3/26 3:00 PM UPDATE: ALMOST SOLD OUT! Hope you bought your tickets…. This REALLY just in: in addition to this show next week, Jim Gaffigan will now be performing tomorrow night in Jaffa (and some dumb oleh will be opening up for him.) Full details on Facebook and below: All the way from New York [...]
Archive | March, 2010
Jim Gaffigan Coming to Israel! Kosher Hot Pockets, Anyone?
Holy kreplach, check this out: if you love to laugh (and I mean REALLY love to laugh), you don’t even need to wait till June to see Avi Liberman and his cast of characters. Well-known American stand-up comic Jim Gaffigan is coming to Israel for Easter and will be doing a show at Jerusalem’s Comedy [...]
Ok, Kids, Stop Texting for Five Seconds and Listen to Uncle Benji
Hello, teenage readers! Are you sick of listening to the Jonas Brothers? Not ready to go to frat parties and barf all over yourselves? Then perhaps a year in Israel is for you. Whereas Taglit-Birthright Israel has become the most popular short-term Israel trip ever, MASA Israel is its long-term counterpart, an umbrella organization offering [...]
I Wanna See Nathan Lane as Herod
Ahhh, theater. This American discovered far too late in his New York life the magic of going to Broadway and seeing the stage come alive with singers, dancers, colors, and maybe some fatty Times Square pizza afterwards. During my last trip to the City, I got half-priced tickets to “9 to 5” having zero expectations. [...]
Let’s Not Resort to Name-Calling
Here’s a sign from the Arlozorov/Dizengoff area in Tel Aviv. Any guesses as to what they’re selling? Whatever they are, I wonder what they did 25 years ago…
Pardes Photo Trivia Contest: Facebook Fun That Doesn’t Involve Mafia Wars
Today’s deep thought: Do you think the Jerusalem H&M will have a mechitzah at the entrance so men and women can trample each other separately? Hello, my loyal readers! Here’s something which recently came across my desk. The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies has joined the list of Jewish organizations combining social media, contests, and [...]
How About a Blog Entry With Your Blog Entry?
Can you forgive me, my loyal readers? I know I’ve been busy but only once in the past month or so have I managed to write. I guess every writer goes through a block, no? Feels like going to the gym. The longer you stay away, the harder it is to return. You know…for people [...]
