Are You Ready For a Medley of Karlin Melodies?

"The HEART and The WELLSPRING" are awesome. Just my opinion:

Aliyah LaRegel: Some Pics From the Old City

I was in the Old City of Jerusalem yesterday. Some pics, especially for those of you who are for whatever reason stuck in the Diaspora but really do yearn to be here.

The mezzuzah on the Jaffa Gate (Rashi on Deuteronomy 6:9 mentions that the gates of cities are also required to have mezzuzot):



The rebuilt Hurva synagogue. Unfortunately we could not enter as some Israeli parliamentarians were visiting:



Street musicians of all types:




And of course the Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman people:



Next year in a rebuilt Jerusalem!

Amazing Guitarist

Hat tip: LGF

Klezmer Band At The Entrance To The Azrielli Towers

When I was at the Azrielli Towers the other day I photographed what I thought were sculptures of Klezmer musicians at the entrance to the parking lot. I was surprised that the owners/managers of the towers decided to add a Yiddish touch to the place.

After I came home I enhanced the photo and I saw that these were not Hasidic Klezmer musicians! It actually looks like a New Orleans style jazz band:



Louis Armstrong would be proud.