10 Jul The Idiot’s Guide to Ulpan
My latest on the Times of Israel (this one I had been thinking about for years)...
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05 Oct My First Story: Hebrew, Hell, and Hovercoming It All
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...
15 Apr ONE MORE TIME! 65 More Things I Love About Israel
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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...
24 Jun Top 10 Things to Do While Lying in Bed for a Week
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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...
02 May International Flights to Israel: Fun Fun Fun!
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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...
18 Mar Water, Water, Everywhere (Especially at Chili’s)
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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...
04 Mar It’s the Jspace.com Comedy Tour!
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Shalom from the land of chul. More on Jspace in a moment. But first…. February 29th at some ungodly hour...
08 Jan Star Wars, Episode VII: The Fight at Arnona
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...
21 Nov America: The Photo Montage (How Much Weird Stuff Can I Find at the Airport?)
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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,...
10 Aug Five Years in Israel: What Does Aliyah Look Like?
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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...