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It was late evening and felt trying out the Kosher places in Djerbahood in Erriadh, 7 km south of Houmt Souk and within walking distance of the famous El Ghriba…
I never hide the fact that I am a Jew and fiercely loyal to Israel and also my people, the Jewish people. I am very aware of the history of…
It was a good day to leave Miami. The food, the social isolation and the general dislike of Cubans vs Others, occasionally bordering on hatred was weighing upon me. Got…
Original Investigation January 9, 2023 Healthy Eating Patterns and Risk of Total and Cause-Specific Mortality Zhilei Shan, MD, PhD 1,2,3 ; Fenglei Wang, PhD 3 ; Yanping Li, MD, PhD…
A mezuzah ( Hebrew : מְזוּזָה "doorpost"; plural: מְזוּזוֹת mezuzot ) is a piece of parchment , known as a klaf , contained in a decorative case and inscribed…
This is a question I have heard all my life. The divergence of my body (asian) and mind (post renaissance Europe) and soul (indigenous) confuses many who are used to…
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As has been my custom for many years, on Friday Nights, regardless of where I am , Morocco, Malaysia or Miami, I would light candles and recite in Hebrew my…
One gets the feeling that the life has not changed very much in this jewish neighbourhood of Houmt Souk for many years. The trading significance of Houmt Souk has been…
Look at the photo first without reading the captions. What do you see ? what do you feel ? that would tell more about you than the substance of the…
A full day at Erridah in the island of Djerba, home of the DjerbaHood (as in neighbourhood )
I am all alone in this house, the silence is so welcome. Most but not all, people in America are afraid of silence and they have to keep on chatting,…