This post is dedicated to Israel's high holidays taking place later this month. It is an exciting time of year, when kids begin their school year, the boiling summer weather is slowly eased with nice cool breezes, and the holidays are a good excuse to meet with the family for a few festive dinners.
Tishrei is the first month in the Hebrew calendar. It happens in
fall, usually during September or October. The 1st of Tishrei is Israel's New Years holiday, called "Rosh Hashana". This year it will happen on Sept 5th. Some Rosh Hashana traditions are: dipping a slice of an apple in honey for a sweet new year, giving a gift to your loved ones, and wishing each other wishes for the upcoming year.
Here are pictures I took in some of my favorite places in Israel.
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| Vines in Neve Tzedek |
Born and raised in Tel Aviv, the beach of the Mediterranean
Sea is one of my favorite places in the whole world.
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| Herzelia's Beach in December |
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| A fisherman at work on Bat Yam Beach |
Even today, living
in Herzelia (which also lies on the coast, just north to Tel Aviv), my day cannot
start unless I had my morning walk on Herzelia's beach. This has been a habit of mine for
the last 25 years: be it spring, summer, fall, and even winter!
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| A cloudy morning on Tel Aviv's beach |
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| Winter on Tel Aviv's boardwalk |
Israel
is known to be a very small country and yet immensely divers in its landscape. We
have a long coast, a large dessert, forests, mountains, and one salty sea:
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| The Dead Sea salts |
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| Dried plants in the Dead Sea |
Jerusalem
is a city like no other city on earth. Although I wouldn't want to live there
myself (my heart belogns to Israel's west coast), every time I visit I am overcome by its magical atmosphere.
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| Little Girl in Jerusalem |
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| A walk through Jerusalem's neighborhoods |
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| Narrow alleys in Jerusalem's old city |
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| Stunning Jerusalem at night |
Haifa is the Third largest city in Israel, and is the business and cultural center of northern Israel. Located on the largest bay on the Mediterranean sea, it has a rich history as an important seaport.
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| Downtown Haifa in December |
Heading back to Tel Aviv, One of my favourite neighborhood is the old Neve
Tzedek, which still holds many memories of Tel Aviv's beginning and yet has developed
into a gorgeous and unusual resort.
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| A lively garden balcony in an old house in Neve Tzedek |
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| Old and new in Neve Tzedek |
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| Colors of vacation in Neve Tzedek |
Tel Aviv's oldest train station, or Hatachana, was restored a few years ago into a
successful shopping center. It hides a few historical stories as well as galleries, shops, restaurants and bars. This is where my own jewelry shop is located (How
fitting for me – it's a 3 minute walk from the beach…).
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| Hatachana - the old train station in Neve Tzedek |
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| Hatachana - the inner plaza |
Thanks for coming along touring some of my favorite spots in Israel. If you
are celebrating Rosh Hashana, I wish you have a wonderful, successful, healthy and happy year.
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| Cafe Bialik in Tel Aviv |
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