Aliyah

Tribute to Archimedes

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:52:00 +0000

Small Quiet Corner at the Gates of Hope (Petah Tikva, AKA Petah Tiqwa)

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:48:00 +0000

For God's Sake, Whose Land are we occupying?

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:45:00 +0000

Click Here to hear this lecture, a contemporary View of Israel's Sovereignty.

Jabel Mukaber, Judean Mountains and Dead Sea

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:11:00 +0000

The Murder of the 8 boys at Mercaz Harav came from this Village, only a stones throw from my home. Their mosques blast encitement to murder every Friday between 12:00 and 4:00 on loudspeakers. Behind the village is the Dead Sea, reflecting upwards to the desert Judaean mountains. The names of the murdered boys are: Neria Cohen (15) Segev Pniel Avihail (15) Avraham David Moses (16) Yehonatan Yitzhak Eldar (16) Roee Roth (18) Yohai Lipshitz (18) Yonadav Chaim Hirshfeld (18) and Doron Mahareta (26) Many other students were critically wounded. Image: Jabel Mukkabber, behind it ,the Dead Sea (the darker part, the lower half of the mountains) and Hills of Trans- Jordan.

Rosh Hanikra

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:27:00 +0000

Letter to Simon Weisenthal Center

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:03:00 +0000

I recently received a letter from your organization requesting that I help keep Jerusalem united under Jewish control by contacting the President of the United States. As a citizen of Jerusalem, I'm quite astonished that Weisenthal Center fails to recognize that the political pressure must be directed towards Prime Minister Olmert and not President Bush.

Since the Lebanon war, every speech by Olmert and his aids has denigrated to one territorial concession or another, so why can we not assume that it his vision to indeed do so? Only a few nights ago, Prime Minister Olmert spoke before the world and claimed that the future of Jerusalem is up to Israel - meaning himself - and not of the Jewish people in the diaspora! What chutzpa!

Begging for leniency from American politicians to keep Jerusalem united is simply missing the point. It's akin to asking Olmert not to pressure Bush into Iraq. If you want Jerusalem to be safe and united, you must demand safety and unity from Israel's leaders. Clearly, as an organization calling for the continued unification of the Jewish Capital, you have recognized a problem, but have administered the wrong antidote.

Accordingly, this is your country, whether you live inside Israel or not. You are Jews and you have a vested interest in the Jewish State. We all seek to be free from terrorism and to be a beacon of light to the world, but we will only do this through the hearts and minds of the Jewish people, and not through aimlessly demanding other nations to do our work for us, when indeed our own leadership demands the opposite. I hope you take the right path.

Sincere Regards,
Ronn BenHarav

Jerusalem Night Panoramics

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:09:00 +0000

Acko, (Acre)

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:22:00 +0000

Good Morning Jerusalem

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 06:18:00 +0000

Neitz Hachama

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:37:00 +0000

Temple Mount

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:11:00 +0000

Jerusalem

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:02:00 +0000

Efrat

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:21:00 +0000

Shuk Mechaneh Yehudah, Closing Time in Jerusalem

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:48:00 +0000

The Arab Shuk

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:47:00 +0000

Bet El

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:44:00 +0000

Bet El

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:05:00 +0000

Judaen Hills, Day & Night

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 00:03:00 +0000

Kfar Hanasi

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:02:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 07:07:00 +0000

Jerusalem Nights II

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 05:07:00 +0000

Doubt thou the Stars are Fire, Doubt the Sun doth Move, Doubt Truth to be a Liar, but Never Doubt I Love

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 10:05:00 +0000

Israeli Countryside - Road to Jerusalem

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 17:42:00 +0000

The Cutest Girl in the World, and I Forgot my Camera...

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:59:00 +0000

...I went all the way to Tel Aviv and I forgot my camera. I knew my bag was feeling light. I'll have to explain what I saw in words, but first, I'm going to use the following image as a cheap trick to justify my title and get some people to read:

The Cutest Girl in the World

Now that I have your attention, one of the first things I noticed in Tel Aviv was the clouds...the only clouds I've seen since I've gotten here have been dust clouds. I grabbed a beach towel and a t-shirt for 30 shekels at Shuk Hakarmiel, a nice cheap market. I haggled with the dude selling them, which I don't really enjoy. Haggling is kind of tough for me because I always feel bad about...well arguing. My puny American mind can't fathom haggling for 10 minutes to bring the price down a few shekels. But I have to toughen up. Sooner or later my own reserves are gonna run dry - and then I'll starve ... and then all these damn cats in Israel are going to eat me =).

Oh, I haven't gotten to that. There are cats EVERYWHERE in Israel. I seriously think it's an Iranian conspiracy or something. I don't know why, but I don't trust them not one bit. Not even the cute little kittens.

Okay, back to TA. This city never sleeps. It's cleaner than Jerusalem and I dig the atmosphere: it's modern trendy, as opposed to the super-futuristic Mad Max Jerusalemite trendy. Somehow it seems a smidge more civilized too. The biggest selling point for me is the beach. The TA beach is a huge stretch of land adjacent to nice city conveniences. There's a hip bar every 50 meters right on the sand with lots young people running around day and night. As I walked along the beach, I thought to myself that there was really no question as to which way was West. Had I forgotten that the sun set Westerly, I would have remembered that the Israeli coast faces West. But I didn't even have to think about it as the giant orange inferno dropped behind the horizon. For a few moments my thoughts were in America with my friends and family. I wish you guys could feel the warmth rise as the waves come in, to feel the sun's rays on your skin in this amazing city in extraordinary times. Also, I wish you guys were here, it's a little boring not knowing a lot of people here. Usually I can deal because the camera keeps me occupied, but alas, it was left, battery and all on my desk chair. I promise to come back and record this beautiful place soon.

Jerusalem Nights

noreply@blogger.com (Ronn Ben Harav) — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:54:00 +0000