religion

The booths of Tabernacles from Shimon 1136 days old

I've done it before. Think I did it last year too. I think, well, I'll take a little walk with the camera, and record some of the booths in the neighborhood. ...

blasting the consciousness from Shimon 1142 days old

downtown Jerusalem. this guy was trying to wake up those who were going about their lives as usual you can miss out on all of life that way the ram's ...

Repentance from Shimon 1151 days old

The new year, among other things, is a time of repentance. And this is part of the soul searching that marks the new year, but it is also a very strange ...

A Moment in the Stream from Shimon 1153 days old

Sometimes it takes a tsunami or a terrible earthquake to make one think about his place in this world; just how big he is, just how important he is ...

Shavuoth from Shimon 1262 days old

good old Israel The holiday of Shavuot is called the holiday of weeks, because it is seven weeks, that we carefully count after Passover, as we approach ...

On the eve of Chanukah from Shimon 1420 days old

On the eve of Chanukah Sometimes I think that Chanukah became such a popular holiday in the last two hundred years, because it falls usually, close ...

Christmas Wishes from Shimon 1422 days old

[ ... ] views on religion, just as there are many religions and many sub groups within the many religions. And I've heard some of my American friends ...

The Righteous Rabbi has left from Shimon 1482 days old

The dear sweet Rabbi, Avraham Yissacher Englard, who lived in Bnei Brak has left this world. He died last night. He was known affectionately as the Rabbi ...

holiday travels from Shimon 1483 days old

I’m traveling a lot these days, enjoying the holidays with family and friends… we move from one holiday to the next, with barely enough time to refresh. ...

the day of atonement from Shimon 1494 days old

I decided a couple of days ago that I would not write about this day to any public audience. That I wouldn't mention it. That I would let it pass. But ...