Toronto to Ra'anana

Here in Israel, Pesach (Passover) came to an end last night, as Shabbat ended - at about 7:35 p.m.  After that, Israelis across the country ...

  This picture was taken earlier this week.  Just after Purim ended, the Matzahs  arrived - signalling the pending arrival of Passover ( Pes...

We didn't have Groundhog Day in Israel but we had "Tu Be'Shvat" about a week ago - where we marked the "New Year of t...

Welcome to 2021.  In some places it is far from clear that we have turned a "new leaf" or left 2020 behind.  Given the recent poli...

Israel began to reopen today after a month of extensive Covid-19 closures.  Not everything re-opened but the national parks and the beaches ...

We are now in the midst of the holiday of Sukkot - also known as "the time of our  happiness," the "holiday of  booths,"...

The Israeli government acted with determination in March 2020 and took extensive steps to close down a great deal of the country.  Perhaps, ...

Pesach has come and gone though the world-wide Covid-19 craziness has not left us yet.  I hope everyone is staying healthy.  This time, it ...

Yemenite Passover Matzah  In my last post, I stated that Israel finally had a new government.  Well as it turns out "rumours of a n...