6th Night of Hanukkah
For those of you that care, I’m sorry I didn’t post a 5th night of Hanukkah pic. It was an eventful Shabbat, big lunch, full of wonderful guests that stretched all the way…
Happy Hanukkah 4th Night Shabbat Shalom!
Yup. It’s the 4th night of Hanukkah and we light a little earlier than usual because of course you can’t light candles on Shabbat. It’s been a fun filled and exciting day, braving…
3rd Night of Hanukkah in Jerusalem: Ne’eman Bakery Doughnut Review
Jessica is joined by Viktoria as we try out the doughnuts made by the Ne’eman Bakery of Jerusalem. It’s hard to get objective reviews from these ladies because they really love doughnuts. I…
A disturbing video
This brief, 3-minute video shows footage of the annual Al-Quds Day Rally held at Queen’s Park (the Ontario Legislature) in Toronto, which took place this past Sunday, August 28th. Speakers are seen describing…
Wow, a not kitschy video about Jerusalem
This is an unusually well done video about Jerusalem and other parts of Israel related to its ancient Jewish past. Open it up to full screen. Jerusalem | Filmed in Imax 3D from…
Disney Jerusalem Land!
The news in Israel has been dominated by a national tent protest led by students and young adults who are rallying against rent increases. Indeed rental prices have increased by 49% over the…
Baby’s First Presidential Conference
Guest post by Jessica Snapper My first concern at the Presidential Conference in Jerusalem was not that I might stumble in my heels and nearly trip into Natan Sharansky (which I did), but…
Obama gives the Palestinians what they want
For months now the Palestinian leadership in Judea and Samaria (also known by its Jordanian name, “West Bank”) has been pushing hard to get around two key international legal instruments that have hampered…
Holocaust Memorial Day / Yom Hashoah in Jerusalem, Israel 2011
Known officially in Israel as Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day, it is Israel’s day of commemoration for the those who perished in the Holocaust at the hands of the Nazis and their allies,…
50 Injured, one dead in Jerusalem Bus Bombing
A package placed by the 74 bus stop in front of Binyanei Hauma exploded this afternoon in Jerusalem injuring 39 people, 4 of them seriously. I was listening to Infected Mushroom when suddenly…
Brazil and Argentina recognize “Palestinian State” on non-existent borders
Here’s the announcement: “The Argentine government recognizes Palestine as a free and independent state within the borders defined in 1967″ There are no 1967 borders. In 1967, the so-called “Green Line” to which…
Jerusalem Challenge Presents Against All Odds: Tonight!
A Chanukah Event for Young Adults The ROI Community and Jerusalem Challenge invite you to the Channuka event, “Miracles: Against All Odds,” featuring Young Adults (20-30) from Jerusalem, Israel, and Abroad! Join us…
It took 3 days but Ha’aretz finally reports the new official Palestinian claim that the Kotel, the Western Wall, has no religious significance to Jews
For days now Ha’aretz has been avoiding an incredible story which really puts the lie to Palestinian claims of seeking peace (JPost had it covered a couple of days ago already). Today they…
Obama has made a bad joke of US-Israel relations
It was just last week that Canadian PM Stephen Harper spoke publicly about his government’s support for Israel. Here is part of the transcript of that video: Of course, like any country, Israel…
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure turns Jerusalem Pink
Great day for a walk The race for a breast cancer cure started at Gan Sacher and ended at Gey Hinom. Yeah, that Gey Hinom. But the day was anything but hellish as…
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure hits Jerusalem
Oct. 28 2010, save the date! I was going to begin this post by talking about how much I love and care for boobies. But this is actually a VERY serious matter and…
Hebrew University: Find me somebody to love!
Mt. Scopus is Gleeful Idan Gorsky, a 3rd year law student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and dozens of his friends got together to shoot the following lip dub, an hommage to…
A Tale of Yom Kippur: With Eyes of Love
Yom Kippur had come around again and I was feeling spent, empty, lost. Religion, my own beliefs of reward and punishment, weighed down on me to the point where I didnt know what…
A Shofar Story
Something to think about… Next time you’re at the Kotel or when you hear the shofar blowing think about these guys: Under a British law in Palestine passed in 1930, Jews were forbidden…
Dan Boutique Hotel Jerusalem: Tourist in my own city
Part 2: Jerusalem I was recently given the opportunity to test drive a couple of Hotels in the Dan Hotel chain in Israel. Part 1 was about my stay at the Dan Panorama…
10 Questions with Chana Mason of Shirat Devorah
David and Chana Mason are neighbors of mine in Nachlaot. I’ve been to their home for Shabbat meals a number of times and have seen first hand the positive effects of their warmth…
Jerusalem Challenge Tisha B’Av LIVE Streaming
And We’re LIVE!!! Streaming from the breathtaking view of the Old City on the mirpeset (balcony) of the Jerusalem Cinemateque. The panel we’re webcasting is an English Panel Discussion on the subject of…
Jerusalem – Yahoo Weather iPhone App FAIL
Jerusalem has been eliminated UPDATE (originally published June 11): My friend at Yahoo that we alerted to this issue sent back a note that he got from his people “The issue for the…
Jerusalem Day 2010
Old Skool Vids from 1967 42 years ago, Jerusalem was reunited and Jews were once again allowed to worship at the Western Wall and other holy sites in the liberated Old City. While…
Jerusalem: A bridge to… ?
…Nowheresville I was walking in the neighborhood near Binyanei Haumah the other day when I snapped this photo of the Jerusalem Chord Bridge. Inaugurated on June 25, 2008 the bridge just kind of…
