Tag Archives: tzur hadassah

Don't meet me here.

Posted on April 17, 2009 by elie

Taking a walk through Tzur Hadassah‘s Har Kitron neighborhood, you’ll find the following street off the main road… I think this is particularly funny because Har Kitron comes off as a bit of a posh ‘hood. It’s all full, robust … Continue reading →

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Once in 28 years.

Posted on April 8, 2009 by elie

I’m the type to get excited by the rare traditions in Judiasm. The kind I never heard about in my two decades of formal Jewish education. So waking up at 5:45  this morning to join a minyan on a Tzur … Continue reading →

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A day for (small-town) democracy.

Posted on January 20, 2009 by elie

It’s a day for democracy everywhere, isn’t it? I know what you think I mean, but actually I’m talking about the Matte Yehuda Regional Council and Tzur Hadassah local council elections held today.  Who knew that such a little town … Continue reading →

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And a happy 'queer rite of Jews' to you.

Posted on October 15, 2008 by elie

Because I already have posted my past homemade sukkot, New York and ghetto Israeli style, I figured I’d post my first own semi-respectable Tzur Hadassah sukka: Spacious because we have a decent-sized mirpeset. Sturdy, because we have paychecks that can … Continue reading →

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Tzur Hadassah is gymtastic!

Posted on September 29, 2008 by elie

Walking down the main avenue of cute little Tzur Hadassah, you will notice some park equipment on the side of the road. First time we noticed it my thinking was, “that’s a dangerous place to have kids play.” When we … Continue reading →

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My semi-Mehadrin life.

Posted on August 17, 2008 by elie

Checked the mail today. Being in a  new district, outside of Jerusalem, makes for interesting mail. Tzur Hadassah is technically a part of Matte Yehuda (מטה יהודה) but it borders Beitar, which is technically in Gush Etzion, however… yeah. So … Continue reading →

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Bring out the big guns: Shmira for Tzur Hadassah.

Posted on July 23, 2008 by elie

We’re now officially Tzur Hadassah residents, no matter what amounts of arnona tax we’ve been paying for the last six months. We got our first shmira (security) service notice in the mail. Of course, it’s not really we, it’s more … Continue reading →

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