Shalom from Tel Aviv
Still hard to believe that I am in Israel, for the very first time. Linda and I arrived Sunday afternoon to find beautiful weather in Tel Aviv (which didn't last!). Shortly after getting settled in the Mendeli Street Hotel, the Kaufmans and the Borgenichts arrived. After a very long walk, we found a great restaurant with wonderful Middle Eastern food (three nights later, the menu changed and it is now Asian fusion!). Erela's Hebrew for Travelers class has turned out to be a big help - no problem finding the necessities!
Monday we did a ton of walking after an amazing breakfast - we were warned about the breakfasts! It was warm and sunny (sorry Boston!) We visited Shuk haCarmel and Jaffa, where we had lunch and visited the Old Jaffa Port, and then walked the coastline back to our hotel.
Tuesday we had a driver take us to Ceasaria, north of Tel Aviv, to visit old Roman ruins. Another warm day but very, very windy. Then to Zichron Yaakov and Marat Hanadiv, two beautiful places thanks to the Rothschild family.
Wednesday was very windy, very dusty and then very wet, so we visited the Eretz Israel Museum and the Itzhak Rabin Museum, both of which were excellent,
We are looking forward to the arrival of the rest of the Temple Aliyah group tomorrow afternoon. The forecast is for more rain and wind, but hopefully there will be enought breaks in the rain for some walking throughout Tel Aviv!
Bruce
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Friday, February 6, 2015
February 6, 2015
Dear Friends,
I am looking forward to seeing all of you in Israel in just under a week! I hope that all of us get through these next few days of anticipated snow without too much hassle. (That's the most we can hope for here in New England.)
As you may know, this is election season in Israel. In mid-March, Israelis will go to the polls and choose parties to represent them. The leader of the party with the strongest representation among the electorate will be invited by Israel's president, Reuven Rivlin, to form a new coalition government. (I say "coalition," because, since the founding of the state, no party has ever commanded a majority of the electorate, so every government has consisted of a coalition of parties.)
We'll know it's election season when we get to Israel because there will be debates and rallies and, of course, TV and internet commercials promoting one candidate or another. I came upon one such commercial today that was amusing enough that I couldn't resist sharing it with you.
It's a promotional video produced by Likud, the political party led by current Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. By sharing it with you, I of course do not mean to be endorsing Likud--or any other party for that matter: I just thought it would be enlightening and amusing for you to be exposed to Israeli political humor. You can access the Youtube video clip by clicking on the icon below:
(Incidentally, when you click on the link, if English subtitles do not appear, you can click on the "CC" icon below the Youtube video clip to make them appear.)
Enjoy, and good luck with your last minute packing!
Take care, be well, shabbat shalom, and l'hitraot ba'aretz, see you in Israel!
Rabbi Carl Perkins
הרב יחזקאל מיכאל פרקינס
Dear Friends,
I am looking forward to seeing all of you in Israel in just under a week! I hope that all of us get through these next few days of anticipated snow without too much hassle. (That's the most we can hope for here in New England.)
As you may know, this is election season in Israel. In mid-March, Israelis will go to the polls and choose parties to represent them. The leader of the party with the strongest representation among the electorate will be invited by Israel's president, Reuven Rivlin, to form a new coalition government. (I say "coalition," because, since the founding of the state, no party has ever commanded a majority of the electorate, so every government has consisted of a coalition of parties.)
We'll know it's election season when we get to Israel because there will be debates and rallies and, of course, TV and internet commercials promoting one candidate or another. I came upon one such commercial today that was amusing enough that I couldn't resist sharing it with you.
It's a promotional video produced by Likud, the political party led by current Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. By sharing it with you, I of course do not mean to be endorsing Likud--or any other party for that matter: I just thought it would be enlightening and amusing for you to be exposed to Israeli political humor. You can access the Youtube video clip by clicking on the icon below:
(Incidentally, when you click on the link, if English subtitles do not appear, you can click on the "CC" icon below the Youtube video clip to make them appear.)
Enjoy, and good luck with your last minute packing!
Take care, be well, shabbat shalom, and l'hitraot ba'aretz, see you in Israel!
Rabbi Carl Perkins
הרב יחזקאל מיכאל פרקינס
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