The Eshchar Pub opened a year ago, and is one of the best creations of our off-the-beaten-track, pluralist, anything goes, slightly tree-hugging yeshuv. It’s basically an outdoor pub hangout, smack bang in the middle of the Pinat Chai (kiddy animal corner), with a tiny bar (shack) and a load of benches made from old wooden …
Last shabbat I was just slicking on a dash of mascara before rushing off to shul [NB – this is considered High Maintenance where I live], when I noticed in the mirror 2 large white cows walking past my window. After doing a double take I ran to my window, and sure enough there they …
After 6 animated years of banter with Husband regarding the eating of kitniyot on pesach [he’s For, I’m Against] it boils down to this. We live in israel now. And its not the Shtetl anymore. A few weeks ago, we left Karmiel and moved to the next mountain. Its probably only a few hundred metres …
Our cold, damp, smelly house now has the added comfort of being completely dark, thanks to our landlady. [“I will fix the trissim tomorrow blah blah blah…”] thankfully we knew this wouldn’t happen and we were fed up of sitting in the dark so we gave up. Since Husband is away on business we fled …