18 Jul Guns N’ Roses: My Review
Hey, I wrote a music review! It's been way too long since I've written anything longer than a FB status. Hopefully this is the beginning of good things. My review got good reviews so enjoy it here...
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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...
23 Oct My American Month
Boker tov from autumnal Tel Aviv-it’s officially acharei hachagim (after the holidays) which means you have to start doing all those things you put off. It’s been busy here in Beit Lovitt. Like a lot of people here, I kept working during the chagim (not ON...
28 Apr Changing My Attitude on Yom HaShoah
My latest post on the Times of Israel...
21 Jan Israel Programs: The Case for Tel Aviv
Here is a recent article I wrote for the website eJewishPhilanthropy. It's a serious one about the world of Israel educational tourism and the feedback has been tremendous. Let me know what you think. Israel has changed over 66 years. Our programs should reflect those changes. by...
24 Oct “Ella…Ella…Ella…Ehhh…Ehhh…Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh….”
My latest on the Times of Israel about this recent story. Following their concert review which blew up on major news sites, Haaretz retracted their story Thursday claiming that in her Tel Aviv performance, Rihanna replaced the word "umbrella" with "death to the Jews". “It was an...
10 Oct Pew 2: Israeli Jewry Troubled But Speaks Excellent Hebrew
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My latest from the Times of Israel. If we're going to make fun of American Jewry, we have to look in the mirror, no? A sequel to last week's piece. In the just-released second part of the controversial Pew study, researchers found that despite a declining...
30 Aug “Apples and What???”: A Disturbed Rosh Hashana Video
War is brewing in Syria….children are getting polio vaccinations….what better time for an uplifting Rosh Hashanah video? I've been thinking about this idea for a few years now and finally, thanks to my buddy and video producer Yosef Adest and support from ROI Community, I was...
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...
25 Mar Charedization Continues: Kotel Closed on Shabbat
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I was so busy with the Obama live-blog that I forgot to upload my latest blog entry for the Times of Israel. My latest Onion-type satire piece. For better or worse, several people thought it was real which is a scary statement about where this...