| I catch Purim (and the total lunar eclipse) in Paris, before running off to Israel late Sunday night, March 4: | |||
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| Megilat Esther about to be read | Esther, meaning hidden... | Neighborhood kids Purim morning | |
| I arrive 5am Monday morning, March 5, Shushan Purim. I drop my bags in our Tel Aviv apartment and take the bus to Jerusalem where my daughter is studying towards a double BA, Psychology and Biology, at the Hebrew University. We get all set for Purim and hit the holy streets. | |||
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| Our disguises | Aroma--the best coffee! | After hearing the Megilah, at the Wall | Ben Yehuda, Jerusalem |
| Today it's my Haifa day. It take the train up north to the city where my son was born while my husband I were students there, and where he is finishing his double BA in Mathematics and Computer Science at the Technion while working at IBM. | |||
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| Technion Math Library | My alma mater: Haifa U | Moon from Mount Carmel | New car (new driver!) |
| I spend some time in my favorite city, Tel Aviv. It's lively, has the best cafes and shops, and an exquisite sunset every evening | |||
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| My street, David Hamelech | Sunset Thursday, March 8th | My kids join me in Tel Aviv for Shabbat | My Tel Aviv cafe |
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The week is over too soon! But there is some consolation: as the plane descends, the Eiffel Tower bursts into a shimmering welcome! |
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| Click here to see the short film clip! (Patience required! It's a large file and takes long to download.) | |||