So Purim has come and gone in this Jewish state of ours...
Good evening, my loyal readers; I invite you to sit back, relax, and get comfy. I haven't posted in a week or so, you never know when my next update will be, so you might as well enjoy this one. And why relax? Because things...
It's 2:00 AM, I'm watching the Super Bowl in a dark room with not a drop of caffeine or alcohol in the apartment, lying six inches from a coughing man. REMIND ME WHAT I'M DOING HERE AGAIN?! (Oh yeah-I like it here.) (Middle East TV...
I recently talked to my friend Noga who's been following my adventures. I was interested but not surprised by her impressions of my writing. She was a tad irked (ech omrim "irk"?), not as much by what was on this site as much as what...
Well, my loyal readers, I come to you with a sad admission. I, Benji Lovitt, am a freier. I'm far from the first immigrant to discuss this concept but I may be one of the few to use the word to describe myself. For those...
Sit right back, my loyal readers, for I've a story to tell. When I lived in America (in the old days...
If a holiday falls on the calendar in a country that doesn't celebrate it, does it make a sound? This past Thursday was Thanksgiving. Especially on the heels of the chagim a few months ago, I have to say that Thanksgiving doesn't do much for me....
A couple of weeks ago, I chronicled my first day of Ulpan. It’s been three weeks now, 3-4 days each week, and it's going great. I truly felt my Hebrew getting significantly better after only a week and a half of learning new words. One...
Here is a list of just a few of the benefits provided to me by the Misrad Klitah, Ministry of Absorption, as an oleh chadash (new immigrant): Free health insurance for 5 months Free Ulpan (Hebrew class) within my 18 months Free falafel for my first 40 years While...
Hello, my loyal readers: I’M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!! I told you I had lots to write about. The first person to comment below explaining the meaning of Hoshanna Raba, Chol Ha’moed, and Shemini Atzeret gets a falafel ball dedicated in their honor (three seconds before I eat...