Stories from Egypt-land, and later, from the holy-land.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Lena lights a candle in the hope that it will offer her better health. This was the first time I had ever seen a Jew do this, and I wonder if it is a tradition borrowed from other religions in Egypt.
I am a Brandeis University student spending my junior year abroad. From August to January I am attending the American University in Cairo, and from February to June I am attending Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
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