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Mira Raman – Nachalat Binyamin

Rivka Frimer — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:34:08 +0000

I have now visited the Nachalat Binyamin Market several times now, each time gaining more and more personal stories about each of the artists. Last Tuesday when i visited , I had the pleasure of talking to Mira Raman, an… Read more...

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Ben Gurions house

Rivka Frimer — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:36:54 +0000

Whilst touring with my ulpan from Kibbutz Na’an , our group was taken on a trip to Ben Gurion’s House. Whilst we all had a little amount of knowledge on the basic background of Israel and it’s… Read more...

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Klezmer Festival in Tzfat

Rivka Frimer — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:15:16 +0000

Once a year in the hidden away town of Tzfat/Safed/Tsefat there is a festival which attracts thousands upon thousands of visators, guests and locals to swarm there for the amazing event.

Generally it is based on an authentic Russian style… Read more...

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Rockets into Roses

Rivka Frimer — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:48:01 +0000

An amazing idea,story,product that I only came across on coincidence.After visiting the Art Fair in Tel Aviv last Tuesday Nachlat binyamin, and returning back home, my roommate told me of a company or organisation called “rockets into roses”.An amazing idea… Read more...

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Nachlat Binyamin – Itueti art & designs

Rivka Frimer — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 09:40:30 +0000

This week for the first time since my stay in Israel ( I have now been living here for 6 months) I managed to get round to visiting the Art & Craft Fair in Tel Aviv. Its right beside the… Read more...

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The Chabad Chickpea -Pantry Packers

Rivka Frimer — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:12:59 +0000

An incredible story and person which I met when at a convention in Tel Aviv recently, was a Chabad Rabbi,who participates in an idea that took my mind by storm.

Volunteers who come and work to help (even Tourists are… Read more...

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Tzfat (Safed): A Community of Personalities

Nili — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 23:53:41 +0000

Touring a new place in Israel or revisiting a favorite site generally involves viewing and learning about an interesting religious, cultural or historical site.
Visitors to Safed, however, have the opportunity to spend some time with some Safed personalities whose… Read more...

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The Burma Road Saves Jerusalem

Nili — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:55:46 +0000

65 years ago, under the cover of night, 3 men drove a military jeep into the unknown. It was just days after they suffered great losses in an attempt to occupy the fortress of Latrun. The mighty police station built… Read more...

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The Esther’s That Matter Most

Nili — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:43:00 +0000

Growing up in Israel in the 1970’s, there were 2 Esther’s in my life. There was, of course, Queen Esther that made her grand appearance once a year during the holiday of Purim. And then there was Esther Roth Shahamorov,… Read more...

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My Family Tree(s)

Nili — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:15:10 +0000

Tu B’Shevat was always a big celebration in our home. My mother’s name was Ilana אילנה, tree in Hebrew, and she was born on Tu b’Shevat in 1937. Her birthday was always celebrated around a table filled with delicious dried… Read more...

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