B”H He doesn’t have a name yet but he is a black tomcat, very cute and nice. Unfortunately he got bitten by an insect and may end up with a lame front paw. He has been treated by a vet (Argos on Derech Hebron Street / Jerusalem) and we are still hoping for the best. … Continue reading
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Israel: “Fines for not wearing a mask”
B”H The Israeli government has increased the fine for not wearing a mask in public: https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-new-infections-mount-as-israeli-govt-toughens-measures-1001333268 I can only talk for Jerusalem, as I live here: Most people still wear masks and buses as well as the tram announce that people have to wear masks when using public transportation. Restaurants and cafes are open but … Continue reading
Neither me nor this blog is dead! :-)
B”H I know that I haven’t written anything on this blog for a pretty long time. Sometimes even blogging is hard when you are on chemotherapy and I am still on chemo. As a matter of fact, I have been on for a year now. Chemotherapy has helped me a lot and has caused a … Continue reading
The Belzer Singer Shulem (Shalom) Lemmer
Q & A with Rav Yitzchok Breitowitz
Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day 2020 – Live Broadcast
Netanyahu’s Passover Greetings to the Jewish World
Chag Sameach – Happy Passover!
The Pessach story in seven minutes Continue reading
Bnei Brak / Haredi Society / Health / Pessach
Israel: “Total Lockdown over Pessach (Passover)”
B”H A lot has been going on for the past few weeks and there is even more going on in Israel. I am just saying Bnei Brak, Elad, Kiryat Sefer or various neighbourhoods in Jerusalem. I am not going into the matter now but I see it as the biggest mistake to have allowed any … Continue reading
Covid -19 & Pessach The Great Awakening from Below – Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz
Coronavirus – Update Israel / 26th March 2020
B”H Yesterday I bought a couple of handmade Mazzot from Chabad. A friend found out that Chabad also gives out free Seder packages to Jews in quarantine / the elderly and people like me suffering from cancer and undergoing chemotherapy. So, I am getting this delivered next week. 🙂 Otherwise we are having a curfew … Continue reading
Rosh Chodesh NISSAN – ראש חודש ניסן
Photo: Miriam Woelke B”H Today (Thursday) is Rosh Chodesh Nissan, the beginning of the Jewish month of Nissan. Rosh Chodesh always represents a new beginning in life. Now is the time for you to start something new or make changes. Of course you can do so every day but a Rosh Chodesh may provide you … Continue reading
Daylight – saving starting in Israel tonight
B”H Don’t forget to set your clock one hour ahead before going to sleep tonight!!! Daylight – saving is starting in Israel (from Thursday – Friday). Continue reading
Emergency Regulations & Old City of Jerusalem closed down
B”H Last night, Netanyahu announced a lockdown for the entire country but there are exemptions: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/277554 So, I will be able to go to my two hospital appointments next week (CT scan and chemotherapy). 🙂 I have never ever seen this happening before but today, the Old City of Jerusalem closed its gates due to … Continue reading
The empty streets of Jerusalem
B”H Only the day before yesterday I published a video showing Emek Refa’im Street in the German Colony and the street was still a kind of busy. However, yesterday someone else filmed at exactly the same spot and the streets are abandoned. First we see Emek Refa’im Street and then Pierre Koenig Street in Talpiyot. … Continue reading
