03 Nov Heartbreak Kotel, Dome of the Jailhouse Rock, and Other Failed Israeli Elvis Songs
Greetings from Memphis, Tennessee. Or as they might say here, "Shalom ya'll." (misspelling intended...
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18 Aug Baseball: Why I Created the ‘Israelis Make Me Laugh’ Category
No idea what's with the crazy spacing here...
23 Mar I Guess They Weren’t Shomer Shabbas
Let's jump right in. From a recent conversation...
18 Feb If Channel 10 Runs This, I’m Suing
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It's a small world, my loyal readers. No, I'm not channeling Walt Disney. I'm talking Tom Friedman, as in "The World is Flat". Only a handful of years ago, everybody's favorite Jewish state had two TV channels and American movies that often opened up months...
20 Jan An Israeli’s Response to the Funniest Book in the History of the World
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Here's one that's been sitting in my proverbial hopper for months, just waiting to be written (ech omrim "proverbial hopper"?) It's a long one...
25 Dec Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘n Cardiac Arrest
We all remember our first time. The discomfort. Confusion. Wondering...
20 Nov Ulpan Adventures, Vol. II
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in I Love Hebrew, Mr. Miyagi, Now I'm Just Being Silly, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments
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...