The weather is starting to change here: odd, unsettled days with heat and wind that carries fine, fine sand, and then chilly nights. The equinox will be next week, right in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. So my main theme today is up-coming holidays! Living It is so much fun watching people get ready for Rosh Hashanah, which begins Friday night, and all the holidays that follow! The stores are full of gift baskets (Rosh Hashanah is a gift-giving holiday here in Israel), things to make the table look beautiful, pomegranates of all kinds, both real (as in to eat) and decorative. A woman I know had to stand in the check-out line at the grocery store for over 2 hours as people were getting ready for huge meals. To my surprise, Israelis celebrate Rosh
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