spring cleaning

if you've ever wondered what happens to all of the notes in the western wall,

they're taken out with sticks

 

and swept into trash bags.

in other news, i went to the jerusalem zoo to see the animals indigenous to israel:

penguins

 and reindeer.

 

happy erev spring break and hag sameach!

oh! the places you'll go

three weeks ago: purim in israel

purim is like a jewish halloween: costumes, candy, and street parties.

purim in tel aviv

butterflies, or parpars if you will

shushan purim in jerusalem

megillah reading at the kotel

 

two weeks ago: shabbat in tzfat

tzfat is the home of kabbalah and jewish mysticism.

kaballah blah blah art

kaballah blah blah artist

 

last week: weekend in haifa and akko

haifa is a northern port city and akko is an ancient walled city.

baha'i gardens in haifa

view of haifa from akko

just the view from prison

and the tunnels. of doom.

falafel count: 0

(i gave up falafels for lent. ironic, i know.)