Purim Parties and Gifts
Purim is just one great festival. True, there is the Fast of Esther, but I don’t really know too many people who observe that other than the truly observant. Everyone gets busy getting their...
Category: Gifts
Postcards from Israel
I love to take photos and I love Israel. Here I put these two loves together and have a growing collection of postcards and greeting cards designed with my own images. Others seem to...
Peering Into A Damaged Mirror: What You See From Here is Not What You See From There.
Memory . . . trauma . . . memory of trauma . . . traumatic memory . . . repentance . . . remorse . . . forgiveness . . . ‘unforgivableness’ . ....
Did Muhammad Exist? – Educating Oneself About Political Islam
Pamela Geller wrote a book review entitled, Inventing Mohammad. She writes: Robert Spencer’s groundbreaking blockbuster book, Did Muhammad Exist? An Inquiry Into Islam’s Obscure Origins is a game-changer of incomprehensible proportions. It shatters every...
Read “Catch the Jew” to Understand the Complexity of Life in Israel
Disguising himself as a German reporter, Tenenbom interviews the huge variety of public and private personalities that populate this little piece of real estate called Israel and the Palestinian Authority. His humour and sharp...
Sukkot Gifts and an Invitation to a Sukkot Meal
For the full week of the Sukkot holiday, Jews traditionally eat their meals in a temporary shelter, called a sukkah, in the yard or on the balcony. Children’s drawings and paper chains often decorate...
Jerusalem Tiles iPad Sleeve
In Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, there is a ceramic arts shop next to a sandwich kiosk where a friend and I sat one day to have lunch. The ceramic tiles on the porch...
Hand Painted Classic Armenian Jerusalem Ceramic Art
Armenians have been living in Jerusalem since the 4th Century, when Armenia first accepted Christianity as their national religion. Painted ceramic tiles comprise a long-standing traditional art-form and you can find their works on...
