From the department of “Did I just get Punk’d?” Decisions, decisions. The aliyah process requires an oleh chadash to make many: Jerusalem or Tel Aviv? Orange or Cellcom? Keep going "yashar yashar...
Shalom from my beautiful mirpeset (balcony) overlooking Rothschild Boulevard, my loyal readers. It is here where I come to write, seeking inspiration for my most recent blog entry. At times, I find myself with writer's block, wondering from where my latest misadventure will appear. Just...
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...
It's been too long, my loyal readers, and for that I apologize. If you've wondered where I've been for the last 2 weeks, well...
Q: How do you spot the American on Yom Hazikaron? A: He's the one showing up to the office on time (if at all), not wearing a white shirt. Today I'm the American. Last night began Yom Hazikaron, the day to remember the fallen soldiers who lost...
Moving to a new country isn't easy. There are an endless gauntlet of things to acclimate to: the language, finances, health care. Medical care differs significantly from that of the States. In America, a doctor has been through at least four years of college, four...
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...
Last night, I boarded a bus from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Well, to be accurate, I was forced on by a raging mob of impatient pushers and line-cutters. Why they had to push, I have no idea, since we were standing close to the front...
The siren just went off. That was most certainly weird. If it happened in the States, everyone would run out of their house and look for UFOs in the sky. I did in fact run out of the office just to see...
Did that get your attention? Security forces, rescue services to participate Tuesday in massive drill simulating conventional and unconventional terror attacks across country, in order to implement lessons learned from war in Lebanon. Siren to be sounded in south, center of Israel at 2 p.m. That should...