My daughter and I spent an afternoon walking around Tel Aviv, the Carmel Market, and the Kerem HaTeimani (a section of town settled by Yemenite immigrants). The wall art and grafitti is great in that … more →
Israeli Kitchenmimi54 wrote 3 days ago: My daughter and I spent an afternoon walking around Tel Aviv, the Carmel Market, and the Kerem HaTei … more →
mimi54 wrote 2 months ago: “Please, come in,” I said. Two Hassidim in long black coats and round, black felt hats w … more →
mimi54 wrote 3 months ago: There were magnificent fireworks every night at 10:00. That delighted me – I can never get eno … more →
mimi54 wrote 3 months ago: The three-day Klezmer Festival in Tsfat occurs each year in August. Musicians come from Europe, the … more →
mimi54 wrote 3 months ago: The Jerusalem Wine Festival has taken place at the Israel Museum since 2003, but last week was the f … more →
mimi54 wrote 4 months ago: Jerusalem is so contradictory. For all its deep, tangled historical roots and self-conscious cosmopo … more →
mimi54 wrote 5 months ago: “Buy tuna salad, eggplants in olive oil, and choumous.” A brunette in tight pants and da … more →
mimi54 wrote 5 months ago: This week I took one of my periodical trips up north, and stopped for a while in the quiet village o … more →
mimi54 wrote 5 months ago: Ilana-Davita has a recent blog entry in which she wonders what folks eat for breakfast. Funny she s … more →
mimi54 wrote 6 months ago: Israeli bloggers writing in English have posted entries on their experiences during yesterday’ … more →
mimi54 wrote 6 months ago: Jameel of the Muquata blog advised his readers to take the national emergency drill seriously yester … more →
mimi54 wrote 6 months ago: Early this morning, I was out in the street. I went to the clinic for a blood test, had breakfast at … more →
mimi54 wrote 6 months ago: The Home Front has directed us to prepare for a national emergency in case of war. It’s worth … more →
mimi54 wrote 7 months ago: Independence Day greetings from a neighborhood grocery store. … more →
mimi54 wrote 7 months ago: There’s a feeling in the air today, a strange mixture of sadness and anticipation. Old-time so … more →
mimi54 wrote 7 months ago: We took a little trip to Jerusalem on Monday of Passover week. Folks who have visited the Israel Mus … more →
mimi54 wrote 8 months ago: I scrambled into a taxi in front of Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv. My mind was full of the friend I … more →
mimi54 wrote 10 months ago: “If a man puts his hand out on the street, you have to put something in it.” My Dad said … more →