BlogCentral: Jerusalem Wanderings

Buying a house This past week, we were seriously thinking of buying an apartment. Most people in Israel own their own homes and people who don't are considered "pathetic" or are told how much money is being wasted on rent. I called up a builder's agent in the beginning of the week. She had a lovely brand new place to show us for $170,000 with a 100 meter garden, 4 bedrooms and it's 11 meters larger inside than our present rental. The view was my dream view of the mountainous desert and nothing else. Could we afford such a thing? Read the rest of this blog »

* * * Weekends in J town Jesus Christ Sweet Sixteen Fall-ing in Jerusalem Back to Jerusalem Hindu Temple Similarities between Sikhs and Jew People at the conference Some site visits Going Shopping Accomodations The conference Amritsar Roughing it Happy Diwali On the road to Delhi Travelling companions Why does everyone have to harass me? Soccer Mom Holidays feel lethargic The gift of insults My kind of Yom Kippur On the eve of Yom Kippur Way of the heart It's a disaster Eye candy for the holiday Celebrating the holiday Happy Jewish New Year Men Be scared, very scared Sign of the times Bless me Is this mystical or what? A magical Friday night I love being wined and dined Jewish mediation and imagery Wasps Shuk wanderings

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