Tag Archives: weather

Rain, rain, come our way.

Posted on February 1, 2009 by elie

Jerusalemites are celebrating the rain that began as a lightning show last night. I woke up just now to pleasantly discover that it’s still going. We’ve had a bad winter so far this year, the kind where everyone – to … Continue reading →

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Weather or not.

Posted on October 3, 2008 by elie

Last week the weather in Israel freaked out and it gave us (what seems like premature) rain, wind, chills, head colds… Well, premature in my opinion because it hasn’t been Succot yet and that’s when it’s supposed to happen in … Continue reading →

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Head (and everything else) in the clouds.

Posted on February 14, 2008 by elie

They are predicting the most intense snow storm in decades for next week. Meanwhile, I’m up to here in clouds. They are everywhere, especially in my eyes. I know I’ve already written about the fog… But I just can’t get … Continue reading →

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Those foggy nights…

Posted on February 12, 2008 by elie

The weather went back to bla over the last day, and on the way home tonight a fog descended over the Jerusalem hills like I haven’t seen since my days in upstate New York. If you’ve ever lived there, you … Continue reading →

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Attempting snow in Israel.

Posted on January 30, 2008 by elie

Just went for a drive… sort of. I guess I underestimated the snow; we tried driving to a friend’s and although we didn’t make it far, I did get a dose of nostalgia for snowy days back in upstate New … Continue reading →

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To snow, or not to snow…

Posted on January 29, 2008 by elie

It’s 6 p.m., and all the Israeli news can report about is the impending ‘snow storm’. It’s been hyped about all day, with news reporters actually looking excited as the students who await instruction to stay home from school tomorrow. … Continue reading →

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