10 Jul The Idiot’s Guide to Ulpan
My latest on the Times of Israel (this one I had been thinking about for years)...
My latest on the Times of Israel (this one I had been thinking about for years)...
Ech omrim "poetic license" and "alliteration"? Shana tova, my loyal readers! I hope everyone had a nice Rosh Hashana. This is the time of year for reflection and I thought I'd share some of my own with you. If you hadn't heard, storytelling is a big deal...
As Yom Hazikaron turns into Yom Ha'atzmaut, I find myself right between my two favorite days of the year in Israel. I don't have much new to say about this special time of year. I can tell you that after being abroad last year, I...
Israel is a dangerous place. Between the unrest in Egypt, the threat of war with Iran, and matkot balls flying around at the speed of light, we can never know what the future holds. I was reminded of this last week when I threw my back out...
Aaaaaand we’re back from America. Did you have a nice Yom Ha’atzmaut, my loyal readers? If you didn’t eat at least 45 cows, busha v’cherpa to you (roughly translated as “shame shame shame, everybody knows your name"). I write you (wrote, rather) from seat 28D on...
Another trip to America (thank you, Jspace), another requisite comparison. It really is amazing and slightly mind-blowing how every time I return, I feel more Israeli, picking up on things that I never noticed before, like Neo in “The Matrix”. Or Marty McFly after he...
Shalom from the land of chul. More on Jspace in a moment. But first…. February 29th at some ungodly hour...
Boker tov-did you have a nice Shabbat? Funny how after five-plus years here, I've realized that I call the weekend "Shabbat" irrespective of religious connotations. I had a typical lazy weekend in Jerusalem, relaxing and watching illegally downloaded movies, or as I like to call...
Hello, my loyal readers-I'm back from the USA and, boy, are my arms tired. Or something like that. And before you can say "looks like winter has arrived in Israel", it looks winter has arrived in Israel. Because at least in the places I've lived,...
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...