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The Israeli Phenomenon in India, Part 1
Israelis desert their homeland for the High Holidays. Warmed relations with Saudi enable air carriers to fly direct, shrinking the continent for the India-bound Israeli. And the crowd is not what you think…
Rainy Desert
Photo gallery. Desert rains in the extreme climate of the Southern Arava (2013-4) created magical landscapes composed of water, mud and vegetation. Some old acacia trees submerged mangrove-like. Old lakes and reservoirs filled up. Dormant seeds came to life.
The Big Israeli Escape
This year, statistics show that, on average, every Israeli will travel out of the country. Many go to India.
Karma Yoga – That Invisible Dust, and India’s Garbage Problem
Performing Karma yoga at Tushita’s Buddhist Center put in perspective India’s tremendous garbage problem. Should karma yoga be individual or social / planetary? An unexpected outing allowed a view of the “inside” and “outside” of a spiritual retreat.
Point Finger at Polluter
India’s garbage problem. Despite the glorious esthetic and spiritual traditions, the problem of waste accumulation and inadequate disposal is undermining India’s life and beauty. Change is coming but slow.
Jerusalem’s Alternative
Tiger pants and tight leather,
Firm breasts over high heels
Wafts of air picking up mini skirts
Touching soft flesh
Coiled into ringed bellybuttons.
Bamba, Turkish Coffee and the Legendary Hezi
Falafel and Israeli salad in every corner Bhagsu is not sufficient. How can the Israeli traveler survive without his fix of Turkish coffee and Bamba?
The Israeli Phenomenon in India, Part 3 – The Case of Bhagsu
Israelis in Bhagsu. If you thought you knew why Israelis come to India, read this post and be ready for surprises. Post compares Hindu and Israeli tourism to this friendly village in the lower Himalayas. Everybody co-exists and cultural co-fertilization brings about interesting results.
The Israeli Phenomenon in India, Part 2 – Tushita Meditation Center
Israelis in Tushita Buddhist Meditation Center, Dharamkot, are over-represented 63 times over the other 11 leading countries of students origin. Tushita offers 10-day silent retreats, short courses and drop-in meditations.
The Israeli Phenomenon in India, Part 1
Israelis desert their homeland for the High Holidays. Warmed relations with Saudi enable air carriers to fly direct, shrinking the continent for the India-bound Israeli. And the crowd is not what you think…
Rainy Desert
Photo gallery. Desert rains in the extreme climate of the Southern Arava (2013-4) created magical landscapes composed of water, mud and vegetation. Some old acacia trees submerged mangrove-like. Old lakes and reservoirs filled up. Dormant seeds came to life.
Bamba, Turkish Coffee and the Legendary Hezi
Falafel and Israeli salad in every corner Bhagsu is not sufficient. How can the Israeli traveler survive without his fix of Turkish coffee and Bamba?
The Israeli Phenomenon in India, Part 3 – The Case of Bhagsu
Israelis in Bhagsu. If you thought you knew why Israelis come to India, read this post and be ready for surprises. Post compares Hindu and Israeli tourism to this friendly village in the lower Himalayas. Everybody co-exists and cultural co-fertilization brings about interesting results.
The Israeli Phenomenon in India, Part 2 – Tushita Meditation Center
Israelis in Tushita Buddhist Meditation Center, Dharamkot, are over-represented 63 times over the other 11 leading countries of students origin. Tushita offers 10-day silent retreats, short courses and drop-in meditations.
The Israeli Phenomenon in India, Part 1
Israelis desert their homeland for the High Holidays. Warmed relations with Saudi enable air carriers to fly direct, shrinking the continent for the India-bound Israeli. And the crowd is not what you think…
Rainy Desert
Photo gallery. Desert rains in the extreme climate of the Southern Arava (2013-4) created magical landscapes composed of water, mud and vegetation. Some old acacia trees submerged mangrove-like. Old lakes and reservoirs filled up. Dormant seeds came to life.
A Fast Track to Empowerment – Traveling Alone Incredible India
This section is “under construction”. Much much more is yet to come about my trip to Incredible India. Keep posted. Subscribe! Here is a link to the Incredible India page.
The Israeli Phenomenon in India, Part 1
Israelis desert their homeland for the High Holidays. Warmed relations with Saudi enable air carriers to fly direct, shrinking the continent for the India-bound Israeli. And the crowd is not what you think…
The Big Israeli Escape
This year, statistics show that, on average, every Israeli will travel out of the country. Many go to India.
Karma Yoga – That Invisible Dust, and India’s Garbage Problem
Performing Karma yoga at Tushita’s Buddhist Center put in perspective India’s tremendous garbage problem. Should karma yoga be individual or social / planetary? An unexpected outing allowed a view of the “inside” and “outside” of a spiritual retreat.
Israeli Phenomenon in India Part 4 – The Spiritual Scene
The home-made Israeli spiritual scene in India ranges from the orthodox Beit Chabad to the innovative Beit Bina with the “Jewish Heart” in between. They all provide a warm home but with some strings attached, and a “protection” from the surrounding overwhelming “spiritual salad”.
The Israeli Phenomenon in India Part 5 – Music, Grass and the Spiritual Salad
Music, grass and the spiritual salad – the three occupations of Israelis in India outside of shopping… Western, Jewish and israeli involvement in Indian spiritual paths create interesting fusions that transform Israeli society, Judaism and India.
India’s Garbage Problem. Who Cleans India?
India’s garbage problem is vast. Animals clean but also trash. Environmental education is a drop in bucket. Infrastructure is lacking since most people don’t pay tax. Cleaning is highly gendered.
The Israeli Phenomenon in India, Part 1
Israelis desert their homeland for the High Holidays. Warmed relations with Saudi enable air carriers to fly direct, shrinking the continent for the India-bound Israeli. And the crowd is not what you think…
The Big Israeli Escape
This year, statistics show that, on average, every Israeli will travel out of the country. Many go to India.
Karma Yoga – That Invisible Dust, and India’s Garbage Problem
Performing Karma yoga at Tushita’s Buddhist Center put in perspective India’s tremendous garbage problem. Should karma yoga be individual or social / planetary? An unexpected outing allowed a view of the “inside” and “outside” of a spiritual retreat.
Poetry
More poetry is yet to come. Keep posted. Subscribe to the newsletter. Here is a link to the poetry page
American Skies
I like to be
Stranger in a Strange land
Like to not be
where you are from
where I’m from
Not belong
an Other
Matrix
When inside,
You wish – out
So as to witness from a distance
How it ripples, waves…
When outside,
You wish – in…
Negev
Like arid land in summer
My dry heart thirsts for you,
RIding a tide of lust,
I surge and search for you…
American Skies
I like to be
Stranger in a Strange land
Like to not be
where you are from
where I’m from
Not belong
an Other
Matrix
When inside,
You wish – out
So as to witness from a distance
How it ripples, waves…
When outside,
You wish – in…
Negev
Like arid land in summer
My dry heart thirsts for you,
RIding a tide of lust,
I surge and search for you…
American Skies
I like to be
Stranger in a Strange land
Like to not be
where you are from
where I’m from
Not belong
an Other
Matrix
When inside,
You wish – out
So as to witness from a distance
How it ripples, waves…
When outside,
You wish – in…
Negev
Like arid land in summer
My dry heart thirsts for you,
RIding a tide of lust,
I surge and search for you…
Galleries
Since a big part of this website is dedicated to world traveling, this collection of photo galleries is focused on the beauty, variety and creativity of the Land of Israel. An emphasis on the desert will soon be balanced with more pictures from the North and Center.