Date palms of Mevuot Yericho, grow in the rain shadow of the mountains of the Judean desert When we received the announcements of tours…
holidays
Kaytana Savta Keeps Grandparents Busy
August is the end of the summer, the last month of Hofesh hagadol, the big vacation. Even the Yeshivas with eleven-month academic years give…
Remembering 23,447: Yom Hazikaron
Yom Hazikaron ceremony of Noam School. The white-haired man walking in front of me put down his briefcase and stood at attention. The soldier…
Yom Yerushalayim at the Kotel
The Kotel, Western retaining wall of the Temple Mount, the holiest site that Jews are permitted to pray at Around 4 AM Sunday, I…
Pesach (Passover) 5775
Chart of the order of the seder, from Arthur Sczyk’s Hagadah There are many requirements for observing the Passover holiday, and many of them…
Getting ready for Pesach (Passover)
When I was growing up, this was the time of year when we would City of Jerusalem Pesach cleanup eagerly anticipate signs of Spring. In Pennsylvania,…