Jerusalem Hills daily photo

Pictures of life in Jerusalem and the Jerusalem Hills. And since August 2013 also a look at the northern Negev, my new home.

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Orthodox Pentecost today and a video

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. The Orthodox and Eastern Churches are celebrating Pentecost this weekend. (Catholic and Protestant Pentecost was last Sunday.) Her...
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Friday, May 29, 2015

Rappelling in Makhtesh Ramon

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. This instructor and those religious girls were about to go over the cliff of Makhtesh Ramon.  Enlarge this photo with two separat...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

"In the beginning" -- Beresheet Hotel in the Negev desert

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. A few days ago you saw the Visitors Center of Makhtesh Ramon. Let's walk a few minutes along the rim of the "crater" a...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Tilting trees

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. For ABC Wednesday , T is for tilting trees. I found these pines leaning only when I came up over the north side of the hill. On ...
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Makhtesh Ramon in the desert

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. Welcome to the Mitzpe Ramon Visitor Center. Inside you can learn about this unique area in Israel's Mount Negev region. The new ...
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Sunday, May 24, 2015

Both count 50 days: Pentecost and Shavuot, both today!

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. It is a double celebration today, with Jewish Shavuot and Christian Pentecost coming on the same day. Today Jews celebrate Shavuot ,...
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Thursday, May 21, 2015

Kawas ceremonial guards at the Ascension

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. On their calendar, today was the great Feast of the Ascension for Orthodox and Eastern Christians. .  Jerusalem's Chapel of the Asc...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Desert safari trucks

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. Desert safari trucks for adventure tours in the desert. These two were parked in the small town of Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev. . (S...
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Monday, May 18, 2015

Electrifying color

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. Passing in my bus, I always enjoy  seeing this bonus splash of color in the Negev. I always wonder who made it.  And why?  Maybe jus...
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Sunday, May 17, 2015

Happy Jerusalem Day!

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. Here's looking at you, Jerusalem! Happy Jerusalem Day today! . Photo of the Damascus Gate into the Old City, during the Light F...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015

Ascension Day in Jerusalem

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. Happy Ascension Day to the Catholics and other Christians celebrating it today.  This is the ancient Chapel of the Ascension on...
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Monday, May 11, 2015

Women of the Negev

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. Two young Bedouin women crossing the highway, heading in the direction of Tel Sheva. Tel Sheva , or in Arabic Tel as-Sabi, is a Bedo...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015

Dogs in the desert?

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. "Dogs are permitted in the national park only when leashed. Do not release your dog!" The breathtaking view from the B...
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Friday, May 8, 2015

Ben-Gurion stands on his head

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. This morning the usual group went down south to the Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute at Sde Boker for this season's last Shishi Zion...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Bird of paradise

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. A bird of paradise. The plant itself is really big, here in the inner yard of Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva. The pictures are fr...
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Monday, May 4, 2015

Night hike to a Byzantine-era cistern!

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. A cistern from the Byzantine period, right in my town's backyard, near the Meitar Forest! Some 1,500 years ago people (farmers? m...
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