Current Events

19 Aug Gee, I Don’t Remember This Happening On ‘Friends’

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Before we jump in to today's fun post, just a reminder about the blogging conference doohickey tomorrow evening sponsored by Nefesh B'Nefesh and WebAds. (Want to know how to say "doohickey"? Give up? "Zeh" (this). "Hey man, have you seen...

07 Aug Good Thing They Didn’t Mention the Cats*

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This has made its way around the internet for a couple of weeks now but just in case you haven't seen it, here's the relatively recent NYTimes story about Tel Aviv. Nice city we live in, right? But would it have killed the bride in...

04 Aug Watch Out, Magnum P.I.

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Just when you thought the Middle East couldn't get any weirder...

13 Jul ‘Wayne’s World! Wayne’s World! M’sibah! M’tzuyan!’

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Post 2 of 2 today...

14 Jun Great Urban Beasts!

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And now...

13 Jun Snoop Dogg to Perform in Israel? (Ech Omrim ‘Fashizzle My Nizzle’?)

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According to this new story on Haaretz, Snoop Dogg is coming to Israel. The demand for foreign stars to perform in Israeli venues is rising, and this demand is being met by local entertainment producers and accompanied by high ticket prices. A wave of American artists...

05 May Benji Massachusetts Travel Announces New Trips to Sderot!

Posted at 01:00h in Current Events, Now I'm Just Being Silly, That Thing That Pays the Bills, The War Zone 0 Comments

Here's a recent Ynet column which I found to be a must-read. The author describes what the Kassams have done to...

04 May Glad to See Israel’s 60th is Putting Everyone in a Good Mood

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Did you see my post a few months back about SOS Israel? To review, this religious group led by Rabbi Shalom Dov Wolpo decided that we'd all be better off not living in the current state of Israel, which along with the US, according to him,...

22 Apr BREAKING NEWS: Red Hot Chili Peppers Spotted in Bat Yam!

Posted at 03:17h in Current Events, I Love This Place, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Jew Stuff 0 Comments

How else to explain this story? A 27-year-old man, claiming to be a yeshiva student, decided to launch an unusual protest against a court ruling allowing stores and restaurants to sell leavened food during the holiday of Passover. The man, dressed as a haredi, arrived Monday...

31 Mar Purim in Sderot (Better Late than Never)

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Is it too late to talk about Purim? Because of camera issues, I didn't have my pictures till now but I don't want to let it go by without at least a quick recap. (Usually when I preface an email with "in short", I proceed...