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Thriving on Turmoil, a TEDxTelAviv production
Pin It Israel is now officially 62 years old. While the Israeli banks were extremely prepared for the economic turmoil America caused and while Israeli start-ups continue to become... Read More »
The Case of the Purloined Ice Cream
Pin It My wife Jody has been in the States for the last two weeks to celebrate her father’s 70th birthday, leaving me a “single parent†back in Israel. I’m... Read More »
Why My Life was Not Wasted with Television: The Al and Peggy Bundy Love Story
Thoughts on a t.v. show that focuses on ONE aspect of the show that might be of some interest to people. Not indicative of the writer's support of the entire... Read More »
Who Hates Who?
Pin It The following is a letter to the editor of an imaginary paper that would only be read by people who understand that I mean well, and who know... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: Chanukah edition
Pin It Happy Chanukah!! It is really such a delight to walk down the streets in Israel and see all the lit menorot that the municipality puts up. There are... Read More »
Exit polling
Pin It According to CNN.com, which did extensive exit polling thoughout the day yesterday, American Jews overwhelmingly supported Barack Obama over John McCain. Jews, which make up but 2% of... Read More »
Not Your Average Jewneric Succah Hop
Pin It As the final days of Succot (The Jewish Holiday of huts) rapidly approach I came to thinking about the different Succahs I have eaten in this year. Some... Read More »
Jewish Living Magazine Suspends Publication
Pin It I just got an email from the editors of Jewish Living Magazine who are, as of today, suspending publication after five issues. Here is the letter I received:... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure IX
Pin It I am going to institute an Israel idiosyncrasy -Ism (the triple “I”) to my column because.. well why not? Banks charge you for taking out your own money. ... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure viii
Pin It An Arab terrorist decided to drive his car into a group of soldiers tonight. I had been close to that location earlier tonight.  Although, I probably wouldn’t have... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure vii
Pin It “Welcome to Israel.” No, I’m not being redundant. Â This is what I hear every day, many times a day. Â The thing is, Â people aren’t saying it in a... Read More »
Dessert at the Beginning of the Meal
Pin It 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,... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: An Aliyah Adventure iv
Pin It My last post was about the trials of packing, this post is about what I am feeling this very moment. I’m scared. It’s starting to really hit me. ... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: An Aliyah Adventure iii
This is a rite of passage that I have to take, like many who came before me and many who will after me. This column is not here to... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: an aliyah adventure ii
Pin It Since I gave such a grand introduction to this blog, I shall now start to back it up. Want to guess the #1 question people ask when I... Read More »
The Importance of Being Personal
Pin It 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... Read More »
