Renewing your USA Passport in Tel Aviv, Israel
A (not so) funny thing happened at the USA embassy today as we were updating one of our kid’s USA passport. On the form it asks for your child’s place of birth. We wrote Jerusalem, Israel.
The (very friendly) employee at the embassy must process hundreds of [...]
Herzl would be proud. On Friday, Tel Aviv staged the 11th annual Gay Pride Parade. The newspapers report that over 20,000 attended and the groups represented in the event included Bat Kol – Jewish religious lesbians (weren’t they called ‘Orthodykes’ once?), Transgenders for Change, the Israeli Arab lesbian group Asawat, among [...]
It’s November, and it’s still hot and sunny. Enjoy some photos from the city in motion.
Remember to take a hat and bottle of water with you!
Growing up back in the USA, I don’t recall ever seeing or hearing of Rebbe Nachman or the Nachman M’Uman graffiti. Breslov Hasidim were those guys who came around asking for donations and handed out booklets of Breslov teachings. In Israel, you can’t go far without running across at least one of the ubiquitous Nachman [...]
Nearly 10,000 runners lined the streets of Tel Aviv this past Sunday night as the Tel Aviv version of the Nike Human Race was run. The race began at Kikar Rabin (Rabin Square) and ended at the Sportek in Park Hayarkon.
The atmosphere was electric. The runnners were requested to wear the Nike red race shirts [...]
If you are looking for a great way to spend a couple hours with your family this summer, head on over to Mini Israel, an outdoor walking tour within an enclosed park that showcases all of Israel’s popular sites in miniature. The park is located just off Highway #1 near the Latrun exit. The current [...]
Sderot Rothschild and Ben Ziyon is the center of Tel Aviv culture. There’s a potpuri of theater, restaurants, parks, and an assortment of bauhaus architecture that is world-renowned . At the north end of Rothschild you will find the Habima Theater, Heichal Hatarbut, and Gan Yaakov.
Here’s a street scene from Rothschild:
On Sderot Ben Ziyon you [...]
Habima translated from Hebrew means stage. Habima is Tel Aviv’s premier national theater.
The company was founded in 1918 by Russian immigrants to Palestine. Today, the theater is undergoing a major renovation.
http://www.habima.co.il/
Here’s a photo of the Habima from 2004 before the renovations began.
Click on image for larger size photo.
Let’s get in the mood for Summer. Tel Aviv is a summer-city. It’s hot, folks go outside. They’re at the beaches. They’re at the parks. They’re trying to escape the constant humidity and heat prevailing in this sunbox.
In the spirit of Spring’s arrival, with Summer fast-approaching, I’ll be posting some photos of various [...]
In the heart of Tel Aviv is the municipality building. There is a plaza right next to it. Today that plaza is known as ‘Kikar Rabin’ or Rabin Square (it used to be Kikar Malchei Yisrael).
There is a parking lot that separates the plaza and the municipality building. On the night of [...]
