tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post110232367978222659..comments2024-03-27T16:27:03.093+02:00Comments on Shiloh Musings: Traveling by Bus or Only in Israel!Batyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-1103712780501305502004-12-22T12:53:00.000+02:002004-12-22T12:53:00.000+02:00Hello Batya,
I found your blog from your signatur...Hello Batya,<br /><br />I found your blog from your signature line in a post to JewishHomemaking. <br /><br />This was such a beautiful article! We have fond memories of Egged bus rides on our visits to Israel. Mi K'amcha Yisroel? <br /><br />May there only be this type of bus experience for all the riders.<br /><br />Have an easy fast.<br /><br />All the best,<br />CLKLJuggling Frogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572259373523756647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-1103060933103303092004-12-14T23:48:00.000+02:002004-12-14T23:48:00.000+02:00Last time I visited Israel (2002), my cousin in Ha...Last time I visited Israel (2002), my cousin in Har Nof said that he avoided buses as much as possible, but still took them to work. His best friend from back home, who had made aliya before he did, had survived a bus attack during the first intifada.<br /><br />Two things about the buses:<br /><br />1) Mipnei Seivah Taqum (Rise before the hoary head; sign on Israeli buses) - only in Israel do you find a Biblical verse reminding one to give one's seat to the elderly.<br /><br />2) We were on a bus in T-A going to the Diaspora Museum, slowly moving up Ibn Gvirol (the bridges were slow, they were inspecting vehicles). It was the day after the attack in Meah Shearim on people going to a bat-mitzvah motza'ei shabbat. The radio announcer started listing the names of the victims. The driver turned up the volume. The bus fell silent, aside from the radio voice. You could see people all up & down the aisle sobbing, putting their heads down, deeply affected. At that point we realized, Israel is not just a country, it's a family. We are all affected by our cousins' deaths, even if we didn't know them personally.thanbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197564008203120013noreply@blogger.com