Hello, my loyal readers! Everyone ok out there? Quick life update: I ran my car into a tree. The good news is I’m fine. The bad news is it was on Tu B’shvat. The JNF is pissed. Ok, ok, I’m joking. (Sorry if I scared you, Mom.) If only I had a car…. Now for [...]
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The NU Campaign and Benji Team Up (The Best Combo Since Chumus and Pita)
Once upon a time, there was an oleh….we’ll call him Renji. Renji got fed up with the stupid tourist t-shirts that hadn’t changed since the Ben-Gurion Administration. You know the ones: ”Super Jew”….”My Job is So Secret, Even I Don’t Know What I’m Doing”…the upside down “Go *&^% Yourself”. Ok, admittedly, that one is still [...]
Ben-Gurion Airport, Part 48…With a Twist
Thursday, August 25th Seems like it’s been a while….how about another blog entry from Ben-Gurion? Ahh, nothing sparks my creative juices than sitting at the airport at 5 AM. I love it every time. I’m not even kidding. I’m flying to the States again for a vacation. Or “holiday” as some might call it (we’ll [...]
Five Years in Israel: What Does Aliyah Look Like?
On August 9th/10th, 2006, I did the craziest, boldest, scariest, and most exciting thing I have ever done: move to Israel. Where have the last five years gone? I have been anticipating this day for some time now and I knew I’d have to mark it on my blog (if not also in real life), [...]
WE’RE BAAAAAACK! 63 MORE Things I Love about Israel
We’re still a few hours away but since Jpost already went live with it, Chag Ha’atzmaut sameach! If you made it here from Jpost, welcome! If you enjoyed this list, then be sure to subscribe to my mailing list on the right for more hilarious updates throughout the year and/or join my Facebook page here. [...]
The Yoms are Coming: A Photo Essay
Five days till “63 More Things about Israel” goes live! Four days if you get the paper. Stay tuned… We’re coming up on my two favorite days of the year. Even though there has simply got to be a better way to express oneself than to say you “like” Yom Hazikaron, there’s not another obvious [...]
Jerusalem Bombing: “So What are People Saying Over There?”
“So what are people saying over there?” That’s the question my father often asks me on our way home from the airport in Texas. ”So what do people think about what’s going on…..about Prime Minister Netanyahu…..about the revolution in Egypt?” With the task of representing of the entire state of Israel on my shoulders, I [...]
