Monday, June 11, 2007
How to ring in the new year of chametz…
[Little Eve writes about her adventure months after she has returned from it and continues to guess at the secret to getting all the things done she wants to do in a day, like write in her blog.]
Some friends and I decided to get out of town for the end of passover. So, essentially I spent only two nights and no days in my apartment for the holiday and then some (about 9 days or so). It was a crazy week of fun – hiking, beaching, live music, good food, a wonderful seder, homes, tents, and hostels, buses, cars and hitchhiking…
So, we ended our holiday on the beach in Netanya. I hadn’t yet been to the city, and it proved to be a sweet little city right on the water. Largely made up of French and Russian immigrants. Sometimes there isn’t even Hebrew on the signs in restaurants – just French or Russian. There were crepe stands every block or less. Very different from the feel of Jerusalem. It is open, airy, condo buildings lining the beaches, modern buildings. It felt more chill. Granted that may have been because we were on a mini vacation, but still…
There was a large open central part of the city center ending on the promenade along the beach. On the holiday there were hundreds of people leisurely walking around, enjoying the nice weather and the time away from work and with their families. We happily joined them in their festive relaxation!
It was not quite warm enough to go into the water but it was still nice to be on the beach enjoying the warm sun and the cool breeze coming off of the Mediterranean.
We finished our escapade in Netanya after the holiday ended by going out and stuffing ourselves silly with ice cream, pizza and beer…oh how I love chametz. Here are some pictures.
Some friends and I decided to get out of town for the end of passover. So, essentially I spent only two nights and no days in my apartment for the holiday and then some (about 9 days or so). It was a crazy week of fun – hiking, beaching, live music, good food, a wonderful seder, homes, tents, and hostels, buses, cars and hitchhiking…
So, we ended our holiday on the beach in Netanya. I hadn’t yet been to the city, and it proved to be a sweet little city right on the water. Largely made up of French and Russian immigrants. Sometimes there isn’t even Hebrew on the signs in restaurants – just French or Russian. There were crepe stands every block or less. Very different from the feel of Jerusalem. It is open, airy, condo buildings lining the beaches, modern buildings. It felt more chill. Granted that may have been because we were on a mini vacation, but still…
There was a large open central part of the city center ending on the promenade along the beach. On the holiday there were hundreds of people leisurely walking around, enjoying the nice weather and the time away from work and with their families. We happily joined them in their festive relaxation!
It was not quite warm enough to go into the water but it was still nice to be on the beach enjoying the warm sun and the cool breeze coming off of the Mediterranean.
We finished our escapade in Netanya after the holiday ended by going out and stuffing ourselves silly with ice cream, pizza and beer…oh how I love chametz. Here are some pictures.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
You have gotta be kidding me...
Reason for this post: I hate when I have to ask myself: Really?? Are we part of the same people? Do I wanna be?
Today in Haaretz.
Title: Army repairs Muslim graves defaced by Jewish vandals
By Nadav Shragai, Haaretz Correspondent
The Israel Defense Forces has repaired gravestones in the West Bank village of Kifel Haras that were smashed and defaced Thursday night by vandals, who left behind graffiti in Hebrew.
The vandalism took place when a small group of Jewish worshipers gathered in the Muslim cemetery to pray at the traditional graves of the biblical figures Joshua and Caleb, after coordinating the event with the IDF.
The visit was planned to coincide with the reading of the Torah portion Shlach Lekha, which describes how Joshua and Caleb were the only two Israelite spies who did not speak ill when they returned from reconnaissance in the Land of Israel.
This is the third year in which the army has allowed Jews to pray at the cemetery, near the West Bank settlement of Ariel, after suspending the practice for several years due to the second intifada.
The event organizers condemned the vandalism but said those responsible were part of a small group that deviated from accepted norms, and that they were spurred by past vandalism to the graves of Joshua and Caleb.
Minister of Science, Culture and Sports Ghaleb Majadele (Labor) called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz Sunday to investigate the incident.
"The settlers have lost their humanity and shattered the remnants of legitimacy they had among the Israeli public," Majadale wrote to Olmert.
Representatives of Jewish settlements in the Nablus area said there was no justification for vandalizing Muslim graves. All the same, they said, Majadele and other left-wing politicians do not lead a public outcry when graves that Jewish tradition holds to be sacred, such as Joshua's grave and Joseph's Tomb in Nablus are vandalized multiple times.
Before the start of the second intifada, in 2000, the Samaria religious council and other groups organized mass visits to Joshua's grave several times a year.
Meanwhile, Nablus-area settlers and Bratslav Hasidim are planning to visit Joseph's Tomb over the weekend and early next week, and to hold prayers there.
They are trying to coordinate the visit with the IDF, which has yet to decide whether to allow it.
Today in Haaretz.
Title: Army repairs Muslim graves defaced by Jewish vandals
By Nadav Shragai, Haaretz Correspondent
The Israel Defense Forces has repaired gravestones in the West Bank village of Kifel Haras that were smashed and defaced Thursday night by vandals, who left behind graffiti in Hebrew.
The vandalism took place when a small group of Jewish worshipers gathered in the Muslim cemetery to pray at the traditional graves of the biblical figures Joshua and Caleb, after coordinating the event with the IDF.
The visit was planned to coincide with the reading of the Torah portion Shlach Lekha, which describes how Joshua and Caleb were the only two Israelite spies who did not speak ill when they returned from reconnaissance in the Land of Israel.
This is the third year in which the army has allowed Jews to pray at the cemetery, near the West Bank settlement of Ariel, after suspending the practice for several years due to the second intifada.
The event organizers condemned the vandalism but said those responsible were part of a small group that deviated from accepted norms, and that they were spurred by past vandalism to the graves of Joshua and Caleb.
Minister of Science, Culture and Sports Ghaleb Majadele (Labor) called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz Sunday to investigate the incident.
"The settlers have lost their humanity and shattered the remnants of legitimacy they had among the Israeli public," Majadale wrote to Olmert.
Representatives of Jewish settlements in the Nablus area said there was no justification for vandalizing Muslim graves. All the same, they said, Majadele and other left-wing politicians do not lead a public outcry when graves that Jewish tradition holds to be sacred, such as Joshua's grave and Joseph's Tomb in Nablus are vandalized multiple times.
Before the start of the second intifada, in 2000, the Samaria religious council and other groups organized mass visits to Joshua's grave several times a year.
Meanwhile, Nablus-area settlers and Bratslav Hasidim are planning to visit Joseph's Tomb over the weekend and early next week, and to hold prayers there.
They are trying to coordinate the visit with the IDF, which has yet to decide whether to allow it.
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