so i got to services prayed went to leave and noticed that i only had one glove i was sad i love my gloves my hands get cold when it snows i went back upstairs me: my glove was nowhere to be found oh well, i thought, i went to dinner then came home, and decided…
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Vote?
Just to keep everyone appraised of the environmental factors in this election, some nice coverage from grist.org… http://grist.org/candidate_chart_08.html
I think I can, I think I can
The Little Engine that Could, originally uploaded by swimfast. Counting down the last hours of studying with my biggest motivator. I think we can all turn down the heat 1 degree tonight as well.
The Green Prophet
There is a new blog on the block that talks all about greening Israel, and HUC and our effort to remove Styrafoam cups was featured. Check it out, and check back often to find out how the holy land is fulfilling our duty to protect God’s creation. http://www.thegreenprophet.com
Bliss
Cesarrria 2, originally uploaded by swimfast. It’s actually this beautiful. This is an old Roman city on the coast, south of Haifa, north of Tel aviv.
Where else but Israel?
IMG_3876.JPG, originally uploaded by swimfast. As I was finishing my hamburger in a pita tonight, I realized that Israel is the only place where I have ever eaten a burger in a pita. It’s much better than a bun as nothing falls out. Here, at the end of a hike, we came upon some mosaic…
Come to the edge
IMG_4103.JPG, originally uploaded by swimfast. Where the trees stop and brown starts is the border between Lebanon and Israel. (NB – Lebanon is has beautiful forests not too much further to the north. All greenery is all planted by Israel.
Dinner
IMG_3969.JPG, originally uploaded by swimfast. This is the empty plate of food that we ate all meals from in Mauritania. We use our RIGHT hands, ball up the rice, cous-cous, or noodles, add a little bit of goat or sheep that was split amongst us, and ate. It was fun, you really get to know…
Going My Way?
IMG_4074.JPG, originally uploaded by swimfast. This is shot from the to of Mt. Hermon in the Golan heights. 800 km = 497 miles.
Time to be the bigger man
The situation, any situation for that matter, in Israel is a complicated. There are many that I deal with on a semi-regular basis, some good, some bad. The “situation” that most people outside of Israel think about is the Palistinian conflict. I don’t have an opinion. I only want peace. I think it’s horrible to…
Rabbi Brian Immerman 