Jerusalem Hills daily photo

. For Monday Doorways let's focus on the doors of the Torah ark in the synagogue. After two scrolls were taken out of the aron kodesh ...

. For Robert's PsalmChallenge at Daily Athens blog, here is Psalm 38 . . 1. A Psalm. Of David. Lihazkir . 2. O LORD, do not reprove me...

. Agam's kinetic sculpture got kinetic again, at least for a short time, thanks to this worker moving each segment and giving them all...

. Finally! Enough rain water for a puddle, for a reflection. In the forested hills that surround my village. Shabbat shalom and happy Weeken...

. The Jerusalem Hills (aka the Hills of Judea) had heavy skies all day but just now, at 5 pm, the clouds are giving their rain. That's ...

. The young Hasid's extreme inwardness and intensity and his soulful music stopped me in my tracks. It was Friday and I should have bee...

. U is for underground. Down under, as in Australia. Unfortunately Israel has nothing as large and grand as these Jenolan Caves in the Aus...

. For Monday Doorways (also Our World Tuesday ), notice the little door between the two ... umm ... strange structures. This is from last ...

. For Robert's growing PsalmChallenge meme, here is today's Psalm 37 . . 1. Of David. Do not be vexed by evil men; do not be enviou...

. We're almost done with our walk in the Sisters of Sion convent in Ein Kerem, but you still have to see the cemetery. I like how the t...

. A table outside a shop on Jaffa Street laden with all kinds of chanukiot . And from the bakeries down the street the smell of soofganiot...

. The view from our moshav as the sun sets behind the Jerusalem Hills and soon sinks into the Mediterranean over on the west side of Israel....

. Two military helicopters land at Hadassah Medical Center, probably carrying wounded. The wind sock at the helipad twirls around and straig...

. Tilt and trepidation were today's T words for ABC Wednesday as I walked down Jaffa Street. Two workers were trying to either raise or...

. This newly planted (or maybe newly severely pruned) tree caught my eye several years ago while I was doing my first roam of the Romema nei...

. You're invited to visit the new contributors to Robert's PsalmChallenge over at Daily Athens . Today's text is Psalm 36 . Fo...

. Prometheus found -- by a cat! Who knows, maybe this cat appreciates art or is interested in Greek mythology . . . or maybe he is just hopi...

. While strolling in Jerusalem's Greek Colony I found a very reflective door for Weekend Reflections. It is the front door of the Shal...

. A moment of grace this afternoon! For five minutes a little patch of rare sunlight was centered exclusively in my yard. The golden light ...

. Impossible to get through. grrr . . . For a whole week I felt like this puppy. I couldn't get through to the Internet. And no teleph...