I am in here.
My friends Chaya and Azriel needed to go to Yafo (now practically a suburb of Tel Aviv) today. In a few days, Chaya and Mordechai will move there, to an old red stucco house on the corner of a street a block from the ocean. As of today, the house is full of plaster dust, … Continue reading Jaffa
I love traffic jams in Jerusalem — the small ones involving ten cars or so on the secondary streets. Everyone honks. Or gesticulates. Or waits with steaming patience. Drivers know not to take anything personally because, even if it’s meant personally, it’s not meant that personally. Whether the jam is caused by over-caution or stupidity, … Continue reading Jam on it
So I wake up here in Yerushalayim to find out that California has recalled its governor and installed the son of a Nazi instead. I have to digest this. It seems to mean more hard-core Republicanism in a country that has already had too much of that attitude. “We will take care of you as … Continue reading Morning in Jerusalem
… is the name of the restaurant here in Jerusalem that I just had dinner at. Good casual place, right here in the Bakah section. The menu is in English as well as Hebrew. As a matter of fact, the street signs are usually in three languages: Hebrew, Arabic, and English. They have big signs … Continue reading Shakespeare
white pebble 