28 Oct Sorry to Get Personal
But I think I just got caught by a co-worker as I was violently yanking out a nose hair. I'm moving back to America....
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27 Oct 1000 Years of Culture, Down the Drain
But first, I just wanted to announce that my friend Martin is performing in the 25th anniversary show of the Jerusalem Barbershop Ensemble this Wednesday night. The show begins at 8 PM at Shacht Hall in Hadassah Hospital, Mt. Scopus. Kolot, the Jerusalem...
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...
20 Aug Did That Just Happen?
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in Once in a While I Just Have to Vent, That Thing That Pays the Bills, The War Zone 0 Comments
My busy work season is just about DONE, my loyal readers, or hadn't you heard? For the last 3.5 months, I've been planning Birthright programs for one of the 25 or so trip organizers. My most recent trip is a 14 day program, as opposed...
18 Aug Embarrassing Moments in the Office
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in That Thing That Pays the Bills, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments
We're sitting in a department-wide meeting at work when pitom (suddenly), my phone rings. Not my personal cell phone which is set to display in English, but a work phone assigned to one of my tour guides which I was set to deliver hours...
11 Aug Am I Fluent in Hebrew Yet? Nope (Reason #483)
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in I Love Hebrew, That Thing That Pays the Bills, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments
Last week, I go to the bank to cash a check which I'd been carrying around for a good month or so. From my many visits to the ATM, I remember that "withdrawal" in Hebrew is "משיכה" (meshicha). Not five minutes later, I'm...
06 Aug Random Wednesday Work Update…I Must Be Rambling
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in That Thing That Pays the Bills, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments
Wow, a good number of posts this week, huh? Including last night's surprise entry. If you saw it, hopefully you enjoyed it. I had fun. Stay tuned-let's hope we have some video within days. So last week, I said l'hitraot to...
29 Jul ‘Communicatsia’ (Because It’s 2:22 AM and I Can’t Think of a Good Title for This Post)
Hello, new readers, and thanks for stopping by. Good times as always in the War Zone with the recent beach post being published on Ynet this week. I sent it to my co-workers in the department, continuing the charade that they have...
27 Jul More Work Odds and Ends
The summer continues...
13 Jul Natbag and Other Goodies
Odds and ends from the office...