03 May Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who’s the Dumbest Israeli of Them All?
So as I explained a little bit ago, I returned to Ulpan recently to brush up on...
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18 Mar Ech Omrim ‘Pomp and Circumstance’?
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From an office somewhere in Jerusalem...
03 Mar Back to Israel (and Ulpan)
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Ech omrim "jetlag"? Oh yeah...
12 Jan Am I Inappropriate?
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I was recently told by someone close to me that my writing might suggest to people that I am taking this, ahem, matzav too lightly. I replied that my loyal readers wouldn't think so but perhaps a casual passerby might agree with him. What do...
11 Jan New Israeli Drinking Game
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Every time somebody says "ayn li koach*" on Sunday, you take a shot. Or you could just stick with everybody's favorite, chumus pong.(No joke, as this was up on my screen, my co-worker said it twice in ten seconds.)When they say "b'seder", take three...
09 Jan BREAKING NEWS: Gaza War Turns Nuclear!
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This just in: WE'RE IN A WAR ZONE!!!! CNN said so, people, so it must be true. In fact, my camel Chumus-hump just took two bullets to the solarplexus. EVERYBODY FREAK OUT!!!!!!!!! I don't want to cause mass panic here but this conflict...
06 Jan I Don’t Care If They Drop Kassams on My Head, I’m Driving on Kvish 6, Dammit
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Yes, it's my busy season, my loyal readers, with my Birthright groups here this month. So far, none of my participants have canceled which I'll take at least some credit for. Busy season means some or all of the following: long hours crazy long hours...
30 Dec Live Blogging Reading about Gaza
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6:45 AM I woke up and went to Jpost.com. 6:49 AM I went to NYTimes.com. 6:51 AM I turned on the dood. This is of far greater importance to me than anything the traditional media outlets are covering. 6:52 AM I read other...
08 Dec Nope, No War Zone Here, Keep Moving
From a fruit juice stand in Tel Aviv. Rimon in English is pomegranate. Well...
02 Dec Funniest Thing I’ve Ever Said in Hebrew?
But first...