Around 4 PM, somewhere in a Jerusalem office….. Co-worker: “Benji, can you tell me a city in the Midwest? I need to know what the time difference is.” Me: “Well, let me show you the map.” (Pulls up map online, fun ensues) Co-worker: (trying to decipher what the hell is going on) “Lowa….Lowa?” Me: “That’s [...]
Archive | January, 2009
Sorry If I Offended You, Nice Religious Lady
From the #8 bus just a few minutes ago…. In one seat, a religious woman praying from her little book. In the next, some dumb oleh reading this. Welcome to Israel! AWKWAAAAAARD!!!!!!! At one point, he turned the printed pages towards him a little bit, just in case she became curious. So my loyal religious [...]
BREAKING NEWS: President Obama Performing at the Dancing Camel TONIGHT!
Or something like that. I’ll be there anyway for the latest comedy show at the Dancing Camel in Tel Aviv, trying some new stuff. Here are the deets: Wednesday- January 21 @ 9pm: (in Tel Aviv) Off The Wall Comedy Empire @ The Dancing Camel Presents: Special Engagement: Robert Weil ‘Rabbi Mordy Katz’ **Australian Comedian [...]
Live Blogging the Obama Inauguration: Who Had 12:48 PM In The Shema Pool?
12:48 PM Eastern time / 7:48 PM Israel time: What’s up with the preacher dropping the Shema in English? That was interesting. 1-something: Fox News freezes for a second, causing everyone in the room to temporarily freak the hell out. 1-something later (I’m good at the live blogging, huh?): Everyone in the room stands up [...]
I’m Huge in the Sunshine State
There’s a cease-fire in place; anybody celebrating? Didn’t think so. If you’re reading this blog, you probably know enough to recognize that it’s a bunch of hoo-ha and nothing is going to change. (Hey, did I just become Israeli? And ech omrim “hoo-ha”?) Well, for those of you who are in the festive mood, apparently [...]
Who Heard That?
A siren went off in Jerusalem last hour because: a) Missiles are on the way b) It’s Yom Hashoah c) Aliens are coming to eat our brains d) Somebody screwed up Am I missing anything? Maybe it’s 2 and 3 both. “I will vaporize you, earthling!….Immediately after the Har Herzl tekes.” Thanks, Lonny!
Why You Should Come to Israel
For the past year, I have written a monthly column for the Atlanta Jewish Times, similar to what you read here. After the conflict began a few weeks ago, I was asked to write a “letter from Israel” to be published in the coming days. My letter appears below. If you believe that visiting Israel [...]
