As I celebrate my fifth Rosh Hashana since making aliyah, I reflect on my holidays seasons here. Perhaps fewer invites this year, due to my no longer being fresh off the boat? I'm feeling the buildup less, surely because it arrives so darn...
Here I sit, in seat 45A...
JESUS CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIST!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good news, people-I've found a way to jumpstart my blogginess. I just stood in line at the Mr. Zol (מר זול) in downtown Jerusalem and now want to commit mass murder. Is this why Hamas is so angry? This is...
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...
Let's play! What country are we in? A) The service at the Kinkos-type place is really slow. B) However, one of the service reps wearing a head covering brings everyone cups of water (this almost makes A and D worth it.) C) The busty manager comes...
Buckle your seat belts, my loyal readers, it’s time to put the events of the last 48 hours into perspective. In case you’ve been living under a rock or in Yerucham, you know that Madonna’s in Israel and performed two much-ballyhooed shows in Tel...
Anybody know where they were three years ago this moment? I do-on a chartered Nefesh B'Nefesh flight from JFK Airport to Ben-Gurion, not really knowing what was in store for me. And if you had asked me on August 9th, 2006 where...
Did you see this post? Go read it. Free wireless, baby! There's a reason this went in my 61 things list this year. How can America charge 8 bajillion dollars for wireless? I hate that. And seriously, Tom Friedman mentioned this...
I know Yom Haatzmaut was last month but better late than never. Thanks to an Israeli friend of mine who not only spent 8 years in the US but also has a good sense of humor, here's this list translated into Hebrew. Formatting with the...