Abstract
During the winter months in cold latitudes when blizzards spread theirblankets of snow across the frozen landscape, visions of balmy, tropicalbeaches begin to attract the attention of many weary office workers. Thethought of life in perpetual sunshine near sandy beaches and a fresh, blueocean becomes extremely attractive. Vacations in California or Florida, ormaybe even the Caribbean beckon. A major industry has developed in transportingNortherners to the sunny tropics in winter to escape the cold, wind, and snowof the north. Few vacationers consider a trip to Israel as a means of respitefrom these miseries, but maybe they should!