Love

How many of you out there have really felt love for from someone else?
I felt love for my grandfather for 14 years and then when he died I felt so empty inside without him. He loved me unconditionally.
When I was growing up we had animals but no one really took responsibility for them so when I was married my ex brought home the sweetest puppy that he got on his route when he was a mailman. The dog was 2 months old. She was so small and so adorable. He gave her to me and she was my real responsibility and I loved her so much. I named her Carli which in Hebrew means I am cold and in winter I was cold. In Israel it is not only cold outside, but, cold inside until one finds some kind of heating system to keep warm. When my Carli got sick she could not be saved so had to put her to sleep. That after my grandfather was very hard for me. I was lucky that my ex also found a 13 week old tabby cat wandering in the street and brought her home to me. So, then I had two pets. They were not only pets, they were family to me. My cat was named by one of my ex's children and she was called Mitzi. When Carli died she was a comfort to me. I loved Mitzi with all my heart and at the age of 20, 4 months shy of her 21st birthday she died in her sleep. I was devastated and could not live without another pet again. So, at the end of November 2014, my cat Sophie came into my life. That is my story about love.
Now, I would like to hear from you about the loves in your life.
You can contact me at hannihar@gmail.com to make your comments or you can also make comments on my blog or on facebook underneath Hanni Harel.
Thank you very much,
Hanni

Passover is over

Hello everyone.
Passover is over and so is Mimouna. Mimouna is a Morrocan festival that comes right  after Passover end.
Here is some information about it:

Mimouna (Hebrew: מימונה‎‎, Arabic: ميمونة‎‎, Amazing
: ⵎⵉⵎⵓⵏⴰ) is a three century old North African Jewish celebration held the day after Passover, marking the return to eating chametz (leavened foods), which are forbidden throughout the week of Passover.

Mufletta and other holiday confections

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• 1History
• 2Holiday customs
• 3See also
• 4References
• 5External links

History[edit]

Though the celebration only began to be practiced in the middle of the 18th century,^[1] its derivation and etymology is unclear. Possible derivations for the name Mimouna are: "Rabbi Maimon ben Yosef" (father of the Rambam). Thus, the Mimouna might mark the date of his birth or death^[1][2]; the Hebrew word "emuna" (Hebrew: אמונה‎, meaning "faith") or "ma’amin" (Hebrew: מאמין‎, meaning "I believe")^[1][2]; the Arabic word for "wealth" or "good luck"^[2] as on this day, according to midrash, the gold and jewelry of the drowned Egyptians washed up on the shore of the Reed Sea and enriched the Israelites.^[1] Mimouna is associated with "faith" and "belief" in immediate prosperity, as seen in its customs of matchmaking, and well-wishes for successful childbearing^[3]; manna, which was the food God provided following the Exodus, and during the subsequent wandering in the desert.^[1]

Mimouna celebrates belief in both the past Jewish redemption from the Egyptians and the future Messianic redemption: "In Nisan (the month in which Passover falls), the Jews were redeemed and in Nisan they will be redeemed in the future. When Passover ends and the Jews are still not redeemed, the Moroccan Jews do not lose their faith; as the Sages said: 'Even if he tarries, I will expect him every day.'"^[4]

It was at the crossing of the Reed Sea on the final day of Passover that the entire nation witnessed the awesome power and might of God which was an experience that strengthened their faith.^[1] "And Israel saw the great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians, and the people feared the LORD; and they believed in the LORD, and in His servant Moses." – Exodus 14:31

Holiday customs[edit]

In Morocco, on the afternoon of the last day of Passover, Muslim neighbors bring to the homes of their Jewish neighbors, gifts of flour, honey, milk, butter and green beans to be used to prepare post-Passover chametz dishes.^[5] Historically, Jewish congregations would walk to an orchard in order to recite Birkat Ha'Ilanot, and following the conclusion of Passover, would recite passages from the Book of Proverbs and the Mishna.^[1]

The celebration begins after nightfall on the last day of Passover. In many communities, non-Jewish neighbors sell chametz back to Jewish families as a beginning of the celebration. Moroccan and Algerian Jews throw open their homes to visitors, after setting out a lavish spread of traditional holiday cakes and sweetmeats. One of the holiday favorites is Mofletta.^[4] The table is also laid with various symbols of luck and fertility, with an emphasis on the number "5," such as five pieces of gold jewelry or five beans arranged on a leaf of pastry. The repetition of the number five references the five-fingered hamsa amulet common in both Jewish and Muslim North African and Middle Eastern communities from pre-modern times.^[6] Typically all those in attendance at a Mimouna celebration are sprinkled with a mint sprig or other green dipped in milk, symbolizing good fortune and new beginnings.^[7]

Early in the day of the Mimouna, families go to the sea, splash water on their face, and walk barefoot in the water, to replay the scene of the miraculous crossing of the Reed Sea, which is held to have taken place on the last day of Passover.^[8]

In Israel, the Mimouna has become a popular annual happening featuring outdoor parties, picnics, BBQs, and politics: A central celebration in Jerusalem’s Sacher Park draws about 100,000 people, usually including the president and prime minister. Israeli law now requires employers to agree to grant an employee unpaid leave for Mimouna if asked.^[9] One source estimated that in 2012 nearly two million people in Israel participated in Mimouna festivities.^[8]

I forgot all about mimouna this year until I saw something on facebook.

Now, both Passover and Mimouna are over and then we will have our Remembrance Day for our 6 million or more that perished in the Holocaust and then the week after that we Remember our fallen soliders and those murdered in terrorist attacks and then right when the Fall Soldier remembrance day is done we celebrate our Independence Day.

When a siren goes off on boh Rembrance Days we stand up and bow our heads for the length of time of the siren and during that time I am sure everyone has their own thoughts. Remember our sirvivors are fading away and so we have to remember them and what happened to our people.

Hanni's Famous Heroes calendar for the New Year of 2016-2017 is now on sale

Hello all,
I know it has been awhile since I have done a blog.
I am back now. I make my calendars at my home here in Jerusalem, Israel. So, if you would like to support and buy Israeli products I have my calendar for you to buy to support this Israeli.
I would like to introduce you to my new calendar for the upcoming year of September 2016-September 2017. It is called: Hanni's Famous Heroes.
I am showing you here  the English and fHebrew front covers and some of the pictures inside for both calendars.
I will start with the English calendar:

                                               

This is the front cover of the new English calendar                                                            

              

                         This is Theodore Herzl in the English calendar

                                This is Menachem Begin, one of our Prime Ministers in Israel.

This is Rabbi Meir Kahane. He predicted the future of what was going to happen in Israel before it happened.



Now, I would like to present the Hebrew front cover and some pictures for the Hebrew calendar:

                                                       This is the front cover in Hebrew.

                                              This is Theodore Herzl for the Hebrew calendar.

This is Hannah Senesh. She was very brave. She came to Israel and she was recruited to go back behind enemy lines during the Holocaust to get Jews out of Europe and to Israel.

This is Raoul Wallenberg. He was a Swedish diplomat. He went to Hungary during the Holocaust and saved Jews. The Russians took him away and he was never heard from again. Nobody knows what happened to him.

I would like to know who is interested in buying my calendar either in English or Hebrew. You can pay me either by check or through paypal. The price for the calendar is 65 shekels or in dollars: $18. This is only the price of the calendar. There will also be a charge for shipping.
Also, you need to know that 5% is donated to the Children of Sderot.
You can contact me by e-mail to let me know how many calendars you would like. The address is: hannihar@gmail.com or under Hanni Harel on facebook.

I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.