Jerusalem Walks Leon's Walks

A Postcard from My Aunty Mona of guards outside Buckingham Palace 1950 (for the reverse side, see below) Two weeks ago Ettie and I...

Natalie was a tall, slim, attractive Dutch girl of about 24, I guess, whose father had called me from Holland, the day before. This...

While writing the title above, the association between “mine” and “mind” occurred to me; just as material substances like gold, silver,...

Originlly published:25/3/11 Republished in memory of Mike Smuts, who to my deep regret, recently passed away. He was an old acquaintance...

What is my excuse? This question has plagued me every time I've thought of doing something, no matter how big or small. I've never been...

Why did God free the Jews from slavery? As was my custom I checked my IPhone to read the latest news. I didn’t have much to do; I was...

Being forever short of time The tourists have left me in the lurch again and I’ve had to find new ways of amusing myself. I’m rushing...

Being forever short of time The tourists have left me in the lurch again and I’ve had to find new ways of amusing myself. I’m rushing...

At long last, after being without tourists since the beginning of October I found myself at Ben Gurion Airport, at the end of December,...

​ I was busy the whole of Succot, from the day before Yom Kippur in fact, the 22nd Sept until the 6th Oct, guiding a wonderful group of...

I loved my father and as a kid I used to pray, every night as I settled down to sleep, that God should protect him. While I was about it...

​ Some news about my exciting daily doings. At the beginning of July, nearly 2 weeks since I’d written my last no newsletter (229) I was...

It was fascination I know……The Creativity of Israel As I write this letter I am listening to my favorite music. This is a list of...

Agriculture in Modern Israeli Society I owe you, who have kindly requested my no news letter, an apology, because I’ve been putting...

The Spirit of the Jewish Pioneer I’m often in the bus and the Jerusalem Mini Rail and last week I even used the train to travel from Tel...

If I forget thee O Jerusalem By 12 o’clock yesterday the snow had stopped falling. I was sleeping when it started so I can’t say for sure...

For the first time in my life, this evening, I heard about food forests, on the evening news and I was fascinated. Since my earliest...

Shalom Friends, This has been a busy week. Last night, after I had spent a little time with my son Ariel, his wife, Lilach and his kids,...

Newsletter 224: Israel's Hebrew Culture The announcement of a Hebrew Language conference, to be sponsored by our prime minister, Bibi...

Are These the Beams of the Temple? Is this the Gift from King Hiram of Sidon to King Solomon? Shalom Dennis, As far as I know those beams...