24 Apr Happy Birthday, Israel!
Today was Yom Ha'atzmaut, otherwise known as Independence Day or Israel's 59th birthday. On this day, we celebrate the existence of our country by...
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06 Apr Springtime in the War Zone…Calm in America
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As the sun sets and the Sabbath queen prepares to arrive, I thank the Lord above for my safety in this war zone that is Israel. Just last week, I ran into my friend and former co-worker Lymore in Nachalat Binyamin, an artist market...
02 Apr Why Must You Pull at My Heartstrings, Oh Jewish Maxim Girl???
We're approaching the 11th hour with no phone call yet. Perhaps she spilled something on my business card, much like Kramer did to Uma Thurman's number. (Of course, there is something inherently flawed with any analogy involving Kramer and Uma Thurman which has...
30 Mar My Day with Maxim (Part II)
Part I here...
29 Mar My Day with Maxim (Part I)
The classic guitar players will all tell you that they first picked up a guitar to meet girls. I can’t remember the first time I picked up a pen to write (and whether or not anyone would consider me a classic anything is up for...
20 Mar “Bruchim Haba’im l’Hooterim! Can I take your….ehhhhhhh…..”
What to say? Pure comedy will be realized when Hooters makes its way to Israel as announced here. This is the kind of thing that we (those of us who like making fun of Israel in the most affectionate way) dream of. Let’s just say...
18 Mar ”Thirty-seven! Eighteen! Falafel ball! HIKE!”
By now, you may have heard that Israel will be launching a professional baseball league this summer. But a FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION??? Bob Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots (and active Jewish community leader), and former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue were recently in Israel...
09 Mar Belated Purim Wrap-Up: WOW.
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So Purim has come and gone in this Jewish state of ours...
05 Mar What a Party! Purim Pictures, Part One
Purim 2007 (or 5767 to be accurate) has come and gone. A lot to say, no time right now (my internet is down and this beit cafe is closing soon.) Let's get it started with some pictures...
29 Jan ”Raindrops on Roses and Whiskers on…..ehhhhh……”
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I recently talked to my friend Noga who's been following my adventures. I was interested but not surprised by her impressions of my writing. She was a tad irked (ech omrim "irk"?), not as much by what was on this site as much as what...