Culture

08 Jan How Does One Find a Good Hamburger During a War? AM I ASKING SO MUCH???

Posted at 00:41h in Benji's Getting Serious, Culture, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Once in a While I Just Have to Vent, The War Zone 0 Comments

Last night I got a phone call from an old camper and headed downtown to grab a bite to eat. After wandering around downtown Jerusalem and realizing that the ratio of annoying touristy stores outnumbers actual dining establishments 39,308 to 1, we finally made...

20 Dec Can You Feel It, Baby? IT’S CHANUKKAH!

Posted at 23:56h in Comedy, Culture, I Love This Place, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Jew Stuff 0 Comments

Shalom from Jerusalem, my loyal readers. Well, the Tu B'av video we made went over so well that we decided to get back on the streets. Chanukkah, the Festival of Lights, begins this evening and what better way to celebrate it than by getting out...

14 Dec 12/17 Comedy Show at the Dancing Camel

Posted at 15:28h in Comedy, Culture 0 Comments

Hey, did you hear the one about the guy whose MacBook charger died? Yeah, not so funny. Especially when the one Apple store in Israel is waiting for the shipment. After 5 days of no laptop, I found someone with an extra...

29 Nov This is Not Your Father’s Haveil Havalim (Issue #193)

Posted at 23:49h in Culture, Current Events, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Jew Stuff, Life on the Home Front, Miscellaneous, Now I'm Just Being Silly, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments

Do you smell it, people? No, it's not turkey and stuffing...

25 Nov Back to School

Posted at 23:58h in Culture, Israelis Make Me Laugh, That Thing That Pays the Bills, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments

It's not just a Rodney Dangerfield movie anymore. I really need to get my tooseek back to Ulpan. I'm looking for something one night a week. The only one you ever hear about is Ulpan Etzion. Jerusalemites: any recommendations for an Ulpan...

24 Nov What’s So Funny?

Posted at 01:00h in Culture, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Life on the Home Front 0 Comments

Want to know what's HOT? My cable company, that's what's HOT. It's either that or YES, the two choices of cable companies in Israel. I haven't had cable in the two years I've lived here...

17 Nov It’s UJC’s GA 2008….No, It’s the Matza Ball….Oh Hell, IT’S A PARTY!!!!!!

Posted at 18:33h in Benji's Getting Serious, Culture, I Love Hebrew, I Love This Place, Jew Stuff, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments

Hello, my loyal readers, from the center of the Jewish world! That's right, it's everyone's favorite annual event...

13 Nov Proof that the Jewish People are Doomed

Posted at 01:00h in Culture, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Once in a While I Just Have to Vent 0 Comments

Last reminder to come to the Off the Wall Comedy Basement tonight or Saturday. Info here...

10 Nov Kibbutz Galuyot (More Than Just a Street in Tel Aviv)

Posted at 01:00h in Culture, I Love This Place, Life on the Home Front 0 Comments

Before we get started...

04 Nov Great Moments in Fashion!

Posted at 01:00h in Culture, I Love This Place, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Now I'm Just Being Silly 0 Comments

And now! Great moments in fashion! (As always, this is going somewhere, people.) 1) KISS-Bursting onto the music scene in 1972, American rock band KISS becomes well-known for their wild make-up and attire. While many are aware that lead singer Gene Simmons...