In keeping with our tradition of tiyulim-on-a-Friday, we decided to make a return trip to Ein Hod, which is an artists village next to the Carmel Mountain. We remembered going a few years back, enjoying the atmosphere. Husband found out about the Nisco Museums http://ein-hod.info/nisco/ and we decided to start our trip there. Rain was …
The Eshchar Pub opened a year ago, and is one of the best creations of our off-the-beaten-track, pluralist, anything goes, slightly tree-hugging yeshuv. It’s basically an outdoor pub hangout, smack bang in the middle of the Pinat Chai (kiddy animal corner), with a tiny bar (shack) and a load of benches made from old wooden …
I’ve never especially liked cheesecake. It’s nice enough but I don’t really get the whole obsessive thing. Maybe it’s coz I’m half Yemenite and this stuff just isn’t fully in my blood, I don’t know. Since I got married I have been making a very simple, not too sweet, traditional one for husband (no frills, …
This blog is dedicated to an old friend, Jez (Yehudah) Freedman, who passed away suddenly yesterday afternoon, whilst out buying medicine for his baby daughter. (See note below) Israel goes nuts over pesach. Suddenly, completely irreligious, seemingly normal people start agonising over random housework which bears little or no relation to true pesach cleaning. Clearing gardens, …
…I’ll tell her. I recently hear a Radio 4 broadcast featuring 2 women living through the current war. One living in a kibbutz near the Gaza border. One in Gaza. Both are mothers with small children. The interviewers did, what they honestly thought was their best, to present a balanced view. The Israeli woman sounded …
I often wondered, living in the UK, how Israelis manage on a day to day basis with the constant threats to their safety. (and I am not just talking about the roads here, readers). With rockets raining down on around 50% of the population, everybody is affected in some way. As an Israeli citizen sitting …
After watching several episodes of Animal Park, we decided our children were finally at the Safari Park Appreciation Age. My 5 year old loves animals, especially birds and bugs and anything that vaguely resembles a dinosaur, and my 3 year old loves Giraffes. For years we had been wondering how on earth Israelis afford such …
From my observations, anglo-olim appear to fall into roughly 2 categories. Those mega-zionists that try to embrace Israeli culture – pop their kids into daycare early, volunteer for this and that, take advantage of all opportunities to integrate, and may even avoid speaking English in the home. Then there are those who prefer to remain …