All posts by Ezra Butler
Dessert at the Beginning of the Meal
While usually quite verbose, I find myself at a loss for words. How can one describe immensely personal feelings in an extremely public setting? For every word below, there are... Read More »
Perfection, Eugenics, Israel, and America
I will always remember Friday night. I came to a realization, an understanding, the veil of darkness was lifted from my eyes. I recall the mad dash before leaving for... Read More »
Young Geeks gather in Israel
Israelis are full of ideas. The Silicon Wadi is only behind the Silicon Valley in terms of sheer numbers startups. One guy, Shai Agassi, is working on a viable electric... Read More »
The Importance of Being Personal
Over the past few months, I have been consolidating my life into my new home. I combined my office and my home into a new apartment. First, I moved the... Read More »
Waltz with Bashir: A non-review
A challenge is to talk about a movie without divulging any information about said movie. That is the problem with “Waltz with Bashir”, an animated movie I saw last night... Read More »
MashBash Tel Aviv – The Official Jewneric.com Report
MashBash TLV the Official Jewneric.com Media Partner Report Last night, as previously reported, I had the pleasure of being a sponsored guest to MashBash TLV. For those who still don’t... Read More »
Ethnocentricity “and the Jews”
Thomas L. Friedman wrote an inciteful (or insightful – I’m still trying to decide) article in the NYTImes on May 18th. In fact, over a day after being published it... Read More »
Perks of Blogging for Jewneric
Jewneric treats its bloggers really really well. You should blog for them. For instance, I received a beautiful trip to MashBash TLV (the first international MashMeet!). It is going to... Read More »
The White Elephant in My Room: My Stutter
I stutter. But I am not a stutterer. It does not define me; rather it complements me. Through the course of history, individuals who stutter have entered into all realms... Read More »
The Age of Apathy.
On Tuesday, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke in front of the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament). In the LA Times, the visit is described as “[stirring] traumatic memories. Six million... Read More »
“Purgamentum Init, Exit Pecuniam,” or “Wow, Staten Island Can Now Rival an Oil-Rich Arab Country!”
Reading one of my new favorite blogs (greenprophet.com) has caused me to ponder: Can the country that created a veritable oasis out of a desert simultaneously solve waste issues, lower... Read More »
Terrorist Attack in Jerusalem
About an hour and a half ago, at 8:30 PM (Israel time), at least 2 terrorists entered Yeshivat Merkaz haRav and shot tens of students. News reports are reporting between... Read More »
The Israeli “Limpieza de Sangre,” or, Are You Jewish Enough to Read This?
What is a Jew? And why does it matter? The number one article emailed over the last day from the NY Times is a piece from the magazine entitled “How... Read More »
Japan and Israel, Strikingly Logical Bedfellows
In the weeks following Spielberg’s snubbing of China on humanitarian grounds, and the Israeli Knesset’s recent decision regarding Asian Chefs in Ethnic establishments, we bear witness to an historic meeting... Read More »
Illegal Questions to Ask: America vs. Israel
I live between two distinct cultures. One part of me lives in America. I consume American culture by the boatload, I try to keep abreast of the politics, economics, news,... Read More »
About the Impending Israeli Sushi Strike and the Implications and Ramifications upon the Future of the Israeli Society
Strikes are inevitable. Certain things can be done without. (I am not, God forbid, referring to House, Scrubs, Desperate Housewives, Prison Break, Heroes, 30 Rock, or any other TV shows... Read More »
Spielberg’s Advisory Message to Beijing
The term “Never Again” is not just empty rhetoric for Steven Spielberg. Spielberg, the Oscar-winning director of “Schindler’s List” and “Munich”, withdrew as an artistic adviser to the opening and... Read More »
Aimless in Jerusalem
Snow is Jerusalem. The Holy City shuts down. I am not talking about a blizzard, 3 feet of white joy, I am talking about slush. One sees smiles on people’s... Read More »
