April 2023
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Note To Self For Next Passover!
Above: Part of note to self, the idea of going on a 3 night vacation in the Golan with the family, for shabbat HaGadol, after finishing most of the Passover prep was a fabulous idea! We enjoyed the gorgeous Spring weather, blooming flowers, down time, and it made the Passover vacation seem really really long!…
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We Spotted The Rare Golan Iris, In The Golan!
We spotted the rare Golan iris, in the Golan! On Shabbat HaGadol we spent a glorious three nights at a Moshav in the Golan called Keshet. The weather was spectacular and the walks just outside our door were wonderful and so very inspiring as this was an area of Israel with which we were not…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday Passover edition! The wonderful holiday of Passover is 7 days in Israel, and 8 days elsewhere, and during this time I will not be doing any crafting or art, but taking photos is okay, so hoping to get out into nature and record our experiences on Sunday and Monday! My…
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7 Best Ways to Learn a New Foreign Language for Travel
With Passover starting tomorrow night, the travel on our minds right now is how the Jewish people were delivered from slavery in Egypt, which required lots and lots of walking! Today of course with the ease of travel, seeing the world is something many people hope to do, but then again, how can one get…
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Cyclamen Bloom In The Golan Heights!
This past week we spent three nights in a lovely Moshav (agricultural community) by the name of Keshet, and wow, all the flowers in bloom made our stay even more lovely. Many of the stone walls were home to bunches of cyclamen in bloom, and while they may have been planted and are not wild,…
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Judas Tree Blooms In Keshet, Israel
One of my greatest pleasures when spring comes to Northern Israel are the abundance of flowering wildflowers, bushes and trees, in addition to orchards full of fruit trees! The Judas Tree, or Red Bud tree, or in hebrew klil hahoresh blooms with bright pink flowers and native trees dot the landscape with pops of color…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! With Passover coming on Wednesday night the pressure is on the get the top to bottom housecleaning and especially the cleaning of the kitchen done, together with grocery shopping and then cooking for the week long holiday (8 days everywhere but Israel)! Fortunately…