Protests in Jerusalem

For the past several weeks there have been Haredim protesting the opening of a parking lot near the Jaffa gate of the Old City.  Finally today I went to go witness first hand these “violent” protests.  There were maybe a few hundred people there, 2/3’s Ultra-Orthodox in robes and fur hats and the other were…

Organic Dairy Farming 101

I spent the past week at חלב עם הרוח (Chalav Im HaRuach – Milk with the farm), which is an organic dairy farm in the Jezreel Vally in Northern Israel, near Yodfat.  I milked goats for the first time, moved rocks, built a floor, tended the garden, fed the animals, and met some amazing people….