Jaffa beach 1
One must approach every beach by a road, especially a nice shiny one…. And of course they all have palm trees. Yes, Israel has palm trees. Alert the AP!
Month: October 2005
Me at the beach at Jaffa
They call it Yafo now, but I prefer “Jaffa.” It sounds way more Crusader-ly. This is pertinent because I am certain that many hundreds of crusaders strolled along the section of beachfront that I strolled along this afternoon. Jaffa is a port of great antiquity — Jonah the prophet began a most grotesquely ill-starred sea … Continue reading Me at the beach at Jaffa
Hagar and me. Notes.
Hagar is a princess of Egypt, one of Pharaoh’s (minor) daughters, and has lived a plush, pampered life until Pharaoh gives her to Abraham as a handmaiden. Gasp and double-gasp! Not even as a wife — as a servant to a wife. Descent into bitterness, spite. This is exacerbated after Ishmael’s birth. After she’s kicked … Continue reading Hagar and me. Notes.
Israeli history
One thing I love about Israel is the sheer amount of history you can run into in the course of a day, assuming you bother to talk to anyone. I have lots of friends here, so I talk to way more people than I usually do when travelling. I’m on the phone with my friend … Continue reading Israeli history
white pebble 