What am I supposed to call this blog post? More on that later. Today marks ten years since I arrived in Israel. When all of us bloggers started to write less frequently a few years ago, a wise friend told me that I might consider how...
“A tradition unlike any other” The Masters Tournament…and my aliyah anniversary blog post. While this one sneaks up on me every year, this is in some ways a bigger deal to me than my Yom Haatzmaut list. One, because I am more likely to be writing...
I don’t blog much anymore. Not like I used to. I’ve written and talked about this 100 times. Once upon a time, Some Dumb Oleh started a blog, called it “What War Zone???”, and wrote as much as three time a day about his experiences...
Well, it’s that time of year. Six years ago, this past Friday, I did the craziest thing I’ve ever done. That’s right! I deleted my Friendster profile in a drunken fury. Ok, so I made aliyah. That schmuck has no idea what he's getting himself into. From...
On August 9th/10th, 2006, I did the craziest, boldest, scariest, and most exciting thing I have ever done: move to Israel. Where have the last five years gone? I have been anticipating this day for some time now and I knew I'd have to mark it...
Here I sit, in seat 45A...
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...
Editor's note: After publishing this post, I realized that I completely failed to take into account that today is Tisha B'av, the day where we mourn the destruction of the 2nd Temple, along with many other tragedies throughout Jewish history. While I almost always do...