Season Ended, Sigh...

Why must all good things come to an end? Especially healthy facilities should be open forever. Yes, you may have guessed the problem. Pool s...

Windows, Not Just for Looking Through

This week's 52Frames challenge was Windows, no, not the computer kind. The photo I sent in wasn't the one I had planned. It was tak...

Sign of Fall

חצב Chatzav ,Drimia This strange long plant is called חצב Chatzav ,Drimia . It's a sign that summer is actually ending. It heralds fall,...

Sweets from Gd and the Neighbors

Some of the neighbors have sent out messages, that we're all invited to pick fruit from their garden "orchard." I haven't ...

So Much Doing in Shiloh Hakeduma, Tel Shiloh

On Friday, Rosh Chodesh Av, a few friends and I made it to  for our traditional Women's Rosh Chodesh Prayers. As we walked to the spot w...

Bilingually Mourning, Shiva in Two Languages

Since the 7 Day Shiva Candle was only lit halfway through shiva for my brother, it's still burning strong. Or you can also call this pos...

Street Art- Decorating the Neighborhood

One night when I was walking around the neighborhood I saw that someone was starting to paint the shelter that is now used as a Shabbat syna...

Women's Prayers on Rosh Chodesh Tammuz

As our custom, we'll be gathering in Shiloh Hakeduma, Tel Shiloh, on the first day of the Jewish Month of Tammuz, which falls this year ...

As if Time Stood Still

Yesterday at the pool, I noticed that I was the only one in the pool and saw the clock said almost 9:30am. That meant that any second youngs...

Yes, The Shiloh Swimming Pool is Open!

I was away in New York for the Grand Season Opening of the Shiloh Swimming Pool. I try not to miss pool days, since our season is terribly s...

Wandering Around the Neighborhood, New Haunts

Yesterday I called a neighbor in order to arrange to meet to give her something. I told her that I was about to take a short walk, so she as...

Shiloh, Gorgeous Sunsets!

Many years ago, one of my kids took a tour of the Grand Canyon. One of the events/sites on the tour was to watch the sunset. Apparently peop...

Filming the Action During Yom Ha'atzmaut Prayers, 5776

Over the years I've taken some amazing photographs during the Yom  Ha'atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) Prayers in the large Shiloh...