I was walking on Aggripas street in Jerusalem, on the pedestrian part on the corner of King George when I saw what looked like construction going on at a basement pool hall I used to frequent when I...
Tag - Jerusalem
A Storm of Snow and Moguls…
This is what I woke up to yesterday morning. Winter in Jerusalem is already difficult enough but when you add snow to the mix, oy… what a balagan (mess). The last couple of weeks have been...
Tu B’Shvat Seder at Ezra’s in the Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem
Last night we celebrated Tu B’Shvat, the New Year of the Trees at Ezra’s place in Jerusalem. The room was filled beyond capacity as we conducted a Tu B’Shvat Seder, sort of like a...
Don’t read my lips
Haaretz reports that any and all forms of Jewish prayer are forbidden on the Temple Mount. Not even moving your lips. It may provoke the gentiles! A Jew is not allowed to pray in any overt manner...
Hanukkah 2007: Day 1, Jerusalem
Left: Nice new Menorah at the Kotel. Looks familiar? It used to be part of a synagogue in Gush Katif… Right: Hanukkah is… the festival of lights! Oh wait, that’s candle lighting at...
I Could Never be Here Without… American Apparel
It’s been a while since we posted anything American Apparel related. The phone calls from Los Angeles started taking an angrier and more desperate tone, as if the entire future of the company...