Shalom, my loyal readers! Are you all preparing for Pesach? I know I am. Jewish tradition dictates that before the holiday begins, we should all do a bedikat chametz, or checking for chametz, in our homes with a candle and feather. I just did mine....
I'm moving. No, not to Dimona. Within Jerusalem. Talpiot, according to Google Maps. Just a few hundred feet east and the world might consider me a settler. If I weren't so busy stroking my beard and cleaning my shovel, I might have more to say...
I keep telling you, people: the Middle East is funny. Jesus Christ, what the *&^% is wrong with us? (Hat tip: Joel of Religion and State in Israel)...
Jesus! Have you ever tried uploading a blog post from the JFNA's* General Assembly? It's impossible. Mostly for the same reasons it's impossible to go to the bathroom or carry on a meaningful conversation for more than 7.5 seconds. Because it's the professional Matza Ball,...
Anybody know how to get to the Mifratz Shlomo Promenade in Jaffa? I do. At least I think so. Here's a search, courtesy of Google Maps. Looks pretty easy to find, no? You'd think so. Here's what I found when...
As my occasional contribution to the Jewish blogging community, I have volunteered again to host Haveil Havalim, the weekly "blog carnival" of the Jewish/Israeli blogosphere. (Ech omrim "blogosphere"?) Haveil Havalim was created by Soccer Dad and currently maintained by our friend Jack. I have...
Update: That's a question above, by the way, not a declaration. This is a post I've been meaning to write for a while. Hey, remember this blog? The one which made fun of Israel, cultural differences, America, Hebrew, "yiyeh b'seder", and, oh...
You've waited all year...
Can you forgive me, my loyal readers? I know I've been busy but only once in the past month or so have I managed to write. I guess every writer goes through a block, no? Feels like going to the gym. ...
B'ima sheli, I know I love using this phrase but it never occurred to me to help teach it to the world beyond my blog. Who in the world decided what the world was missing was an explanation on UrbanDictionary.com? Kind of loses something in...