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 [...]
The Idiot’s Guide to Chanukah
Thanks to JewishBoston for commissioning this piece since picked up by Jpost. Chanukah. Hanukkah. Chanuka. So nice, I spelled it thrice. What’s not to like about the Festival of Lights? A time to sing….to play….to clog your arteries with cooking oil. LET’S PARTY! Whether you like your latkes with apple sauce or sour cream, there’s much to [...]
And You Thought “Pines” Street Sounded Weird
I bring you the most ridiculous street name in all of Israel. Seriously, can this be topped? I believe this is in Givat Massua in Jerusalem, right by the old Young Judaea hostel (the “new” old one.) HI-larious. If anyone’s looking for me, I’ll be laughing ha-ass off. Photo credit: Gail Lobel Rand Apparently it’s [...]
The Idiot’s Guide to Yom Kippur
Check it out….we made it into Jpost. Kol Nidre. The Day of Atonement. Shabbat Shabbaton. Whatever you want to call it, we’re just hours away from Yom Kippur. Such a holy day…but what exactly is this special day? No time to waste, the gates are closing. Without further ado, here is an Idiot’s Guide to [...]
Tel Aviv Light Rail Pool: Turning Lemons Into Limonana
People, these are heavy days in the Jewish state. Worldwide condemnation….relations with our neighbors heating up… WHO CARES!? YIYEH B’SEDEEEEEEEEER!!!!!!! Why sweat the small stuff when we have bigger falafel balls to fry? You want problems? I’ll give you problems. After roughly 87.2 bajillion years of waiting and delays, the Jerusalem light rail finally launched [...]
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), [...]
