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18 Sep If You Build It, They Will Come (After They Laugh at You)

Posted at 02:03h in I Love This Place, Jew Stuff, Life on the Home Front, Once in a While I Just Have to Vent, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments

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...

11 Sep Lions and Tigers and Bears!!!…EHHHHH….

Posted at 07:32h in Israelis Make Me Laugh, Life on the Home Front 0 Comments

Well, my loyal readers, it’s great to be back. For those of you have followed my hilarious first year living in Israel, welcome back. For first-time visitors, welcome to the party. Many of my friends over the past year have delighted in...

10 Sep Who Wants Drama?

Posted at 00:55h in Life on the Home Front 0 Comments

This is one for the ages. Did I convince you about the merits of camp? Jewish identity...

02 Jul Where’s Waldo?

Posted at 16:37h in Life on the Home Front, Miscellaneous, That Thing That Pays the Bills 0 Comments

My loyal readers, can you ever forgive me? I know it's been weeks since I wrote but working at a Jewish summer camp will do that to you. I know, I know, I should have found a minute to tell you...

06 Jun ”Feesh don’t fry een deh keetchen! Deh beans don’t burn on deh…ehhhhhhhh…”

Posted at 11:35h in Culture, Life on the Home Front 0 Comments

With my lease ending in a few months, I'll be looking for a new apartment soon. Anyone who lives in Tel Aviv knows how tough that can be. From my perspective? It's not so different from the search in New York...

30 May Catching Up…Random Musings

Posted at 01:31h in Life on the Home Front, Miscellaneous 0 Comments

Good morning, my loyal readers...

19 May Baryshnikov, Brewski, what’s the difference…

Posted at 17:35h in I Love This Place, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Life on the Home Front, Now I'm Just Being Silly 0 Comments

Remember the Bud Light series of commercials "Real Men of Genius"? Well, my loyal readers, it's time to recognize another unheralded group of geniuses: Israeli mailmen. How badly can people continue to mangle my street address and still have the mail arrive? First,...

24 Apr Mind-Reading with the Freakonomics Guys

Posted at 17:53h in Culture, Life on the Home Front 0 Comments

On the heels of this annoying evening, I find this. You'll think the same thing as soon as you see the title of the post...

13 Apr Where am I??? (Funny Google Glitch)

Posted at 01:01h in Israelis Make Me Laugh, Life on the Home Front, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments

Last night, en route to my friend Martin's house in Herzliya, I feared for a minute that we might have gotten lost. Fortunately, Martin (who grew up in Texas like me) gave us outstanding directions, as clear and accurate as any I've gotten since I've...

06 Apr Springtime in the War Zone…Calm in America

Posted at 11:25h in Current Events, I Love This Place, Life on the Home Front, The War Zone 0 Comments

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...