After ten days in Ethiopia, we eagerly returned to our home in Jerusalem. The first task at hand was filling our empty fridge and cupboards, so we made a fun trek to the Jerusalem open-city market. I love this place on any day; but the week of Sukkot, the feeling in the air rings with…
Tag: Jerusalem
The Last Dawn…
… well this is the last dawn for a while… over Mt. Zion. We leave this evening for Ethiopia and will be in both Gondar and the capital, Addis Ababa for about two weeks. We are eager about the trip and to reconnect with dear friends. Today will be spent in packing and tying up…
For a Sweet Year
We celebrated the Jewish New Year last evening with dear friends. They live not far from us in Jerusalem. The meal was amazing with four, round braided Sabbath breads, some with raisins, cinnamon, plain, and whole wheat. We feasted on it. I kid you not, it was better than any dessert. Later we had a…
Like Children
Jerusalem is preparing for the Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShanah. The city is scurrying to buy Gefilte fish, special Sabbath bread, apples and honey, matza ball soup (one of my favorites!) and all the special foods of the holiday. These two Orthodox boys playing on the streets are in another world today… occupied with the…
I’ve Gone Green…
… that is I bought some plants for our apartment. That’s pretty “green,” wouldn’t you say? We weren’t going to buy plants until later in the year after we make a quick trip back to the states, but we found these really, really healthy ones at–of all places–IKEA! And because they were so amazingly cheap,…
The Eastern Gate
Sunday we enjoyed a jaunt to the Old City. Pictured above is the Eastern Gate, not far from were we live. There is so much history and prophecy associated with this place. The Eastern Gate or Golden Gate–as it is sometimes called–faces the Mount of Olives on the east side of the Old City. It…
burden
cast your burden in the depths of the ancient sea remembered no more
More is More
I love this piece of pottery. Sorry for my indulgence for posting it. There are so many more interesting and magnificent things to post from Israel! But we are consumed with getting settled and really haven’t done anything much but that! We still don’t have Internet. The wheels of progress turn oh so slowly. It…
Bonnie Saul Wilks 