The author- a man-generation"bigaliyah" -the Promised Landmastered the profession ofa taxi driver.In this job, he sawIsrael, Israelis,and along withnew immigrantsfrom the inside.And do notfail torecord theirimpressionsin 2005to turn them intoa collection ofshort stories"Taxiof the holy city."Heroes of the newbookagainhis fellowtaxi drivers andpassengers,native Israelis, new immigrants, tourists-people who find themselvesinrecovery.