Category Archives: Life in Jerusalem

Daily life in Jerusalem; What is effecting us daily, comments about life in Jerusalem and the world around us, family and friends,

Purim How to

Coronavirus COVID-19 Update Coronavirus: Purim impact and Torah Tidbits Purim Special After you have: Ta’anit Esther (the Fast of Esther) see below Given Tzedakah צדקה‎ (Charity to the poor), Listened [and not made any noise] to the Megillah reading Twice-Night and Morning, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Laws of the Megillah Ch. 141:1-23 Given the equivalent monetary […]

Chaz the Yeshiva Spider

Once upon a time there was an elderly man who was partially blind who faithfully each day attended the English program on the top floor of a prominent yeshiva. It got very cold in the Winter and blazing hot in the Summer and as they were the least important and smallest group were relegated the […]

1 January is Sylvester Day יום סילבסטר

Once you know the history of Sylvester Day, you will just consider 1 January just a regular day and not a day to party.   Israeli society flows according to the Jewish calendar. Schools and businesses are closed on Shabbat, and the whole country shuts down on Jewish holidays like Yom Kippur. For that reason […]

Hanukkah-The 8th night with Chickens

Why Make Aliyah Sherut Leumi – National Service The Chanukah Map – Sites of the Maccabees 166-161 BCE For more information about Hanukkah go to: http://www.jr.co.il/t/chanukah-map/index.html THE MAGICAL DREIDEL Posted by Rabbi Farhi – December 17, 2015 – Breishit, Parsha https://yoseffarhi.com/the-magical-dreidel/ THE MAGICAL DREIDEL An incredibly interesting question was asked by R’ Zacharia Wallerstien. The […]