So everybody knows that American movies are translated into funny or just weird names in Hebrew (and to be fair, other languages as well, although I’ll leave it up to Chien-Ming to make fun of his people on his Chinese immigration blog.) I referenced this...
Any olim chadashim reading? Like really chadashim? Here’s a tip from Uncle Benji: go to Ulpan. A lot. Like nine times a day. If I could do this whole thing again, I’d take my first 6 months off and...
Can I be a simple American for a second? B’kitzur, an Israeli friend of mine here needed help translating a list of foods given to her for her new diet.She looked at the list confused, looked at me, and asked “Mah zeh V-Shmoneh?” I spent the next...
Ok, so it's Friday. But yesterday was Thursday. And in this country, that's the last day of the work week. Has anyone made the "TGIT" t-shirts yet? I call dibs. Today is Friday which in this country means shopping day. Or coffee day. Or "get as...
Lioz Shem-Tov is an Israeli comedian who recently was invited to audition for the next season of “Last Comic Standing.”Apparently the show, in an effort to become more interesting, has decided to open their doors to a few international performers.Lioz flew to Miami and was...
Guess where I went last night? A wedding! Good times had by all…mazal tov, Mark and Hadar! As an addendum to last week’s Idiot’s Guide to Israeli Weddings, here are a couple more observations I forgot to include. Read that first if you haven’t already… --Upon entering...
And now! Another Israel-based question for the Ethicist! I participated in a triathlon in which drafting, riding close behind another bicycle to gain an aerodynamic advantage, was prohibited. While riding alone, I was overtaken by a large group of cyclists riding together. I had two choices: slow down and...
Well, my loyal readers, the weather’s heating up. You know what that means: that’s right…love is in the air. Wedding season is upon us so you best be prepared for it, Israeli-style. I had the privilege of attending a couple of weddings recently which gave...
Two days in a row, my loyal readers...
YO YO YO, MY LOYAL READUZ!!! This is MC B-Love, kickin' it from the 03 in TA. EAST SIIIIIIIIIDE!!!!!!!!!!! I want to focus today on my main man Moziz. Moziz be CRAAAAAAAAAAY-ZEEEEEEE! I knew it for a while, you know what I'm sayin', but I don't know if...