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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 [...]
My Apartment Burned. And How Was Your Weekend?
Shalom, my loyal readers, and how are you doing? I’m pretty good, excited to be writing posts on my new site. Any of you still out there? I met one reader Malka last Sunday night when we were both hired to play extras on some commercial. If anyone sees a TV advertisement in the future [...]
I Debated an Iranian Dude and All I Got Was This Crappy T-shirt
Hello, my loyal readers, from the land of free refills. I’ve been bouncing all over the country for the last couple of weeks and I’m thrilled to call myself a member of the Boingo club. With all my traveling this month, it was a no-brainer to plunk down ten measly dollars for unlimited wifi access [...]
Yom Kippur Wrap-Up, Part II: Vomit and Highways and Bikes, Oh My!
Hello, my loyal readers-did you enjoy Part I of our Yom Kippur wrap-up? I was hoping to actually get to Part 2 before another holiday hit but, hey, that’s Tishrei for you. It’s Friday night of Sukkot and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than by blogging from the sukkah. (I don’t [...]
Yom Kippur Wrap-Up, Part I: How Do You Observe?
Inspired by my idol Bill Simmons, I’m being nice to my loyal readers and splitting this into 2 parts. Can you believe we’re already closer to Sukkot than we are Yom Kippur? How did that happen? And so much for my state of hunger. After just four burekasim, I’m about as full as Misrad Hapnim [...]
