All posts by Ezra Butler

Dessert at the Beginning of the Meal

September 11, 2008 No Comments »

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

August 31, 2008 2 Comments »

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

August 6, 2008 3 Comments »

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

July 30, 2008 No Comments »

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

July 6, 2008 No Comments »

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 »

Drink Wine. Israeli Wine.

June 16, 2008 9 Comments »

Maybe it’s just me, but everywhere I turn in Jerusalem, I am sucked into a conversation about wine. People who know me professionally lament to me, asking “Why doesn’t Israel... Read More »

MashBash Tel Aviv – The Official Jewneric.com Report

June 12, 2008 5 Comments »

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”

May 20, 2008 3 Comments »

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

May 15, 2008 No Comments »

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

March 30, 2008 No Comments »

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.

March 19, 2008 4 Comments »

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!”

March 9, 2008 2 Comments »

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

March 6, 2008 6 Comments »

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?

March 4, 2008 8 Comments »

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

February 27, 2008 No Comments »

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

February 27, 2008 1 Comment »

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

February 14, 2008 2 Comments »

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

February 14, 2008 3 Comments »

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

January 30, 2008 No Comments »

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 »