Aliyah Blog 57: Ben Shemen Forest
Introduction You could visit Israel as a tourist two dozen times and probably never go to this more than 8 square mile forest! How is there this huge forest in the middle an alleged...
Torah Observant Jew + Patent Attorney
Introduction You could visit Israel as a tourist two dozen times and probably never go to this more than 8 square mile forest! How is there this huge forest in the middle an alleged...
A bit “off the beaten path” is an interesting little museum in Rishon L’Zion near the center of the country and the sea. Born Yaacov Gibstein in 1928, first art exhibition in 1953, and...
Can I conceal myself forevermore? Pretend I’m not the man I was before? “Do they all hate us?” – fruit seller in Sdorot asking me a question about the United States. He continues, “that’s...
What’s a Speed Run? Ever play Super Mario Brothers? When you beat the game – which few of us do (including me) you rejoice at having spent only seven hours getting to the end....
Kinds of Beauty Slide shows are below- jump there to just see pretty flowers and plants. Above is one of the most beautiful bouquet of roses that I have ever seen. Whenever friends visit,...
Named after the same guy who brought us the C-section, czars, kaisers, czars, kings, and the month of July, Herod named a city after Caeser in Israel about 2,000 years ago, not to be...
The Diaspora Museum –> Anu Museum of 2021- The “Anu” museum – formerly the “Diaspora Museum” . . . is a completely redone museum in 2021. When I was first there, there was the...
Printing a Replacement Driver’s License The trip almost didn’t happen – I lost my wallet. My wife is big into saying a small prayer and giving a donation to Rabbi Meir Baal HaNeis Tzedekah...
Got My First … Second, and Third Parking Tickets Okay, first one was not fair. I spent 10 minutes installing and using the app to pay and selected the wrong neighborhood in Jerusalem. Second...
No School Wednesday The Bible says “six days a week you shall work” so Israel’s only full workday off is Saturday. America has two full days off, while in true Israeli fashion, the consistency...