Observations about life in Israel from a Canadian immigrant's perspective.
Yesterday, I sent my younger daughter to a grocery store in Tzfat to buy a few provisions. Butter has been on my shopping list since March so I asked her, nonchalantly, to check for it...just in case. She came back with butter. Woo hoo! Real butter - I was so excited, I took a photo… Continue reading Butter Makes it Better
“Meditation is a silent heart, a peaceful mind which can make life more lovable, more livable.” Anonymous My mind has been racing for most of my life. Influenced by stresses around me, I soar and dive, thoughts spinning inside my personal roller coaster. And with smartphone WhatsApp beeps, text bings and a pulsating newsfeed, my… Continue reading Silent Heart and Peaceful Mind
Israel is a paradox. A tiny land on a large planet with incredible contrasts: from stark desert to snow-capped Mount Hermon; from secular Tel Aviv to observant B’nai Brak; from shepherding to software developing; and from tragedy to joy. We just had a mini-vacation in Crete where I also found interesting polarities. Israel is… Continue reading A Living Paradox
Life in Israel is intense. It can bounce from harmony to terror; from serenity to fear and from wholeness to shattered – within seconds. Recently a pregnant woman waiting at a bus stop was shot by terrorists. She and her husband were seriously wounded and her baby who had to be prematurely delivered died a… Continue reading Everything is Possible – הכל אפשרי
Having grown up in land-locked Toronto where the nearest ocean is a 10-hour drive away, I am in constant bliss to now be living near the sea. In Israel, I can drive to the beach in 15 minutes so when life overwhelms, I pack a towel and a book and head to the soft white… Continue reading Shabbat Bliss
Hamlet: What hour now? Horatio: I think it lacks of twelve. Where are we? London’s Globe Theatre? The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington? The Stratford Festival in Niagara Falls, Canada or, maybe Central Park, summer home of the popular Shakespeare in the Park. Yet, bells jangle. A cacophony of pealing bells. If you look to… Continue reading There are more things in Heaven and Earth
We just had our 13th aliyah anniversary. After all these years, I am still not habituated to life in Israel. Maybe it is because life is never hum drum, boring or predictable here. Maybe it is because Israelis treat each other like family (for good and for bad.) And, maybe, it is because Israelis’… Continue reading Magical Israel Moments
The beauty of living in Israel is that there is always more to uncover and discover. The country has a varied geography, stunning topography and is a cultural mosaic. Israel has a rich history that we can trace back millennia and some of this history can be experienced before our very eyes. There are Jews… Continue reading A Golden Thread
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Life in Israel 