A Rainy Day In Jerusalem, Israel...

Note~Blogger Would Not Allow Jerusalem, Israel in Location...Why?

Even in the rain I enjoy the view from my balcony. From the left is Jabel Mukaber, then Har Habayit, Har Zeiteim, and moving along to the security wall. Around 1:25 I zoomed in to enable a better view of Har Habayit. The houses below are more of the village. The land scraped bare at the bottom of the video is the beginning of the new apartment complex being added to my community. It stretches all the way to the right which is blocked by the buildings below me on the next street.

Do People Make Aliyah With Unreasonable Expectations?

Aliyah is the greatest thing a Jew can do~But if they want to be successful they need to be prepared for a totally different lifestyle than in their originating country. Here is a short discussion and some observations as to why (many) new olim are unable to make it and end up going back to where they came from.

HaDror Street~Mevasseret Tsyion, Israel

A short walk along HaDror street in Mevasseret Tsyion, Israel. The new medical facility has been operating for some time and is in a very convenient place. The traffic circle with the olive tree in the center was put in before the medical building was complete. An interesting fact~in Israel when they have to take down an olive tree they carefully dig it out and re-plant it as in this case. 

What Will A Biden Presidency Mean for the Middle East?

My friend is mostly housebound due to ongoing chemotherapy and the Covid risk. One thing she does do a lot of is podcasts in both German and English. Here is one we did the other day. You can go to her YouTube site to see more of her posts or to her blogs Shearim in English  and Hamantaschen in German.

Join the conversation via comments, or watch for future podcasts and follow along...Enjoy!

Joe Biden, Israel and the Middle East