Here’s some more encouraging news about creating a clean Israeli environment:
Israel to set National Cleaning Day
Knesset approves bill to set national cleaning day some time in the spring. Soldiers, students, educators and concerned citizens to take part in cleaning up Israel, in hopes of promoting environmental preservation awareness (Ynet)
Found this article from last week. The [...]
My husband is at the Knesset today for a meeting. He was standing in the security line, which you can imagine is pretty intense over there in the Knesset. They went through pretty much everything, which is a lot more than they do at airports.
Even more, we’re all used to getting rid of our bottled [...]
Pretty soon, that pioneering ‘halutz’ generation of Israeli elders will be just a memory in our textbooks and a prayer in our hearts.
Renowned author, journalist, Knesset member, Shinui party leader, Holocaust survivor Yosef Tommy Lapid died today at 77 after a battle with cancer.
The full story and eulogies are here.
Back to work, back to chol, back to regular life in Israel. In case you’re having a hard time adjusting, here’s a reminder of what reality here is like:
A Rabbi had a teenage son, and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young men, the [...]