A week ago there was a siren for Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance day. Today, just thirty minutes ago, there was a siren for Yom HaZikharon, Memorial day; it is a day to remember all who have fallen and are still falling in Israel's wars. The sirens sound for 2 minutes and are heard by everyone in the country. Most stand.
Tomorrow is Yom HaAtsmaut, Independence Day, commemorating Israel's statehood in 1948. The day is also known as al-Naqba (the catastrophe) by many.
And the birds? May 10th is International Migratory Bird Day, for which there is no siren but it is certainly worthy of observation! (binoculars, anyone?)
Yes, it is a sad week in Israel, sad and complex. Let us rejoice that there are birds.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Ken Durling July 29, 1952 - April 4, 2007
To remember Ken together.
California 10 a.m, East Coast 1 p.m,
Greenwich 6 p.m, Israel 8 p.m
Music by Bach (WTC Prelude in e minor)
Photo by Ken (Life With Bird)
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
3/25
Hello everyone.
Belated Easter and Purim tidings. Many people here in Jerusalem will be observing Easter at the end of April, according to the eastern orthodox calendar. This will also mean that Easter will come after Passover, as it does in the story.
We were in Tel Aviv over the holiday weekend, as all the schools were closed for Purim.
Went to the beach twice, at the end of the day, and still we were HOT. Swam in the cool sea, looking back at the Tel Aviv skyline while in the water.
Being in Tel Aviv is like being on a different planet from Jerusalem. And vice versa, of course.
3/21 Drive to Tel Aviv, four of us and Zvia. I go to buy buttons at Shelly’s and everyone else goes to the Purim carnival. It took place on a few blocks of benYehuda street and was, according to Yosh, a total flop. Didn’t help that it was bloody hot, hotter than ever for Purim, and Ilya was dressed as a Viking, as in, those people who lived in the snows of Scandinavia. I think his costume stayed on for about 10 minutes. Ariana was dressed as a flower fairy. Flowers fairies are experienced at staying cool in hot weather. They met up with Shakhar, Amanda, Yotam and Niv, picked me up and we all walked up benYehuda to Nordo, then left to the beach, Metzitzim, so called because it means “peeping” and the boys used to come and peek at the girls taking showers. And the girls came to be peeked at. Anyway, it’s a gorgeous beach, especially with the hamsin at 6 pm. Wow. BZ and Limor joined us and we had chips and pita and tahine. Ilya and Yotam had a seaweed fight, built dams, splashed around, while Ariana and Niv played all sorts of unintelligible but very intense games in Hebrew and English while running around in the sand and surf.
Hello everyone.
Belated Easter and Purim tidings. Many people here in Jerusalem will be observing Easter at the end of April, according to the eastern orthodox calendar. This will also mean that Easter will come after Passover, as it does in the story.
We were in Tel Aviv over the holiday weekend, as all the schools were closed for Purim.
Went to the beach twice, at the end of the day, and still we were HOT. Swam in the cool sea, looking back at the Tel Aviv skyline while in the water.
Being in Tel Aviv is like being on a different planet from Jerusalem. And vice versa, of course.
3/21 Drive to Tel Aviv, four of us and Zvia. I go to buy buttons at Shelly’s and everyone else goes to the Purim carnival. It took place on a few blocks of benYehuda street and was, according to Yosh, a total flop. Didn’t help that it was bloody hot, hotter than ever for Purim, and Ilya was dressed as a Viking, as in, those people who lived in the snows of Scandinavia. I think his costume stayed on for about 10 minutes. Ariana was dressed as a flower fairy. Flowers fairies are experienced at staying cool in hot weather. They met up with Shakhar, Amanda, Yotam and Niv, picked me up and we all walked up benYehuda to Nordo, then left to the beach, Metzitzim, so called because it means “peeping” and the boys used to come and peek at the girls taking showers. And the girls came to be peeked at. Anyway, it’s a gorgeous beach, especially with the hamsin at 6 pm. Wow. BZ and Limor joined us and we had chips and pita and tahine. Ilya and Yotam had a seaweed fight, built dams, splashed around, while Ariana and Niv played all sorts of unintelligible but very intense games in Hebrew and English while running around in the sand and surf.
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