Jerusalem Hills daily photo

. This is a little place in a garden at the Hebrew University, a reminder of hero Raoul Wallenberg.  Today  Wallenberg got a big hono...

. In my sleep I heard fighter jets going over last night and had a feeling that Israel would wake up to a new phase of uncertainty. And so...

. My friend who lives a few blocks from the Old City is attending all the ceremonies of the Orthodox Christians this week, their Holy Week,...

. A head-on collision of two cars  yesterday on the narrow winding road that goes down to our village in the hills. The 8:24 bus to Jer...

. Orthodox Christians are now in Holy Week. Good Friday for the Eastern Christians is called Great and Holy Friday . While at the ...

. Believe it or not, I saw this at a construction site next to a busy intersection in Jerusalem a few days ago,  when the temperature wa...

. Silly me, I forgot and foolishly posted--too soon--pictures of a photogenic  Greek Orthodox monk working on a mosaic at a monastery in th...

. For the weekly Psalm Challenge, here is Psalm 101. 1. Of David. A psalm. Kindness and justice I will sing ; to You, O LORD, I w...

. As the swifts circled above the Western Wall Plaza Wednesday evening, representatives of major faith groups each gave a blessing for ...

. The First International Jerusalem Symposium  on Green and Accessible Pilgrimage all this week was very educational and downright in...

.  City Daily Photo group is having a Theme Day on the subject of England's St. George's Day , which is today. See how other bl...

. Happy Earth Day!  (if your country is still in April 22) On Monday  I was fortunate to attend the first full day of the First Intern...

. The little group of Psalms illustrators has finished two thirds of the Book of Psalms today, thanks to our host's nudging.  Thanks, R...

. The cafe behind the sculpture could be a nice place to sip coffee and watch the reflected clouds drift by. The Israel Museum is very ...

. A short video by the Franciscan Media Center  about the Treasure of the Holy Sepulchre exhibit became available just now: http://www.te...

. (All photos can be enlarged with a click, then one more click.) In yesterday's post we talked about the Studium Biblicum Franc...

. UPDATE 2 , April 19:   A short video by the Franciscan Media Center  about the Treasure of the Holy Sepulchre exhibit became available ju...

. Nuts! That's what I said today when the Independence Day Air Force fly-over was cancelled for Jerusalem. We had such heavy winds...

. The abrupt transition from the somber Day of Remembrance to the joyous Independence Day  will happen very soon, at sundown. The State...

. Memorial Day events began Sunday afternoon  with a ceremony at Jerusalem's Yad LaBanim, an association for bereaved families. (E...