19 Apr That’s Funny….I Could Have Sworn It Was PASSOVER.
Hello, Ynet readers, and welcome to the War Zone! Put on your flak jacket and let's have some fun. Just a few quick photos before I (and the 35 pounds I just put on) hit the sack...
Life on the Home Front
18 Apr How to Know That You’re Not in America Anymore
From earlier this morning...
17 Apr Mimouna: Getting in Touch With My Sephardic Side
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This is post #2 of the day, my loyal readers. I have a feeling that when I post more than once in a short period, people miss the first one. And if you liked that, you have GOT to see this!!!! Did you click on...
30 Mar More of “What the *$@# does that word say?”
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Inspired by Pant Steak… Who saw “Hisardut (Survivor)” last night? Great way to practice your Hebrew with the subtitles. Until I saw “גו גתר”. Here was me sounding it out in the second before the audio caught up. “Gav? Gav ga-TAHR?” Oh GEEZ… This is starting to require its own...
19 Mar Can We Get Roger Ebert on the Phone, Please?
Every morning, my day starts like clockwork. Alarm goes off, I stumble out of my room, and am greeted by the sight of my roommate eating breakfast at the kitchen table. This morning, the repetition of it all struck me. About 30 seconds after waking...
11 Mar Where Do I Find an Ulpan for English?
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Hello, my loyal readers. Sorry for the recent lack of posts. Life as an oleh chadash is busy as always and I’ve had a packed few weeks with stand-up shows and other things. A couple weeks back, I was asked to perform for at a...
25 Feb Legends of the Mossad: Don’t Worry Israel, You’re in Good Hands (Belch)
Pull up a chair, my loyal readers, it's time for a history lesson. Today we're going to talk about an Israeli legend, Meir Amit. ...
10 Feb ‘Meet George Jetson…His Boy Shmulik….’
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Hello, my loyal readers-we're back. Back from the future! On a recent rainy day, I decided to travel to the year 2030 to see what the future has in store for Israel. I must say, it was quite exciting. Robots cutting in line,...
20 Jan An Israeli’s Response to the Funniest Book in the History of the World
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Here's one that's been sitting in my proverbial hopper for months, just waiting to be written (ech omrim "proverbial hopper"?) It's a long one...
07 Jan ”Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus…However He Eats Traif on Shabbas”
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...