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...
food Tag
28 Oct The What War Zone Comedy Tour 2.0! (How Much Mexican Food Can an Oleh Eat in Two Weeks?)
11/3/09 Updated schedule here Get ready, America: for two and a half weeks, one man will try to survive without his tri-daily chumus feedings (although he may shove a few servings of fajitas down his throat). On the heels of February's tour, I'm coming...
19 Aug Israeli Food: It’s Not Weird as Hell (Contest!)
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in Culture, I Love This Place, Once in a While I Just Have to Vent, The War Zone 0 Comments
I love Israeli food. LOVE IT. It's healthy, it's delicious, and have I mentioned the vegetables? Holy falafel balls, I ate SO MUCH GOOD CRAP my last few weeks in the States and finished every other meal with some combination of regret ("What have I...
28 May I Just Read the Entire Torah. NOW What To Do?
It's 4:51 in the freaking morning. CHAG SHAVUOT SAMEACH! I wonder if my 2:15 AM coffee has anything to do with my being awake? It's not like I can't sleep, I'm actually getting a ton of stuff done. At 4:51 in the...
24 Feb Blargh
That's the sound of...
03 Oct More from Rosh Hashana: What Do These Things Have in Common?
Wine Apples and honey Beets Liver Pickled peppers Gefilte fish Kneidlach Tsimmes Salad Another salad White rice Persian rice Chicken with plums Steak with onion jelly sauce Some dessert which I've since forgotten after falling into coma...
08 Sep It’s the Sabbath but It’s Not Saturday. I Must Be in America…
Clicked here yet? Just once per computer, thanks...
28 Aug Looks Like the Orthodox Youth Movements Need to Get the Word Out
So I'm in my department director's office which doubles as our department lunchroom, courtesy of his big conference room table. Most days, several members of the department eat lunch together which always blows me away. In the States, I would usually eat lunch alone at...
08 Jul An Idiot’s Guide to the Tel Aviv Beach
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in Comedy, I Love This Place, Israelis Make Me Laugh, The War Zone, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments
Shalom from Tel Aviv, my loyal readers-are you enjoying the gorgeous weather? I sure am. With the ol' day job continuing at a fever pitch, I've adapted a new strategy for the weekends. I like to call it "sit on the beach and do nothing."...
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