With my lease ending in a few months, I'll be looking for a new apartment soon. Anyone who lives in Tel Aviv knows how tough that can be. From my perspective? It's not so different from the search in New York...
Every superhero has his arch nemesis. Superman and Bizarro. Batman and the Joker (or was it the Penguin?) Mine is my roommate on cleaning day. Now I must admit up front...
Two days after move-in and a long road lies ahead. Dirty floors, not much furniture, and no time to address either. Work is way too busy (a topic I won’t address here), and I was exhausted and in a rotten mood when I...
I guess I should begin with the most interesting news...
Don’t lose faith in me, loyal readers (all six of you)! It’s been another crazy week which I hope is leading to the light at the end of the tunnel (downtime). I have lots to blog about including my tiyul (hike) up north, my potential...
How do you have stereotypes about Jewish mothers in a country where everyone is Jewish? Something I learned from my friend Ossy this past year is that here, they’re called “Polish mothers” (eema Polania?), describing the “classic” Jewish mother who lived in Poland a...