Thru Jerusalem

An interesting YouTube video has come across the path of
The 2 Spies. It is by is an Israeli musician, composer, producer and animator Ophir Kutiel~  professionally known as Kutiman. His unique approach to the mixing of visual art and creative sound works a magical, mystical quality to his 'Thru Jerusalem' video. We do hope that you enjoy this as much as we do.

Kutiman~ Thru Jerusalem

Hanukkah's Oily Delights !

Sufganiyot... what a Hanukkah delight. A marvelous fried jelly filled 'doughnut'. Depending on where you buy them they will either b light and fluffy or a cousin to a hockey puck. When our children were in kindergarten, we went on a field trip (in the States) to Krispie Kreme Doughnuts. It was fascinating to see how the doughnuts were made (and the few samples were nice too) It was fully automated.

Moshe Sharabi has been operating the Magdaniyat Pe'er bakery for 42 years. His doughnuts are made by hand.. After seeing this video, The 2 Spies will have to head to Magdaniyat Pe'er Bakery in Jerusalem to taste for ourselves.

Hag Sameach

This and That Around Town

Seems like every place in Israel is UP! And this is the half-way mark!

Fire on the hill behind our daughter's house! That night Pesach started and she had quite the mess to clean up. In putting the fire out the firemen sprayed the house (open windows) Everything smelled burnt for quite some time.

Two streets honoring two great US Presidents.

Think we'll see Obama Lane anytime soon??

Milk sold in 1 liter bags. Imagine having 5 teenagers and buying enough milk!  We had to shop every day when we first made Aliyah in '89. We were used to buying in gallons...!!

The famous 'Son-in-Laws-Wings' on our teeny-tiny Israeli grill

Sheep outside our village

The Bedouin Shepherds who wanted 4 shekels for taking their photo (they got ice cream instead and a copy of the picture)

Haven't we seen this little guy in the States dressed in red sometime in December?

Our Favorite 'Beggar'

Rolos in Israel means we get a great snack! Place one Rolo on each pretzel. Warm a few seconds in the oven. Press one pecan on each and 'squish'. Let cool and ENJOY!

Girls scores~ won't show the Boys scores since they lost :-) Did I mention is was bumper bowling?

Fabric from a friend to make linens for the orphans. Don't forget to make your donation!~ Help them keep their home!                                                                                                           http://www.rootfunding.com/campaign/1526