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Shalom,
  We have been in Israel almost a month and my expertise on the Israeli-Palistinian question is less than zero.  I say less than zero because I really know nothing but have a bias towards Israel.  Add to that the fact that I was …

Shalom,
I just finished cooking our dinner for tonight, kugel to celebrate Shavouot.   Instead of a sweet kugel I sauteed onions, red peppers and some winter squash and mixed that in with the cottage cheese, white creamy Israeli cheese and 4 …

Shalom and Happy Shavuot (Saturday night through Sunday evening)
We had some Israeli visitors yesterday. DoraMac attracts anyone who knows anything about boats. I was working on this email about our visits to Jerusalem, and I told them that it has been…

Shalom,
  Randal has spent the afternoon cooking up a storm.  He’s making falafel, Randal version and salmon egg baskets that he learned in a cooking class in Thailand 12 years ago.  I’m staying out of the galley!  This …

Shalom,
  Before too much time passes, I want to introduce to our new friends Nilly and Eitan.  Thanks to them we knew about the free museums day and also about interesting places to stop on our way to and from Eilat/Petra.  They also pr…

Shalom
  We have just returned from a visit to Petra in Jordan.  Anyone who saw the Indian Jones movie where he searches for the Holy Grail has seen Petra where it was filmed.  It’s quite an amazing place geologically as well as hi…

Shalom
It’s Saturday, the Jewish Shabbat and the marina is hopping with boats going in and out and birthday celebrations on birthday boats.  It’s the least calm day of the week!  All watched over by an Israeli naval ship at the en…

Shalom,
Living in Israel the only clothing issue is whether or not it makes one look fat. It’s sort of anything goes here unless you visit Jerusalem or other "holy" places and then arms, legs, and heads need to be covered. The heat is act…

  I’m just watching our Israeli friend Eve pull her catamaran up to the security dock.  A bit of our North Cyprus life come to Israel.  With this email I am saying a last good-bye for now to our past Cyprus adventures.  Maybe …

Last morning with Heidi and Kalle..for now.
Actually I should have added this photo to the previous email…we ended our long day of travel with some of Kalle wine.

Sitting around telling tales of our travels washed down with wine.

Bright and early t…