Category Archives: tzur hadassah

my suburban non-settler Judean Hills neighborhood.

Tzur Hadassah has a supermarket (deep breaths).

Posted on August 31, 2010 by elie

Well, now we’re really in the big time. Sure, they just broke ground for a high school (I think) but today Tzur Hadassah celebrated a special milestone in a small town’s life: our very own supermarket’s grand opening. Including three-shekel … Continue reading →

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Look who's moving to Tzur Hadassah.

Posted on February 23, 2010 by elie

Somewhere deep inside, I knew this day would come. Tzur Hadassah is getting a ‘commercial center’ – which is basically a supermarket and an ATM – on Rechasim street. I am not for this in any way, but I suppose … Continue reading →

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Chill out, sunset.

Posted on November 4, 2009 by elie

C’mon sky, stop showing off. Besides, I’m fairly sure it’s due to pollution. But, yes, you’re very very pretty.

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פיצונקה would like your attention.

Posted on October 23, 2009 by elie

Since moving to this area, we’ve watched local restaurants come and go. They usually aren’t kosher or attention-grabbing enough to get us interested. And the latter is probably mostly why they don’t survive. To service (and survive) the Matte Yehuda … Continue reading →

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Living the painting life.

Posted on September 9, 2009 by elie

Sometimes, living in Tzur Hadassah, hanging and taking down laundry in the cool evening breeze, I feel like I exist in a countryside painting. And sometimes, I feel like I live in the opening for Weeds.

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Tzur Hadassah gets… sexy?

Posted on July 16, 2009 by elie

Check out this headline: Police bust cocaine lab in suburban Jerusalem Bet you’d never have guessed where in ‘suburban Jerusalem’ that took place if the subject hadn’t contained a big hint… Jerusalem police announced Thursday that they had busted a … Continue reading →

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Being a Tzur Hadassah housewife.

Posted on July 13, 2009 by elie

These days, as you know, I’m a housewife. I’m really not that bored or desperate, as the cliche goes, but I appreciate entertainment when it comes around. Today it came around. For a country built on stones and concrete, I’ve … Continue reading →

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