A few days ago, I received an email from my 12 year-old Lubavitch cousin Mushki who lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. To my memory, I hadn't met her before moving to New York City four years ago. I saw her a handful of times in my...
Get ready, my loyal readers-we'll be hitting the proverbial 88 miles per hour soon enough. Big changes coming to this War Zone shortly. First thing I should tell you is - Mom, you can just ignore this part if it stresses you out - that I...
Or am I their sponsor? Anyway, a plug for a couple of things that came across my virtual desk recently. The Jewish Reconnection Project is a web-only mini series which shows young Jews in New York and Jerusalem talking to each other and sharing how their...
Here's something I posted on Israelity the other day. According to this story in Ynet, the religious organization SOS Israel is planning to set up a new state in the West Bank should the Israeli government decide to withdraw in a peace agreement. This, from...
From Tel Aviv, chag sameach to everyone! A couple of Youtube videos...
Chanukah starts this Tuesday night. Those of you living in this country are invited to celebrate Wednesday night with Israel's newest improv troupe at Jerusalem's Merkaz Hamagshimim Hadassah. Details: Wednesday, December 5th 8:30 PM at The Merkaz, 7A Dor Dor v'Dorshav What better way to remember the...
This one has been making its rounds but in case you haven't seen it...
As I sit here thinking about how I described Rosh Hashanah last year, struggling to exude the same emotions as I did then, I’m finding myself with a small case of writer’s block. While the holiday is still extremely meaningful, perhaps there’s only one first...
It’s great to be back in Israel where the feel of the chagim just doesn’t compare to that in the States (in the best of ways). Both at camp this summer and during my three years recruiting for Young Judaea’s Israel programs, I constantly talked...
"How I Spent My Summer Vacation." Six words which bring back memories of elementary school and long layoffs. Kids returned to school with stories of…umm., what were their stories about? Lemonade stands? Swimming pools? Having gone to summer camp for as long as I can...