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Mobile Bar Mitzvah  
   

Mobile Bar Mitzvah

There were several of these celebrations going around Western Wall when we were waiting to go into the Temple Mount. It celebrates a Jewish child's coming of age and the fact that they are now officially responsible for their actions under Judaism.
The Holiest City

May 29th 2014
I'm back. It has sure been awhile - five months to be precise, and the second-longest travel hiatus I've had since starting the blog - so before we get started, a brief life update is in order. The last time I wrote, I was unemployed in the middle of winter. I managed to find a job one month later working for an events company where I work on loads of spreadsheets and not a lot else. I didn't ... read more
Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

Israeli Flag 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
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