28 Apr Changing My Attitude on Yom HaShoah
My latest post on the Times of Israel...
Seinfeld Tag
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...
24 Nov What’s So Funny?
Want to know what's HOT? My cable company, that's what's HOT. It's either that or YES, the two choices of cable companies in Israel. I haven't had cable in the two years I've lived here...
29 Nov ‘SERENITY NOOOOOOW!!!!’*
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A Google search of "Israeli bureaucracy" brings up phrases such as "struggle", "coping", and "what have I done to deserve this?" Ok, I made the last one up. But talk to any native Israeli or immigrant and you're bound to hear stories of not just...
28 Nov Catching Up….Seinfeld in Israel
I know I'm a few days late but this is for anyone who might have missed it. There's other stuff on Youtube including a funny exchange where Jerry pokes fun at Shimon Peres for admitting he doesn't know about computer animated movies. The famous comedian...
23 Sep Time to Pick a New Kupat Cholim
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Shalom from my beautiful mirpeset (balcony) overlooking Rothschild Boulevard, my loyal readers. It is here where I come to write, seeking inspiration for my most recent blog entry. At times, I find myself with writer's block, wondering from where my latest misadventure will appear. Just...
15 May ”What’s the deal with Israelis who say ‘ehhhh’? Who aaaaaaare these people?”
As of last night, I'm back. Didn't do as much philosophizing about my new life as I expected to. Barely left the house, in fact. The only thing I have to tell you, my loyal readers, is that...
12 Dec ”Shalooooooom, Newman”
Nothing better than a Seinfeld marathon, broadcast on Shabbat. The funniest show ever...
30 Sep If Cleanliness is Next to Godliness, Why is There Nothing Next to the Washing Machine?
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in Life on the Home Front, Now I'm Just Being Silly, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments
Two comments regarding this recent post: 1) Kibbutz Galuyot is not a kibbutz. It’s a phrase which means “ingathering of the exiles”. 2) About my roommate yelling “die!”: I remember hearing stories years ago about Israeli mothers in the States yelling that at...