Well, we spent the day yesterday in IKEA and an appliance store helping our friends get situated in their apartment. We came home late and fell into bed… so no Hanukkah lights! We did see plenty on the way home as we traveled from Netanya to Jerusalem. But this morning when we awoke, we found…
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Festival of Lights Evening Three
“… in His light, we see light.” (Psalm 36:9). I spent the late afternoon making latkes or potato pancakes. They are a Hanukkah tradition and worth the calorie splurge once a year. Here is a great step-by-step process. Later, our Israeli neighbors upstairs came down, and we enjoyed the time together with latkes and sour cream…
Hanukkah Evening Two
Arise, shine for your light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. Gross darkness shall cover the peoples of the earth, but my glory is risen upon you. (Isaiah 60:1) Yesterday was such a sweet day with my husband. We drove to Ein Kerem, which is a beautiful town nestled…
Rainbow
I just spent the loveliest two days at the Dead Sea with girl friends–mineral baths, facials, good food, lots of talking, and laughing. Sooooo restorative. On the way home, it looked like it was raining in Jordan across the Dead Sea. And there was a magnificent rainbow. Then a double rainbow… so brilliant because the…
Galilee and on to Jerusalem
On the second night of our Israel tour, the group stayed on Kibbutz Maagan Eden. Since I lived on a kibbutz for over two and one half years in my early twenties, I am very partial to kibbutz life. This particular kibbutz in the north is so beautiful and peaceful, nestled on the shores of…
Caesarea and More…
Thanks to my dear friend, David, and Sar El Tours we have been enjoying an amazing tour of the Holy Land. They have worked hard to make the trip wonderful in every way. I just could not post photos of our day yesterday. I was totally exhausted and jet lagged after the flight and exciting…
bleak autumn evening
bleak autumn evening Edgar Allan Poe rap, rap, rapping at my door
the banquet hall
tangerine sunset spills upon the banquet hall no one notices
silent
silent moments quell the chaos, muffle the din and nourish the soul
Bonnie Saul Wilks 