12 Dec ”Shalooooooom, Newman”
Nothing better than a Seinfeld marathon, broadcast on Shabbat. The funniest show ever...
Miscellaneous
05 Dec Caught on Camera…More Ridiculous T-shirts
Those wacky sabras are at it again. That's funny, I would have thought he was born to daven. Do you pray to G-d with that shirt, buddy? ...
23 Nov My Day with Shimon Peres
Nothing new to write about this moment...
21 Nov Ulpan Addendum
And the number of women in my class with an Israeli significant other has climbed to five this morning. A woman from Amsterdam is the most recent addition to the club. We'll see what happens tomorrow. In class yesterday, we read a paragraph about a couple...
18 Nov Movin’ On Up…
Welcome to my new and improved blog. Well, new address and host, anyway. I decided a couple of months ago that my Mac-ish blog wasn't the best long-term so I should move it at some point (plus, it seemed to load slowly for...
04 Nov The International Language (No, It’s Not Love)
Well, my loyal readers, I’m back, spending my Shabbat catching up. Quick: what are the official languages of Israel? Give up? Hebrew and Arabic. So what does it really mean to be an official language? Not that I can speak from experience (as I’ve never been an...
27 Sep Happy Birthday to Me!
Today is my first birthday as an Israeli. What that means is that my party won’t begin till 9:30 tonight. Any earlier and I’d be a “chnun” (nerd). Longer update later!...
13 Sep Busy, busy, busy
Don’t lose faith in me, loyal readers (all six of you)! It’s been another crazy week which I hope is leading to the light at the end of the tunnel (downtime). I have lots to blog about including my tiyul (hike) up north, my potential...
25 Aug THREE POSTS IN ONE DAY!!!
Ok, now I’m just being silly. This last one was unnecessary. But seriously, I’m curious: who’s reading this blog? Has anyone added this to their list of “things to read when bored at work?” I would be very flattered to know I...
17 Aug Speaking Hebrew
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Much as I enjoy speaking Hebrew, having to speak another language all the time can be mentally grueling, especially late at night when you’re tired. I have a new appreciation for all my Israeli co-workers over the last few years who had to speak...