Trying Something New at Piccolino

I took this photo for 52Frames  just before walking in.  This week my "chevruta," learning group for the Matan Al Haperek Tanach ...

Lunch and Art Tour in the Israel Museum

After just too many delays, I was finally able to take my friend out for her birthday yesterday. We met at the Israel Museum 's Mansfeld...

Who Died?

The other day, on the bus going home from Jerusalem, traffic was suddenly stopped when dozens of chareidi men marched across the street toge...

A Day With The Grandkids

Yesterday I spent the day with most of my grandkids going to museums in Jerusalem. The older ones spent the entire day in the Israel Museum ...

Salad Meal on a Budget in The Center of Jerusalem

Yesterday, my friend and I decided that we wanted a simple, low calorie meal. We had just found her the perfect tzni'usdik, modest bathi...

Where You can Buy and Eat a Sandwich with Dignity

There's a downside to a lot of the places where they sell inexpensive sandwiches in Jerusalem, no place to sit and eat them comfortably....

Jerusalem Light Show, 5776, 2016

As I had mentioned in yesterday's post about an absolutely delicious meal at Piccolino , last week my friend and I went to the annual Je...

Best Sandwich Deal in Jerusalem, NS10

I'm always looking for a good deal for quick and inexpensive lunches. Recently I saw that a new place at 42 Jaffa Street, Coney Island B...

"Italian Salad" at Jerusalem's Iconic "Cafe Rimon"

I asked that they "hold the croutons," which made the salad better as far as I'm concerned.  This week a friend and I met at w...

Downtown Jerusalem, Like a Pedestrian Wonderland

When the Jerusalem Light Rail was being planned and constructed, everyone was so inconvenienced and pessimistic about it. It was clear to al...

Culture in Jerusalem, Painting Exhibit

My friend  Ellen Lapidus Stern    gave me a call before Passover that she was opening an exhibit of her paintings in Jerusalem, on 45 Emek R...