Spring at Hanaton

Silence & Springtime

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February 25th 2010
It has been two weeks since my last update - and it seems like spring has officially arrived. I spent 7 days at a silent meditation retreat in the lower Galilee (more on that below) and when I returned back to Jerusalem, the almond blossoms were pretty much over and the red buds are blooming all along the streets in my neighborhood. Living One of the highlights of the week before t ... read more

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more