Welcome to the War Zone, new readers driving in from the information superhighway! Did you have a nice Yom Ha’atzmaut? I did despite the fact that my shaved (not balding) head probably got too much sun yesterday. (Since it’s shaved. Not bald. Or balding. Do you hear me? Great, let’s move on.) This isn’t my [...]
You Wanted It?…YOU GOT IT! ”61 More Things I Love About Israel!”
Inspired by last year’s “60 Things I Love About Israel“, without further ado, here are 61 more things I love about Israel. (We made Jpost again this year….could I just ask everyone to post comments together on the Jpost page here instead of on this blog?) 1. I love that even though I may not [...]
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 that while you could make a case for any one of several days [...]
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 two of the most special days to live in [...]
This Doesn’t Look Weird or Anything
Welcome to my community, Swine Flu! Want to come for Shabbas dinner?
GOOD LORD! Can We Get a Stimulus Plan for SuperPharm, Please?
I’ll just skip the details and cut to the question: While shopping today, I almost had a heart attack from the price of a certain item at SuperPharm. Move over, contact lens solution….there’s a new unbelievably overpriced good in town! Any of my friends visiting from the States any time soon? Who wants to guess [...]
Yes, I’m Going There
I’m back and it’s good to be home. Did you miss me? In case you missed it, here’s an update on my life in only 39 bajillion words. Doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down too soon. How come whenever people are unemployed, they’re busy as hell? Between Ulpan, the shuk, dealing with finances, [...]




