There is a woman in Ra’anana who finally got her israeli tour guide license right before COVID started, when all the tourists vanished. She’s done some tours for the local kids, including our girls, who absolutely love her, and I guess there were enough parents who were jealous of their kids (like me 😀) so…
Read moreMa’arat HaMahpela – Cave of the Forefathers and Mothers – מערת המכפלה
The “claim to fame” of the city of Hevron is the Ma’arat HaMahpela, the Cave of the Forefathers and Mothers – מערת המכפלה. Its where Abraham & Sarah, Isaac & Rebecca, and Jacob & Leah are buried. Originally it was just a cave (a “double cave” actually – that’s what the Hebrew name for it…
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Last week I visited a friend who lives in Efrat, a town about 20 minutes south of Jerusalem in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc. We met at his apartment and had coffee on the balcony. The town is situated across several small hilltops and the views are amazing. There was a cool breeze blowing over…
Read moreBack To School. Day 1, Year 2
Today is the first day of school. It’s a very exciting and busy day, there was a flurry of emails and WhatsApp texts the past few days, from the school office, the parent WhatsApp groups, the teacher’s WhatsApp information group, etc. There were a few iterations of the health attestations that need to be filled…
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