie timing, just before Pesach (Passover) a plague of locusts has struck Egypt. An enormous swarm of locusts is plaguing Egypt, in a development that agricultural authorities admitted … Continue reading →

Posted in Mideast news | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Pesach flowers in Jerusalem

Posted on 12 April 2012 by

We spent a few beautiful days in downtown Jerusalem, touring the sites, visiting relatives and generally mingling with the huge throngs all crowding into Jerusalem for Pesach. (More of that in my next post). One of the tours we took … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Slice of Israeli life | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Why didn’t the chicken duck cross the road?

Posted on 1 March 2012 by

A funny and heartwarming story caught my eye today, an “only in Israel” story, which I thought I’d post for you in order to lighten all the latest gloom and doom for a while. The story appeared in Hebrew Ynet; … Continue reading →

Posted in Slice of Israeli life | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Birds of a feather flock together over Israel

Posted on 16 August 2011 by

My title is not cynical or ironic for a change. This post is literally about the birds.   Did you know that Israel is a bird-lover’s paradise?  Every year hundreds of thousands of birds migrate through flight paths over Israel, … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel news, Slice of Israeli life | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments