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25 Nov Back to School

It's not just a Rodney Dangerfield movie anymore. I really need to get my tooseek back to Ulpan. I'm looking for something one night a week. The only one you ever hear about is Ulpan Etzion. Jerusalemites: any recommendations for an Ulpan...

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 It’s UJC’s GA 2008….No, It’s the Matza Ball….Oh Hell, IT’S A PARTY!!!!!!

Posted at 18:33h in Benji's Getting Serious, Culture, I Love Hebrew, I Love This Place, Jew Stuff, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments

Hello, my loyal readers, from the center of the Jewish world! That's right, it's everyone's favorite annual event...

09 Nov That’s Funny, I Could Have Sworn Our Version of ‘American Idol’ Was Called ‘Kochevet Nolad’

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Last week, our company headed down to Arad for a two-day summer sikkum (wrap-up). With each department responsible for presenting themselves, guess which member of the North American desk got to make a fool of himself in front of everyone on video? ...

04 Nov Calling All Olim Vatikim!

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Post 2 of 2 today...

30 Oct BREAKING NEWS: New Beginnings (Now WHERE THE #*!?$ DO I DRINK MY HAFUCH?!?)

Posted at 01:00h in Benji's Getting Serious, Culture, Jew Stuff, Life on the Home Front, Once in a While I Just Have to Vent, That Thing That Pays the Bills, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments

Ok, here we go. Let's do it. Jumping right in. Shalosh, arba...

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...

21 Oct ‘COULD WE GET THE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING ON THE PHONE IMMEDIATELY?!?!’

Posted at 06:56h in Comedy, Culture, I Love This Place, Israelis Make Me Laugh, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments

Before we get started, this is a final reminder to come check me and other olim out tonight in the Givatayim Storytelling Festival in...

19 Oct Have I Got a Story for You!

Posted at 01:00h in Comedy, Culture, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments

Four stories actually! Are you ready to hear them?!? If you are, you'll have to wait two days and come to the Givatayim Storytelling Festival Tuesday night in...

14 Oct An Idiot’s Guide to ‘Yiyeh B’seder’

Posted at 01:00h in Culture, I Love Hebrew, I Love This Place, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Life on the Home Front, The War Zone, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments

Shalom from Tel Aviv, people-at the time this article was written, the Prime Minister is on his way out, Iran is developing nuclear weapons, and the price of falafel just went up a shekel. In other words, another week in the Middle East. WHAT ELSE...