Nahsholim Hof Carmel

... then have dinner, and then just hang out around the volunteer building area. Play games, smoke 'nargilah' (shisha/hookah), enjoy the view, play tennis, gossip. Gossip is a big one. The feeling here is that of summer camp. Everyone's got crushes, and everyone knows what everyone's doing because everybody has at least one roommate. Or if you don't show up for a meal people start speculating about what's going on. It's actually really funny. Some of the people work in this apple ...

... nach perfekten - Arbeitszeiten: Rezeptionsarbeit von 14 bis 18 Uhr pro Tag. Ist das nicht genial!? Ich schlafe so lange wie ich will (meistens bis elf) und hab den ganzen Abend fuer mich. Und waehrend der Arbeit selber gibts gerade genug zu tun, dass es einem langweilig nicht wird und man sich auch nicht ueberarbeitet: ab und zu mal jemanden aus- bzw. einchecken, gelegentliche Fragen beantworten und Leuten im Eingangsbereich Tee oder Kaffee anbieten. Herrlich!! Von Nazaret habe ...

... that, unfortunately; I love onions and garlic. I can also say that I haven't achieved a state of constant happiness. But, my emotions are in check. And I do feel self confident - which is obvious, because otherwise I wouldn't write about such strange topics. Okay. Let's continue. Next come the mystical quotes, the Jewish quotes that made me say, "Hmmm. Maybe that could be true." "Protection while traveling is dependent on Shmiras Habris." ... "It is only ...

... whom she called a "femme fatale." A fighting lifestyle had made this pettite Moscovian wise in psychology and emotion. She used her strengths to improve her own situation. The larger blonde was seated next to me at dinner. In a deep-ocean-blue dress and a turquoise sweater that covered her bare shoulders, she gleamed. She helped to get me more of the delicious dinner food. We laughed at the cheesy performers who worked as evening entertainment. And ...

... contrast. I enjoyed a visit to Beirut and was surprised to see so many tanks and armed guards on the streets - they must have known we were coming! We are now in Haifa, Israel and have just visited Nazareth, Canan, the site of the first miracle (turning water into wine), Capernum, the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights. Not bad for one day. We have decided to skip the evening entertainment and have an evening in - wonderful! We move on tomorrow.

I intended to take my wife and kids and show them around where I grew up, however as we always say "men plans and G-d laughs". We woke up late, my plan was to spend an hour or two in the Kibbutz and come back for a nap, but Bella went with my dad to the beach and came back just in time for a nap ... no big deal. My wife didn't want to ...

We split up during the first part of the day, my parents and I went to a memorial service for members of Kibbutz HaOgen,. Afterwards we went to a late lunch at my foster brother's house in Ramat Ha-Sharon, which was a spread that included chicken, kabob, rice, lasagna, and many other delicacies. Afterwards we went to the 60th anniversary of the kibbutz ...

Since we were having a short day (i.e. we were invited to go somewhere in the afternoon) we went to a nearby Druze town named Dalyat El Carmel where a huge bazaar is held everyday. We got some gifts and walked around in many shops selling junk with great stories behind them ("This pot was made in Hebron, afterwards it was sent here where we, the Druze, painted it and ...

We spent the ending of the Jewish new year in the emergency room of Hillel-Yaffe hospital. We came back tired but happy after a day at the Dead Sea and Masada looking forward to a few hours rest. Our son had a different plan. He cried for 4 hours, wining, not being comfortable and miserable. For a baby that usually doesn't cry much it was very worrisome . We woke up our hostess who is a nurse and she said let's go to the emergency room. A parents ...

What to say....escaped for some days from Germany and had a great time. Was really curious about Israel. First day Gali, a great friend of Rottem showed me arround in Tel Aviv, was a great day except the horrible heat (41 degrees). Second day we went along the coast in direction Haifa. Made a stop in Zichron, a lovely small city with many art shop. Third day we went to Jerusalem and ...