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I Love Hebrew

11 May

Posted at 20:30h in Art, Benji's Getting Serious, Comedy, Culture, Current Events, I Love Hebrew, I Love This Place, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Jew Stuff, Life on the Home Front, Now I'm Just Being Silly, That Thing That Pays the Bills, The War Zone, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph, Video

Why, hello there-it's been a while, hasn't it? I haven't blogged in months but you know I wouldn't miss today. If you're a repeat visitor, you'll notice my brand-new website. Take a look around, click, watch, read, and let me know what you think. I hate...

22 Apr

Posted at 12:34h in Benji's Getting Serious, Comedy, Culture, Current Events, I Love Hebrew, I Love This Place, Jew Stuff, Life on the Home Front, Now I'm Just Being Silly, Overheard on Galgalatz, The War Zone, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph

Every year I say this but this year, I really can't believe I was able to write another list. How do I know I say it every year? Because that sentence was copied and pasted from last year. This year was by far the toughest yet but...

05 May

Posted at 12:33h in Benji's Getting Serious, Comedy, Culture, Current Events, I Love Hebrew, I Love This Place, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Jew Stuff, Life on the Home Front, Miscellaneous, Now I'm Just Being Silly, That Thing That Pays the Bills, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph, Video

Every year I say this but this year, I really can't believe I was able to write another list.  All year, I thought this would be my last one but now that's it's done (and hopefully to your liking), I think I have to keep...

15 Apr

Posted at 11:36h in Benji's Getting Serious, Comedy, Culture, Current Events, I Love Hebrew, I Love This Place, Jew Stuff, Life on the Home Front, The War Zone, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph, Video

As Yom Hazikaron turns into Yom Ha'atzmaut, I find myself right between my two favorite days of the year in Israel.  I don't have much new to say about this special time of year.  I can tell you that after being abroad last year, I...

14 Jan

Posted at 05:01h in Benji's Getting Serious, Comedy, Culture, I Love Hebrew, I Love This Place, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Life on the Home Front, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph, Video

Hello, my loyal readers.  Next month will mark six-and-a-half years living in Israel and the same amount of time blogging.  I’ve written about war, work, Jerusalem vs. Tel Aviv, and of course, everything an oleh chadash could laugh about from mopping the floor to ridiculous...

25 Apr

Posted at 10:40h in Benji's Getting Serious, Comedy, Culture, Current Events, I Love Hebrew, I Love This Place, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Jew Stuff, Life on the Home Front, Now I'm Just Being Silly, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph, Video

I can't believe I'm welcoming you to my fifth annual Yom Ha'atzmaut list.  After 246 different things I love about Israel, I didn't believe 64 more even existed.  A few months, many hours, two long plane rides, and a consultation or two with a couple...

01 Apr

Posted at 11:19h in Benji's Getting Serious, Comedy, Culture, I Love Hebrew, I Love This Place, Jew Stuff, Life on the Home Front, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph

Tomorrow, I move to Tel Aviv.  I was pretty sure this day was coming from the time I moved here; I just didn’t know it would take 3.5 years to return.  My aliyah has taken me to Tel Aviv, then Jerusalem, and now back where I...