attractive tourist destination

Shabbat Shalom Special

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It was impossible to decide on just one photo

to share as a Shabbat Shalom greeting this week.

Being in Yemin Moshe several times,

path in Yemin Moshe

there were so many Jerusalem, Israel street photos.

For every photo walk,

I say that you never know what you will find,

and this week

child in karate outfits

a Jerusalem community center held its end of year program in

the shadow of the Montefiore Windmill

with the Old City Walls as a backdrop.

flowers special roses

These roses in Yemin Moshe were amazing,

purple flowers Israel

but they were not the only beautiful flowers.

I thought about doing faces.

Lion Fountain Jerusalem

The water is back up and running in the Lion Fountain,

large dog in car

and his face made me stop and look back.

At the Recycling Festival last night,

child having good time

she was just one of the hundreds of children smiling.

children eating messy frozen ices

How sweet it was.

three children in First Station

Oops, the frozen fruit fell and made a mess,

but what a great reaction!

Shabbat is coming soon,

so the rest will have to wait until next week.

shabat shalom poster

שבת שלום

Please Wait a Minute Mr. Postman

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Now that the latest annual Flotilla is another

#FlotilllaFail,

we can get back to more mundane topics

like the mail delivery service in Jerusalem, Israel,

which has been a topic of discussion lately.

automated post office

Some sleek autopost marts are around,

image post office in Israel

but for awhile this was the Jerusalem post office.

 I have been collecting photos of

Jerusalem letter carriers for years.

postman with mail

The only way to spot them is the navy bag over their shoulder.

mailman

Some carriers are young,

Israeli mail man

some are losing their hair,

Jerusalem post man

while others have dreadlocks.

Jerusalem mail delivered by female

This woman wore a long skirt.

mailman Israel

Red tee shirts were the thing for a bit,

Israeli mailman

and then there are the baggy shorts.

Mail service Jerusalem

There used to be more trucks and postmen around,

inactive mail boxes

but in May, local letter boxes were sealed.

Delivery of the mail has slowed down.

But just yesterday I spotted

mailbox jerusalem

these signs of activity

mail boxes Yemin Moshe

on two old post boxes.

Amazing, now if you want to mail a letter,

go to the Montefiore Windmill in Yemin Moshe.

Look for these newly active post offices

from the British Mandate period.

How is that for the ultimate in recycling

from the start-up nation?