Israel: no better place to raise kids. Everybody here knows it. Far away from the crime-ridden streets of America lies a place with friendly neighbors, parks, and of course, no random gun violence. And, ahhh, the beach. Fun for the whole family! Journey down to Eilat like I did yesterday, and you’ll find a land [...]
Archive | February, 2007
Ulpan Adventures….They’re Baaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!!!!!!!!!!
With apologies to Fiona Apple, I’ve been a bad, bad boy. When life gets hectic, the first thing that suffers is Ulpan attendance. It’s a horrible shame because as many of my Israeli friends tell me, learning Hebrew should be right at the top of my priority list (somewhere between showering and trying not to [...]
Seesaw swingin’ with the boys in the school and your feet flyin’ up in the….eeeehhhhh……..
When things like this come across my proverbial desk, why do I feel like someone is playing a practical joke on me? After excluding true “fanatics” who travel the country following their favorite band, memorizing everything about each member, and having Steven Tyler’s middle name tattooed on their tuchus, I am the biggest Aerosmith fan [...]
Your Email is a War Zone (I Wouldn’t Send My Kids There)
Israel continues to be a war zone. Just today, I risked my life eating 2 scoops of cookies and cream in sunny Tel Aviv. WHEN WILL THE MADNESS END??? Thank G-d the media is here to report things accurately. Right to left: Michal, Ziv, Tuborg, and Benji on the front lines Tell my parents I [...]
The Mother of All ”Yiyeh B’seders”
As I detailed a few months ago, one of the national slogans here is “Yiyeh B’seder (it will be ok)”. There’s no situation yiyeh b’seder can’t handle. It’s the Clorox bleach of phrases. “Fido crapped the floor? No problem!” Get it? I recently witnessed the mother of all yiyeh b’seders when talking with my roommate. [...]
”On your mark…get set…relaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaax”
Good evening, my loyal readers; I invite you to sit back, relax, and get comfy. I haven’t posted in a week or so, you never know when my next update will be, so you might as well enjoy this one. And why relax? Because things take time in this country, I’m finding. Israelis often tell [...]
”Following the game…it’s ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’ ”
So last night was the Super Bowl. Incredibly enough, I managed to miss an entire football season without experiencing cardiac arrest. Nevertheless, I decided that if I missed the championship game, I might as well revoke my American citizenship the next day. When faced with the prospect however of watching the game with all of [...]
