My most recent blog post from The Times of Israel. 800+ FB likes can’t be wrong, right? Thanks to my brilliant friend Tal Azoulay for co-writing it with me. Just a few days ago, it was reported here that United States Congressman Joe Pitts suggested in a letter that two Middle East leaders do more to [...]
Angry Anglo Bloggers, Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?
In case you missed it, here’s my latest blog post from the Times of Israel. Enjoy and Shabbat shalom! Once upon a time, 45 bajillion blog posts were written about olim, their complaints, and a partridge in a pear tree. In our immediate-reaction, “look, two things happened within three hours… it’s a meme!” society, [...]
International Flights to Israel: Fun Fun Fun!
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 my Delta flight back to Israel. Frequent flyers* may [...]
LET’S DO THIS! 64 More Things I Love About Israel!
I can’t believe I’m welcoming you to my fifth annual Yom Ha’atzmaut list. After 246 different things I love about Israel, I didn’t believe 64 more even existed. A few months, many hours, two long plane rides, and a consultation or two with a couple of my funny friends later, I discovered that I was [...]
It’s April Fool’s Day….Why Not Move to Tel Aviv?
Tomorrow, I move to Tel Aviv. I was pretty sure this day was coming from the time I moved here; I just didn’t know it would take 3.5 years to return. My aliyah has taken me to Tel Aviv, then Jerusalem, and now back where I began. And, yes, the “Hinei Ani Ba” parallels have been [...]
Water, Water, Everywhere (Especially at Chili’s)
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 goes back to 1985 and sees his “new” family. I [...]
The REAL Truth in Gaza: A Photo Journal
This piece also ran in the Times of Israel here. Greetings from America. Thanks to Jspace, I’ve had a fun trip, bringing laughs to people in Southern Illinois, South Bend, and tomorrow, Madison. (Have you created a profile yet? Go do it now…I’ll wait.) If you’re going to live in Israel, you’d better have a sense [...]
