September 2010
5 posts
This is what an occupation looks like. →
August 2010
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WatchWith only a head lamp as (minor) reassurance that we weren’t actually descending into hell herself, we fearlessly followed spiral steps carved INTO THE FLOOR of this 800 year old fortress We soon understood that all those rat squeaks were not from rats at all To the Batmobile! (yes, they were totally hanging upside down…that’s the CEILING)
July 2010
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June 2010
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May 2010
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April 2010
2 posts
WatchThe Negev Desert in bloom Carpets of green in the valleys We camped here amongst the flowers (More pics)
March 2010
10 posts
Ulpan Update
Ulpan is one of the most fascinating, challenging and awesome environments I’ve ever been in. Everyday, my brain explodes between the hours of 8am-12:30pm. Not counting the hours of homework.
I’ve been in Ulpan now a little under two months. I started from the beginning, in level aleph with a class of about 12 people, many of whom where from Central/South America, but also...
WatchFriday afternoon, Tel Aviv Religious, secular, in between Always a celebration of life.
February 2010
2 posts
January 2010
6 posts
We Made It!
The airport was pretty simple; they took our 6 giant bags no problem when we told them we were aliyah, had us pay for Aspen’s flight, and then didn’t even glance at Aspen’s paperwork after that. Security was easy, the woman was satisfied, albeit a little baffled when I told her my congregation in NJ is “secular humanist.” Our plane itself was huge and PACKED with...
December 2009
3 posts
WatchWe were staying at Ordo Sounsar in Palolem Beach in Goa, India. It is a lovely place to stay that we highly recommend. Since we had arrived as the season was kicking off they had yet to build the bridge over the river. During high tide we needed to be ferried across. It was twice as fun to be ferried in the dark. The bridge that was constructed afterwards was also quite fun as it was rickety and...
WatchOn our camel safari from Jaiselmer in Rajasthan, India we stopped a couple of times for the camels to fill up on water. That’s Cindy in her orange turban. When we arrived the trough was already filled. After the camels had their fill we had to fill up the trough by pulling a rope attached to a bucket that went a good 100 feet down. With of us pulling, tt took about 15 pulls of the bucket to...
November 2009
5 posts
WatchOur lovely abode in Palolem, Goa (India)
October 2009
9 posts
WatchTurn your head to watch this (or your screen) It will give you a better sense of the danger involved
WatchRiding in the Rickshaw
September 2009
16 posts
