Yesterday, the last full day of Chol Hamoed Sukkot (the intermediary days of the Sukkot festival,) I had a chance to visit Pnei Kedem, where I volunteered a year or so ago painting the shul. It's a tiny "West Bank" hilltop settlement with twenty six families out in the Judean Desert. It's a great place to visit, but a bit forlorn. Except, once a year, they hold the Afifionada, the kite festival, and suddenly the place swells with thousands of people.
Pnei Kedem from a distance, kites hovering above
Pnei Kedem Closer up.
Kite flying atop the hill
Kids having fun
Live music
A massive fish-shaped kite
Kite gazing
More kite flyers
Sunset over Metzad, the nearby "mother-settlement" of which Pnei Kedem is technically a suburb.
A soldier tries to get his kite airborne.
The last kite flying in the sunset
Pnei Kedem from a distance, kites hovering above
Pnei Kedem Closer up.
Kite flying atop the hill
Kids having fun
Live music
A massive fish-shaped kite
Kite gazing
More kite flyers
Sunset over Metzad, the nearby "mother-settlement" of which Pnei Kedem is technically a suburb.
A soldier tries to get his kite airborne.
The last kite flying in the sunset
4 comments:
Hi We organised the Kite Festival and appreciate your comments ! What is your name ? When did you paint the shule ? How did you come here ? Are you married with kids ? single ? Anyway happy you had a good time and could you please email us some more photos if you have them for our website next year ? \
Thanks Suzy and Michael Lourie
our email is smlourie@017.net.il Thanks
I'm happy to hear you enjoyed yourself the pictures are beutiful.
Just to set the recrod straight there are now 26 families in Pnei Kedem (Hey, that's a big diffrence to such a small community).
I'll update the post. Good to hear the place is growing.
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