http://holyexposures.com/wordpress Commentary and Photos of Israel Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:14:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My cousin was visiting in Sderot last week. He is a Rabbi and sofer (Biblical scribe), and often travels to places in Israel to check religious articles to see if they need to be repaired. He shared with me this absurd and truly 'unreal', but very real story: Last week, he visited ... http://holyexposures.com/wordpress/2009/01/06/in-sderot-the-kids-know-what-to-do/ Israeli animated feature film Waltz With Bashir won the prestigious American National Society of Film Critics honor for Best Film of 2008. This is a great accomplishment for the Israeli movie industry and follows in the heels of Beaufort, the Israeli film that was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the ... http://holyexposures.com/wordpress/2009/01/05/waltz-with-bashir-wins-best-film/ 15 seconds is all that it takes for a rocket fired from the Hamas-controlled Gaza to land in the nearby Israeli town of Sderot. It will probably take you longer than that to read this blog post. Imagine that you are in your living reading a book, watching TV or ... http://holyexposures.com/wordpress/2009/01/05/15-seconds-to-sderot/ Classic Photos of Israel Collection: Back to Classic Photos Part 1 Many of our photos have won awards and/or have been published. You may also use them under the terms of Creative Commons License. Click on images to see larger resolution. Please rate the photos and add ... http://holyexposures.com/wordpress/2008/12/20/photos-of-israel-collection-part-3/ Yesterday was the 30th annual Bet Shean Half Marathon (21.1KM) which I ran and completed in 1:49.  It was my first time running in Bet Shean.  What a great event! This race is considered a favorite among Israeli running clubs since the terrain is mostly flat and the organization is top-notch.  ... http://holyexposures.com/wordpress/2008/12/12/bet-shean-half-marathon-beit-shean/ There seems to be a non-exhaustive list of live tv channels available on the web these days.  I was most intrigued by the hundreds of streaming USA channels.  But for that good old Israeli TV, how about watching Mabat in Hebrew or English? I like catching a shiur on Machon Meir's ... http://holyexposures.com/wordpress/2008/12/02/4-easy-ways-to-watch-israeli-tv-on-internet/ Classic Photos of Israel Collection:  Back to Classic Photos Part 1 Many of our photos have won awards and/or have been published. You may also use them under the terms of Creative Commons License.   Click on images to see larger resolution.  Please rate the photos and add your comments below. Enjoy! Tel ... http://holyexposures.com/wordpress/2008/11/18/photos-of-israel-collection-part-2/ Classic Photos of Israel Collection:  Many of our photos have won awards and/or have been published. You may also use them under the terms of Creative Commons License.   Click on images to see larger resolution.  Please rate the photos and add your comments below. Enjoy! Night Fall Chabad at the Jerusalem ... http://holyexposures.com/wordpress/2008/11/18/photos-of-israel-collection-part-1/ [caption id="attachment_570" align="alignleft" width="103" caption="Nir Barkat"][/caption] Nir Barkat wins in Jerusalem, beating out Haredi Knesset Member and Gimmel party hopeful Meir Porush. Incumbents Huldai in Tel Aviv and Yahav in Haifa both won . After 7 terms in Ashdod, Tzvi Tzikler lost to Yechiel Lasri. In Bet Shemesh, three term incumbent Vaknin was ousted ... http://holyexposures.com/wordpress/2008/11/12/israel-2008-mayoral-election-results/ [caption id="attachment_561" align="alignleft" width="212" caption="Abutbul Running for Bet Shemesh Mayor"][/caption] Moshe Abutbul is the Sha"s candidate for Mayor of Bet Shemesh.  In the final day before the elections, RBS residents have gotten a steady flow of mail box goodies from Abutbul's camp.  Surprisingly, we've seen little from Vaknin or Lerner in ... http://holyexposures.com/wordpress/2008/11/10/moshe-abutbul-beis-tefila/