Category Archives: Literature

The Corona Chronicles – I Have Seen “The Beast”

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

Well, the question of whether or not to have the “booster” jab is now settled – for me, at least. The week before last, I had what appeared to be a cold (and, I have to say, I have had … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Behind Us At Last?

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

It’s been a while since I last posted. Since then, we have had a General Election (with no clear-cut outcome), celebrated Pessach (Passover), Independence Day and Lag b’Omer, witnessed a national tragedy at the Lag b’Omer celebrations on Mount Meron, … Continue reading →

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The Bible In Song

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Shimona from the Palace

This month’s field trip with Yad Ben Zvi was different from its predecessors. Instead of concentrating on a particular book or chapter of the Bible, our band of intrepid explorers ( 😉 ) set off in pursuit of the many … Continue reading →

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A Musical Interlude

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Shimona from the Palace

With Chanucah starting tonight, it’s time to take a break from wars, terrorism and election politics and devote some time to those things which make life bearable – music, literature, things like that… Last Saturday night (December 13th), the Jerusalem … Continue reading →

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Book Club

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Shimona from the Palace

Warning: May contain spoilers – although I’ll do my very best to avoid them, because I really, truly think you should read this book 🙂 . Ransom Riggs’ first novel, “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”, is told in the … Continue reading →

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Book of the Month

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Shimona from the Palace

I’ve just finished reading a truly delightful book: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. Written in Swedish, the novel  appeared last year in a Hebrew translation as one of Steimatzky’s Books of the Month … Continue reading →

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The (Jerusalem) Hills Are Alive With Music

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Shimona from the Palace

Once again, it has been an eventful week – musically speaking, this time. Since, in Jewish tradition, the week starts with the end of the Sabbath (hence the traditional Saturday evening greeting, Shavua Tov – שבוע טוב – A Good Week), I shall … Continue reading →

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Happily Ever After?

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Shimona from the Palace

When I was considerably younger, I wanted to be a writer. At school, I would scribble down plot synopses and even complete stories. But once I was out in the world and having to make a living, that more or … Continue reading →

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Dickens in December

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Shimona from the Palace

One of the things I promised myself I would do, once I retired, was to find time to catch up on my reading – and, in particular, my reading of the classics. So the December readalong on Caroline’s seductively named … Continue reading →

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Songs for the Sabbath

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Shimona from the Palace

One of the interesting things about Israeli “popular” music is the way in which musicians – singers and composers – have been drawn to Hebrew literature in their search for lyrics. I doubt that you’ll see a song set to … Continue reading →

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