Jerusalem Snapshots

The Yiddish equivalent of Tic, Tac, Toe, is Schnick, Schnack, Schnuck

Saturday, June 9, 2007

A brit mila or circumcision kit on the shelf of a local pharmacy in Jerusalem

Sign at Shareh Chesed Hospital in Jerusalem

Posted by David at 12:34 AM

Jerusalem is 31° north of the Equator, which puts it more or less level with New Orleans and Shanghai.

It's about 30 miles (50 kilometres) east of the Mediterranean as the crow flies.

It's 2,500 feet (750 metres) above sea level, which means it gets colder in winter than a lot of people expect.

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