03 Feb Hey, Lookee Here! (Would It Have Killed Him To Mention the War Zone?)
Hello, my loyal readers! I haven't written much in the last few weeks, I know. Life is busy...
Miscellaneous
01 Feb Just One Word
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok, so that was two words and a noise. (For those of you who live here, we have two seasons in Israel: sweat and drought. And we've been in the latter for way too long. By the way, does anyone find the...
20 Jan I’m Huge in the Sunshine State
There's a cease-fire in place; anybody celebrating? Didn't think so. If you're reading this blog, you probably know enough to recognize that it's a bunch of hoo-ha and nothing is going to change. (Hey, did I just become Israeli? And ech...
12 Jan Am I Inappropriate?
Posted at 13:10h
in Culture, I Love Hebrew, Miscellaneous, Now I'm Just Being Silly, The War Zone 0 Comments
I was recently told by someone close to me that my writing might suggest to people that I am taking this, ahem, matzav too lightly. I replied that my loyal readers wouldn't think so but perhaps a casual passerby might agree with him. What do...
29 Nov This is Not Your Father’s Haveil Havalim (Issue #193)
Posted at 23:49h
in Culture, Current Events, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Jew Stuff, Life on the Home Front, Miscellaneous, Now I'm Just Being Silly, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments
Do you smell it, people? No, it's not turkey and stuffing...
23 Nov Traffic: It’s Not Just on the Ayalon
Haveil Havalim, the weekly J-blog wrap-up, is now up over at Ima on and off the Bima. Enjoy...
19 Nov *Beelti Precedentzia (Unprecedented)….And There’s a 30% Chance That’s Actually How You Say It
Posted at 23:54h
in Life on the Home Front, Miscellaneous, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments
Something I forgot to ask when I wrote this whole thing: Am I the first oleh in recorded history to make aliyah to Tel Aviv and then move to Jerusalem? I know someone who did Jerusalem-Tel Aviv-back to Jerusalem (not the guy from Hadag Nachash.)...
17 Nov I’m Huge in the Galilee
Haveil Havalim, this week's wrap-up of the Jewish and Israeli blog world, went live yesterday and can be seen at West Bank Mama's site. Courtesy of my anonymous friend at Stuff Jewish Young Adults Like. Benji: Fashion in a Modest Line That's actually what it means. ...
26 Oct We’ve Got Haveil. We’ve Got Havalim. WE’VE GOT IT ALL, BABY!!!
Posted at 02:00h
in Culture, Current Events, I Love This Place, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Jew Stuff, Life on the Home Front, Miscellaneous, The War Zone, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments
Shalom to my loyal readers and to all newcomers to the War Zone! It's a special post today, folks, my first time hosting Haveil Havalim, issue #188. This is the weekly "blog carnival" of the Jewish/Israeli blogosphere, created by Soccer Dad and currently...
20 Oct Comedy Show Saturday Night: Elie Wiesel to Perform
Posted at 01:00h
in Comedy, Culture, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Life on the Home Front, Miscellaneous, Now I'm Just Being Silly, That Thing That Pays the Bills 0 Comments
Paying attention? Good. So if you didn't read yesterday's post, just a reminder to come out to the Storytelling Festival tomorrow night in Givatayim. You're also invited to Jerusalem's Off the Wall Comedy Basement Saturday night where I'll headlining at 9 PM. If...