Mayhaps Jerusalemite complained too soon.

Or maybe the good Lord, after inflicting several days of chills on his Holy City, decided to give the residents a Shabbat reprieve - the forecast for Saturday calls for a downright springlike 60 degrees, with sun and calm winds. Who could ask for better weather than that in the dead of winter?

With that rare bit of clement weather in midwinter Jerusalem in mind, why not take go on a nice constitutional? Just pick a direction and go, taking in the still of Shabbat as you walk along. And don't forget to appreciate the sunshine before the capricious fates yank it away again.

Shabbat shalom, or a happy weekend, from Jerusalemite.