28 Apr Changing My Attitude on Yom HaShoah
My latest post on the Times of Israel...
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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 Nov “War! What Is It Good For? Writin’ On Your Facebook….”
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With apologies to Edwin Star...
05 May The Yoms are Coming: A Photo Essay
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Five days till "63 More Things about Israel" goes live! Four days if you get the paper. Stay tuned...
27 Apr How I Spent My Erev Yom Hazikaron (Sounds 4th Grade-ish, Yeah?)
Tonight began Yom Hazikaron, the memorial day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror. In case you missed my recap in 2007 or 2008, go take a few minutes to catch up. What more can be said? I told a friend tonight...
27 Apr Starting to Feel Patriotic…
I was going to wait till Yom Ha'atzmaut to start oozing the love but this is just too cool. This is the chocolate I got this morning when buying my hafuch at Aroma this morning. How great is this?Unfortunately the computer didn't come with. Tonight begins...
16 May Do They Sell ‘Belated Happy Birthday’ Cards in Hebrew?
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Well, it's the Friday night before the week my first group arrives from the States. Exciting times. I'm spending the weekend taking it easy and catching up on my life, doing all the things I either do in the next 24 hours or...
11 May Ech Omrim ‘Rat Race’? Never Mind…I Won’t Understand Anyway
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Hello, my loyal readers-how in the heck are you? I'm good. As expected, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha'atzmaut were simply amazing, moving, and inspiring. I can't seem to write about holidays in less than five billion words (see any past entry about a chag) so...
23 Apr Yom Hazikaron: Spot the American
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Q: How do you spot the American on Yom Hazikaron? A: He's the one showing up to the office on time (if at all), not wearing a white shirt. Today I'm the American. Last night began Yom Hazikaron, the day to remember the fallen soldiers who lost...