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), [...]
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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 [...]
I Know There’s Nothing Funny About the Holocaust But….
Tonight begins Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. All public places of entertainment this evening are closed this evening as the nation remembers the tragedy of six million Jewish lives lost in the Holocaust. Restaurants, cafes, bars, movies….all closed. Tomorrow at 10 AM, the country will stand in silence as the siren blares across Israel. At [...]
Babies Love Slavery
Good morning, everyone-are you enjoying your Pesach? Can you believe here in Israel we’re more than five days into this thing? Two more and it’s chametz time. (Kind of like Hammer Time but with more bread and less booty-shaking.) I spent three nights last week around the country, performing with Charley Warady and Yossi Tarablus at [...]
“Best Year of Your Life”
It’s 8:26 AM: do you know where your chametz is? Mine is quietly minding its own business in the cupboard, doing whatever chametz does when left unattended. I’m slowly coming to terms with Passover starting in only 10 hours, another holiday where I failed to make a video I had brewing in my head. Better [...]
Requisite Passover Video Post
Shalom, my loyal readers! Are you all preparing for Pesach? I know I am. Jewish tradition dictates that before the holiday begins, we should all do a bedikat chametz, or checking for chametz, in our homes with a candle and feather. I just did mine. It went something like this. (Open cabinet) “You still chametz?” [...]
