Taste of Tel Aviv
Idan Gazit has uploaded an online album of (beautiful) photos that have been building up in his collection. Among them are wonderful shots of scenes in Tel Aviv and other Israeli areas, charming shots of his family, as well as street scenes, images from rallies to support our kidnapped soldiers, photos that play with perspective, etc. Here are links to his blog post and to the flickr album. And two samples:
Watermelon
Old Port, Tel Aviv
Sunset Train
Riding into the Sabbath sunset.
Friday evening in Israel.
From the blog of Dave Bender.
Up and coming tourist destination: Mitzpe Ramon
I have the good fortune of writing “Israel Travel” stories for The Jewish Week of New York. My latest such article is now up on the web; it describes several nice tourist sites in and near the town of Mitzpe Ramon, in the Negev desert. Enjoy.
Photo courtesy of The Alpaca Farm, Mitzpe Ramon
Where “Subway” is just a sandwich
The young author of the blog “Sustainable Apple Pie” points to a recent op-ed piece about plans for a new Tel Aviv subway, and says that it would go a long way toward raising morale in this country, if only because finishing the subway would prove that our government is capable of actually getting something done.
. . . . people (particularly young people) still want to care about issues in the country, issues that go beyond security and war, but they have been raised into a culture lacking faith in a government that has lost all accountability since, well, I’d say since Yitzhak Rabin’s death in 1995. As an idealist myself (as I’m sure you’ve all noticed) I get a lot of funny looks from my friends when I talk hopefully about peace, cleaning up the environment, better social services, and a stronger economy in the future. I get that tsk tsk sound that Israelis love to make (and that I’ve happily adopted) and a look that if put into words would say, “Little sis, I love you, but open your eyes. The world is not as sweet and kind as you might think.”
. . . . .So, yalla! The arguments are there. Now action must be taken. Tel Aviv is amazing city, let’s give it one more thing that we can brag about. You can read more about the plan on Wikipedia. Or check out the project’s homepage (in Hebrew). This tongue-in-cheek subway aficionado site lists archived newspaper articles related to the project and ends with the words “Fat chance!” Sigh.
Can you tell me how to get, how to get to sheinkinstreet.co.il?
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Our favorite not-Israeli (-yet) blogger, Esther, brings our attention to a fun new site about Tel Aviv’s trendiest avenue:
[W]ith the internet, anything’s possible. For instance, you can visit the shops and see the personalities of Tel Aviv’s famous Sheinkin Street without ever leaving your apartment.
In addition to the site’s information about (including a virtual tour of) the cafes and stores that make up this hip area, I recommend you check out the videos section, where you can see Sheinkinians wish everyone a shanah tovah, where you can see the wacky Emily interview random people on the street, where you can find out what people get their lovers for the annual Love Festival, where you can see Asaf make pizza and compare it to smacking a–well, I’ll let you discover that.
Also of interest, in the magazine section, you can learn that actress Evelyn Ha’goel likes Sheinkin because on “Shimchat Torah” [sic], she gets to dance with the Breslavers in a “striking Trance show.” Well, it makes sense, since her last name means “the redeemer.” Plus, she played “Bruria” on “Pick-up,” an Israeli soap opera.
Unfortunately, there is no way I can see to embed the videos here, so you’ll have to click on the link and watch for yourselves. This is a really fun site. Just like Tel Aviv.
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