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Life on the Home Front

In case you missed it, here's my latest blog post from the Times of Israel.  Enjoy and Shabbat shalom!   Once upon a time, 45 bajillion blog posts were written about olim, their complaints, and a partridge in a pear tree. In our immediate-reaction, “look, two...

I can't believe I'm welcoming you to my fifth annual Yom Ha'atzmaut list.  After 246 different things I love about Israel, I didn't believe 64 more even existed.  A few months, many hours, two long plane rides, and a consultation or two with a couple...

Tomorrow, I move to Tel Aviv.  I was pretty sure this day was coming from the time I moved here; I just didn’t know it would take 3.5 years to return.  My aliyah has taken me to Tel Aviv, then Jerusalem, and now back where I...

Another trip to America (thank you, Jspace), another requisite comparison.  It really is amazing and slightly mind-blowing how every time I return, I feel more Israeli, picking up on things that I never noticed before, like Neo in “The Matrix”.  Or Marty McFly after he...

Hello, my loyal readers!  Everyone ok out there? Quick life update:  I ran my car into a tree.  The good news is I'm fine.  The bad news is it was on Tu B'shvat.  The JNF is pissed. Ok, ok, I'm joking.  (Sorry if I scared you, Mom.)...