tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post6164593801165124884..comments2024-03-28T21:53:53.990+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: random thoughts from Rosh HashanaRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-24049315914708085282008-10-03T10:50:00.000+03:002008-10-03T10:50:00.000+03:00Jack - shana tova. sorry for using your tag line (...Jack - shana tova. sorry for using your tag line (random thoughts..)<BR/><BR/>mordechai - it is probably one and the same. it was pretty dirty. the water level is also pretty low, so that makes it even dirtier...<BR/><BR/>shimon a - there is a path down to it right across from the chabad shul/meuchedet at the entrance to rbs. You wold go down at and angle on the path and in a cluster of trees there is the well. We went from the other side. Across from the last occupied buildings on yarqon there is a path on the other side of the wall. if you take that path down to the right you will also find it.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-75861659563688294502008-10-03T09:51:00.000+03:002008-10-03T09:51:00.000+03:00Shana Tova.Shana Tova.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-82349615123988411352008-10-02T20:04:00.000+03:002008-10-02T20:04:00.000+03:00If you're referring to the same well/mikvah that I...If you're referring to the same well/mikvah that I know, that place is a cesspool! The one down below the perimeter road on the west side? A real public health hazard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-9704774832682391492008-10-02T17:51:00.000+03:002008-10-02T17:51:00.000+03:00you've been gone too long. she's been putting out...you've been gone too long. she's been putting out those juju fish for years. she got tired of everyone making puking noises over the fish heads.<BR/><BR/>jewel this year was actually selling sheep heads for yomtov!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-70930664045441113542008-10-02T16:00:00.000+03:002008-10-02T16:00:00.000+03:00it's not a bracha levatala anyway, as even without...it's not a bracha levatala anyway, as even without the new fruit you would still say the shehechyanu..<BR/><BR/>I do not remember Ma having fish candies. is it new? we do it pretty much every year. It started out at juju fish...Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-38767127902981086292008-10-02T15:56:00.000+03:002008-10-02T15:56:00.000+03:00ma started that great minhag. we use the fish can...ma started that great minhag. we use the fish candies too and now all the kids participate in that yehi ratzon!<BR/><BR/>This year we had decided to no longer go for the crazy exotic fruits that we turn out to despise. we looked for a basic fruit that should be sweet and one that we obviously hadn't had yet. we chosea mango, and it was delish. juicy and sweet and no bracha levatala!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-74471533302300889802008-10-02T13:57:00.000+03:002008-10-02T13:57:00.000+03:00can you make a shehechyanu on an orange and tanger...can you make a shehechyanu on an orange and tangerine? they are so standard...Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-43398257673117997292008-10-02T13:54:00.000+03:002008-10-02T13:54:00.000+03:00Next time try Oranges and Tangerines for new fruit...Next time try Oranges and Tangerines for new fruit. Not as glitzy as a guave but they are new season and they show up in the stores always right before RH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-19494158895046595152008-10-02T11:05:00.000+03:002008-10-02T11:05:00.000+03:00used to be gummies, now they are just candies in t...used to be gummies, now they are just candies in the shape of fish. <BR/><BR/>candy that tastes like fish? I cannot think of anything more disgusting right now...Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-75197075324479723942008-10-02T10:55:00.000+03:002008-10-02T10:55:00.000+03:00Fish candies??? Gummy fish, or a candy that tast...Fish candies??? Gummy fish, or a candy that tastes like fish?Akivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042484533217272945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-36472734068164229452008-10-02T09:24:00.000+03:002008-10-02T09:24:00.000+03:00Where is the well/spring on the edge of RBS?Where is the well/spring on the edge of RBS?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com