So I'm back. Tired. After adding this experience piece to my pie of year-programs, summer programs, and camp summers, I have some new perspectives and burning questions about Jewish community, resources, difficult funding decisions, follow-up and long-term programming, and more, many of which have no...
I wonder if they have a Google Alert set up...
Which of these two situations is less plausible? 1) You're walking through the shuk and come across an American girl looking confused. One of the shop owners asks her to leave her cart outside and she doesn't understand the Hebrew. Five minutes later, you see her...
I was in Haifa last week. Ahhh, Haifa. Nice place, actually. Have I written about big city snobbiness? I lived in the City for three years immediately before living in Israel. (I'm already going to digress. Once I lived...
My Rosh Hashana video with Molly is featured at the top of NY Blueprint, LA Blueprint, and Jerusalem Blueprint. Step it up, Dimona! Change can be scary but don't worry, my loyal readers. Just because it's almost a new year doesn't mean we don't...
If you like this, become a fan on my new FB page. First 1000 to join get a free beach house on the Kinneret...
Just when you thought this region couldn't get any more ridiculous, I present: THE MISS MUSLIM MORAL BEAUTY PAGEANT! Seriously, how the hell is that going to fit on her crown? I can't wait till the swimsuit competition. Thanks to Joel at Religion and State in Israel....
Here's a story which I love. Yeah, it's a few months old, I was at camp. Let's set the stage...
Let's play! What country are we in? A) The service at the Kinkos-type place is really slow. B) However, one of the service reps wearing a head covering brings everyone cups of water (this almost makes A and D worth it.) C) The busty manager comes...
Buckle your seat belts, my loyal readers, it’s time to put the events of the last 48 hours into perspective. In case you’ve been living under a rock or in Yerucham, you know that Madonna’s in Israel and performed two much-ballyhooed shows in Tel...