Hello, my loyal readers-how art thou? I'm great. Had a relaxing weekend as usual. I realized something about my Shabbats in Jerusalem vs. Tel Aviv. In Tel Aviv, I remember it often being non-stop. Beach, errands at Dizengoff Center, coffee,...
Hello, my loyal readers! Big events in Tel Aviv tonight with Elton John returning after many years. My special sources on the inside have revealed to me Sir Elton's setlist and I can promise you, you won't be hearing these songs anywhere else. Enjoy! "Can You...
You've waited all year...
Shalom from 36,008 feet above ground! No, I’m not at Coffee Anan on Har Ben-Tal, I’m on Delta flight #87 en route to JFK. (For those of you who don’t know, there’s a café in the Golan whose name is remarkably similar to the former...
Holy kreplach, check this out: if you love to laugh (and I mean REALLY love to laugh), you don't even need to wait till June to see Avi Liberman and his cast of characters. Well-known American stand-up comic Jim Gaffigan is coming to...
Ahhh, theater. This American discovered far too late in his New York life the magic of going to Broadway and seeing the stage come alive with singers, dancers, colors, and maybe some fatty Times Square pizza afterwards. During my last trip to the...
Rewind 30 minutes, I'm at Mr. Ripoff underneath the Mashbir with my new roommate Steve. Mr. Zol, Mr. Yakar, whatever it's called. We're doing some shopping for a little candle-lighting party in light of the upcoming holiday. That's right, people...
Did you smell anything last Thursday night, my loyal readers? Love was in the air! Either that or some bad shakshuka. My roommate got married and I was of course in attendance. If you've never been to an Israeli wedding before,...
Have you tried explaining American football to a non-American recently? Or ever? Good luck. Sitting on a couch next to an Argentinian olah and some other Americans, watching a game. Argentinian: "Why do you watch this game?" American: "It's great, that's a real sport." Argentinian:...
Here's a story which I love. Yeah, it's a few months old, I was at camp. Let's set the stage...