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This beautiful window is found in the courtyard of the Hotel de Sully in Paris, though I have no idea where...

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We were out for a walk tonight when we looked up and noticed this unusual phenomenon that we observe every...

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Uploaded on Jan 21, 2008

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I designed this plate to commemorate the 350th Anniversary of British Jewry, which was commemorated by...

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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2007

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We noticed these interesting flowers and pods on several trees not far from our home. Most trees had one or the other, but this one had both.

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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2007

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We celebrated the 4th day of Succot with our first attempt at making sushi. We used kosher nori (seaweed)...

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Uploaded on Oct 1, 2007

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This rather flamboyant house has been evolving slowly over the last five or six years, and seems finally to be nearing completion.

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Uploaded on Jun 26, 2007

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At first they look like some sort of flower. Then you realise they're snails. Seen in an unfenced and unkempt local back garden.

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Uploaded on Jun 23, 2007

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We affectionately call it "Vicolo Stinko". It is the funniest of scores of poorly transliterated...

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Uploaded on Jun 22, 2007

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The distinctive building of Yeshivat Hanegev, one of the original landmarks of Netivot. I edited out an...

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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2007

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Not sure if the architecture bears any resemblance to traditional Ethiopian structures, or simply...

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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2007

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New-age old-age home

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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2007

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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2007

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One of the few kosher McDonalds in the world was located in our little town for several years. Most of the...

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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2007

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I just turned a corner and there they were. The piercing blue Negev midsummer sky and the red blossome make...

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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2007

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The Poltova Synagogue in Spital Square, London (photographed in 1925), was built in 1886 to replace the...

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Uploaded on Apr 8, 2007

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I designed this plate to commemorate the 300th Anniversary of Bevis Marks Synagogue in 2001. It picks...

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Uploaded on Mar 29, 2007

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The new gateway to the courtyard of the 300-year old Bevis Marks synagogue incorporates impressive masonry...

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Uploaded on Mar 28, 2007

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