Today I have chosen to post a selection of the roses that bloomed in my garden last summer. You may have seen some of them on top of older posts but they have never featured in Today’s Flowers.
For more flowers from around the globe, Today’s Flowers is hosted by Luiz Santilli Jr. and managed by [...]
In the wake o fthe terrorists attacks in Mumbai which meant the death of at least 195 people, among whom a number of Israelis and Jewish people, it si difficult to write something that will not appear inappropriate or indecent. Therefore I have chosen to post what the peoople who knew them said about Gavriel [...]
This photo is not exactly extraordinary or beautiful but it was my fisrt glimpse of Asia when I flew to Hong Kong last year. I was following our course on a small screen and when I realized we were flying over the Gobi Desert I went to the window and took a few pictures.
Skywatch Friday [...]
José, a fellow blogger, got this appeal this morning from a Chabad rabbi in Germany.
For the past few hours we have been unable to reach Rabbi and Mrs. Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg, the Shluchim to Mumbai, India, where terrorists attacks have occurred.
The reports we are hearing from there could be better.
It is a time [...]
As a further development to Mom in Israel’s post on tips for a quicker preparation of Shabbat meals during the winter months, I have made a compilation of the different recipes on my blog that do not take too long to prepare and to cook. Most of them, I would recommend for the Friday evening [...]
Mary The Teach has created a new meme, Sepia Scenes. Click here to join in or learn how to apply a sepia tone to a photograph.
The name of this week’s parshah is Toldot (Hebrew תּוֹלְדֹת). In English, this word is often translated as “generations”. Not really a surprise for a text which comes from an ancient culture where paternal filiation was most important.
However the Hebrew word can be translated in two different ways: “line” or “story”. This is best rendered [...]
Chavi tagged me yesterday, so now it’s my turn to do my bit and pass it on.
Here are the rules:
1. Link to your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people (if possible) at the end of your post by leaving their names [...]
Red phone boxes and letter boxes in Budapest.
On Tuesdays, just post any photo you like (it must be one of your own) that contains the color RED and then link to this blog.
Mom in Israel posted some tips for a quicker preparation of Shabbat meals during the winter months, when candle lighting is early. I mentioned in a comment that in winter I choose dishes that are not too time-consuming. Egg curry is one of them; it is easy, tasty and popular with all age groups.
Ingredients:
1-2 onions
2 [...]
