India in Israel - Faces

This week I went to a National Convention of Indian Jews in Israel - what a long name! What it was was a huge "happening" with participants from the different Indian Jewish groups, Bnei Israel, Bnei Menashe, Cochini and Bagdadi. It was really a most fascinating event! There was food, music, etc, but most of all people were just there to have a good time.

I decided to shoot some portraits - showing the beauty and diversity of the Indian Jews.

Sukkot Preparations in Meah Shearim

Tel Aviv - a bit of this and a bit of that

Tel Aviv - a city of diversity, 2013

The Dancer

So beautiful. So graceful. So perfect.

Noa

Took this picture in connection with 52Frames' "light experiement" challenge. I knew exactly what effect I was looking for, and had the picture ready in my head. All I needed was a willing model ;)

Azrieli Modiin, at night

Lag Baomer - the holiday of smoke and fire :)

...and this year we got to play with fire TWO days in a row!

How cool is that?!? ;)

 

Yom Hazikaron - Memorial Day 2013

Memorial Day ceremony at cemetary in Modiin.

 

The streets of Jerusalem

Kamcha D'Pascha - קמחא דפסחא

Kamcha D'Pascha in Meah Shearim, Jerusalem.

The mitzva of giving charity (food) to the poor prior to the holiday of Pesach (passover). In Meah Shearim they have a one day mass distribution of essential food products for the holiday.

 

Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman

Jerusalem, 3/2013

The game they call soccer/football

Birds

Tel Aviv, 2/2013

The bee and the almond tree

Happy Election Day 2013

A rainy day

My take for 52 Frames "Breaking the rules" challenge 

- breaking some photog rules ;)

Modiin, 1/2013

Tfillin

A set of tfillin being made... "OT", Old City. Jerusalem

The storm hit Modiin...

We have had a rather stormy week - suppose it's really just called WINTER. But it has managed to cause quite a bit of disturbance across the country. 

Here in Modiin, our mall was completely flooded...