Toilet Running, originally uploaded by swimfast. Take this opportunity to check to make sure that your toilet isn’t wasting water – the largest known cause of wasted freshwater in the U.S. Also, you should consider putting a brick or a filled 20 oz water bottle in your tank. You probably don’t need that water for…
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4000 Year Old Arch
4000 Year Old Arch, originally uploaded by swimfast. This arch is 4000 years old. *pause to let that sink in*. It’s the oldest known arch in the world today. Recently discovered as part of the ancient city of Ashdod on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. 4000 years. that’s circa 2000 b.c.e. Amazing.
The Ultimate Environmentally Friendly Furnature
IMG_4008.JPG, originally uploaded by swimfast. This “Matala” as it is called in Mauritania (the foam mat upon which Aaron is sitting) is used to lounge, eat, nap, and sleep. It is also the item that I used to pray, eat, and sing this evening, here in Jerusalem. Reduce, Reuse. שבת שלום coming up….peace through understanding…
Mauritania
This is the beginning of many posts about my amazing trip (see below for location details). Pictures will be arriving shortly. In brief: Profound. I went with no expectations, and discovered a land rich with culture, identity, beauty, renewable energy, and the renewal of a close friendship. And sand, lots and lots of sand. I…
Mauritania in 5 Days
The rumors are true, I’m going to Mauritania (a country in western Africa) in 5 days to visit Aaron who is currently in the Peace corps. For those who are curious, I have included a map of Africa highlighting the location. I have a visa to enter the country, innoculations as recommended by the CDC,…
Walk through time
IMG_3876.JPG, originally uploaded by swimfast. Generally, when I have gone on hikes in the US of A, they have been amazing; filled with beautiful scenery, trees, birds, animals, bugs, lakes, and tranquility. In Israel, while we experienced all of that, we also brought a broom so that we could sweep away the sand covering a…
Israel Baseball League
I borded a bus, went to kibbutz Gezer, about 30 min outside of Jerusalem. I had played at this field before for softball, but this time I was here to watch the Israel Baseball League, comprised of Americans and Israeli’s. It was very informal and cheap – the way that baseball was intended to…
Tisha B’av take 2
Last week was the 9th of Av (Tesha is 9 in Hebrew, Av is Month, and the prefix b’ means in) in the Jewish calendar, which this year falls on July 24th. We remember the destruction of the Second Temple. What remains of this amazing structure is the Kotel, which is known in English as…
shalom July, shalom August
Shalom (שלום) does not mean Hello and Goodbye, but simply Peace. It is used as a greeting: Peace between you and me, and Peace be with you. I think we should all listen to ourselves. May we as Am Yisrael (the Jewish people), and as humanity, great each other and leave each other with a…
Signs of Change
Supersol Bags, originally uploaded by swimfast. Imagine my delight as I was checking out of Supersol: Chicken, Wine, Cranberries, Apples – Shabbat Lunch, and I was offered a REUSABLE very nice green canvas bag for only three sheckles (approx 75 cents). Of course I snatched up the bag, hoping to put an end to my…
Rabbi Brian Immerman 