This was my first New Year in Israel. I have one word to describe it: awkward. As awkward as I felt when midnight approached and there was no choral countdown. No fiddling with the TV to make sure we synchronize right. No avid looking around to decide who we are going to kiss first. Midnight [...]
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An awkward Sylvester
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anti-semitic, Dec 31, festivities, Holidays and Special Days, israel, Jan 1, New Year, party, Rosh Hashanah, Sylvester on 02/01/2010 | 2 Comments »
Christmas in Israel
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bethlehem, celebrations, christmas, cultural differences, different religions, israel, mass, party, tolerance, West Bank on 25/12/2009 | 1 Comment »
I suspect there might be a little confusion around the subject of Christmas in Israel. If names like Bethlehem and Nazareth are highly evocative for the many Christians around the world, a tourist coming to Israel hoping to find an enhanced version of Christmas celebrations will be inevitably disappointed. Christmas day is just another working [...]
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