Where else, other than Israel, does a country take a day off for introspection? And where on this planet does an entire nation stop what they are doing to contemplate their deeds? Which other country asks forgiveness for their wrongdoings, and prepares to make amends?In this fast-paced world, life has become a complex mesh of… Continue reading Sublime and Sacred: Yom Kippur in Israel
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Under The Weather in Zefat
Yet another ‘moment’ in Israel. I am sick and I need a prescription. I am not in my familiar home town in Israel, the place where I have a friendly English speaking doctor. She is a former Australian who works out of her house, and who has a large waiting room painted in a calm… Continue reading Under The Weather in Zefat