Tu Bishvat Fair!
Jonathan and I went to the shuk with Jeffrey, and lo and behold, there was a fair for Tu Bishvat! It’s a minor holiday that in the States is known as “the birthday of the trees.” Here in Israel it grew in popularity because of the early Zionists, and is now probably one of the few national “secular” holidays. Look here for more info on the holiday: Wikipedia Tu Bishvat entry
Here is a link to our pictures of the fair. Here are some teaser pics to convince you to go there..
This guy wasn't standing behind a table, the platform with olives was attached to his outfit. Jonathan asked him, in English, if we could have an olive. "You couple?" he asked. Yes, Jonathan nodded. The olive guy handed me an olive and said, "You eat olive, you have boy in one year." I ate the olive, so we'll have to wait and see! :)
For once in his life Jonathan was short enough to serve as a chair!
There was definitely a variety of dancers too...
After the shuk we went back to school to hear a great speech by Rabbi Eric Yoffie, the president of the Union of Reform Judaism and the one who’s pretty much the head honcho of the entire Reform movement. I realized why he was president about two sentences into his speech – the man is brilliantly smart, articulate, witty, and is a dynamic speaker who has a real vision for the future. He’s been president since 1996 – why haven’t I heard him speak before?!
Anyway, after the talk we had a Tu B’shvat seder with the fruits of the season, and then dinner. Then we came home, I went to the landlady’s to pay rent, and now here I am, eating treats with Jonathan and Joe and making plans for our possible joint trip to Scotland in May!
Oh, and here's a bonus picture of Simcha getting comfy on Jonathan's legs as he had kneeled down to pick something up:
Here is a link to our pictures of the fair. Here are some teaser pics to convince you to go there..
This guy wasn't standing behind a table, the platform with olives was attached to his outfit. Jonathan asked him, in English, if we could have an olive. "You couple?" he asked. Yes, Jonathan nodded. The olive guy handed me an olive and said, "You eat olive, you have boy in one year." I ate the olive, so we'll have to wait and see! :)
For once in his life Jonathan was short enough to serve as a chair!
There was definitely a variety of dancers too...
After the shuk we went back to school to hear a great speech by Rabbi Eric Yoffie, the president of the Union of Reform Judaism and the one who’s pretty much the head honcho of the entire Reform movement. I realized why he was president about two sentences into his speech – the man is brilliantly smart, articulate, witty, and is a dynamic speaker who has a real vision for the future. He’s been president since 1996 – why haven’t I heard him speak before?!
Anyway, after the talk we had a Tu B’shvat seder with the fruits of the season, and then dinner. Then we came home, I went to the landlady’s to pay rent, and now here I am, eating treats with Jonathan and Joe and making plans for our possible joint trip to Scotland in May!
Oh, and here's a bonus picture of Simcha getting comfy on Jonathan's legs as he had kneeled down to pick something up:
posted by Michal at 12:14 PM
3 Comments:
hmmmm, what's cuter in this picture? Simcha or Jonathan's butt? *ponders*
ooh, that IS a close call! kitty versus boy... it's a very tough decision.
i used the tu bish'vat pictures in a presentation for 1st and 2nd graders and their parents and they loved them! thanks so much for including them. americans have no idea that tu bish'vat is a big holiday in israel!
love,
mom
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