Watered with faith, the world's most valuable spice thrives in the Jerusalem Hills
“I didn’t really have a choice,” Moshe says. “Without money, family, support, or even my diplomas, I had to find work, and decided to take the first offer that would come my way.”
And that’s how the artist began to work as a gardener, providing gardening services to public entities, including the Jerusalem Municipality.
“I began from zero, without any knowledge,” he relates. “But I figured out how to hold a hoe and how to clean the area of leaves, and as time went on, I discovered that I actually liked this work. I saw myself connecting to the earth, to growth, to bringing life from the soil. Today I know every stone on Har Hazeisim and Har Hamenuchos, because I was the gardener there.”
The work gave Moshe Kedem plenty of flexibility. He would study in ulpan in the mornings to improve his Hebrew, and then would begin his gardening work. Eventually he became an expert in irrigation systems and water management, and was hired to construct and manage water systems.
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