The lonely pinacle
My roughneck cousins rolled on the ground holding their stomachs with laughter at the sight of me, wailing pitifully, caught in the midst...
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leon gork tour guide
- Jan 31
- 2 min
Shull - The place where Jews go to worship God.
The tall white building was entered from the western side. I looked up at the Star of David-shaped window in the gable above the...
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leon gork tour guide
- Aug 29, 2021
- 4 min
What made me become a Hebrew Teacher
My love for Hebrew was certainly aroused by my feelings of affection for two teachers in the first years of school, Mrs. Kobrin and Rev....
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leon gork tour guide
- Aug 15, 2021
- 5 min
My Life 3 Learning and Wits University
I passed Matric. Successful me, from now on smooth sailing, the world at my feet, like a sweet apple waiting for me to take a bite. No...
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leon gork tour guide
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
My Life Matriculation
The story of my life in Krugersdorp continues. In the last episode , The Plumber, you left me standing open mouthed in my uncle Louie's...
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leon gork tour guide
- Aug 10, 2021
- 3 min
One Sweet Kiss
I was kept in bed by a memory of the first girl, besides my mother, whom I ever loved. As long as I lay, my head buried in my soft...
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leon gork tour guide
- Aug 9, 2021
- 4 min
Embattled Egos
The daily order of events took an ominously different turn after I began walking, my knapsack on my back, I’d left out my task of...
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leon gork tour guide
- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
Dudu (David) the puncturemacher.
Thousands of kilometres and I’d never had a puncture, thanks to Eli. He’d checked my tyres for donkeys years. One day his mother died....
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leon gork tour guide
- Jul 30, 2021
- 4 min
The Plumber
Jack Holzman plumbers and plumbing supplies, up there in Human Str. on the ground floor of the building better known to the gambling...
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leon gork tour guide
- Jun 27, 2021
- 6 min
Misplaced Anger
I’m a happy little boy. I don’t let anything get me down. But sometimes I’m disappointed and that puts me in a bad mood for a while. One...
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leon gork tour guide
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
Listening to the conversation
I could only assume from the look on the faces of my wife and children that they were saying something interesting to each other. We were...
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leon gork tour guide
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
Covid Insight
Life was slowly returning to normal, after a year of lockdowns, wearing masks, not meeting with large groups of people. Each day Etti was...
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leon gork tour guide
- May 30, 2021
- 1 min
Disappointment
By what right or law do I expect tomorrow to be brighter than today? Where is it written that tomorrow will bring me happiness? Who told...
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leon gork tour guide
- May 1, 2021
- 2 min
The Good Pilot
I leaned forward towards the hefty man seated in front of me. He had a big head with spiky dark grey hair around a shiny brown bald patch...
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leon gork tour guide
- Apr 28, 2021
- 2 min
Jerusalem the city of Tolerance
In my opinion, It's vitally necessary to demonstrate to all the world that discrimination of one group by another, will not be tolerated...
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leon gork tour guide
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
Covid Times
For Etti and I, Covid means being at home together for a long time. There’s no work to go to for either of us. We have a fair division of la
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leon gork tour guide
- Nov 23, 2020
- 1 min
Other Non Alcoholic Intoxication
the truck driver who nearly caused a serious accident on our way to Tel Aviv last wee
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leon gork tour guide
- Oct 27, 2020
- 3 min
The Mobile Phone
After walking for about 2 hours I was tired and sweaty, another exhilarating walk ended. I dipped into my pocket and was disappointed. The i
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leon gork tour guide
- Jul 28, 2020
- 2 min
Tisha B'Av 5780
2000 years have passed since the destruction of the Jewish temple and they continue to lament But is this because of its loss.
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leon gork tour guide
- May 19, 2020
- 2 min
The Holy Sepulchre - A Jewish View
Visitors don't really come to see the church, but to gape at the tomb inside. Some fall to their knees. In the shopping mall or the...
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