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Thriving on Turmoil, a TEDxTelAviv production
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 major players... Read More »
The Case of the Purloined Ice Cream
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 pretty good... 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?
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 that I... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: Chanukah edition
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 shining chanukiot... Read More »
Exit polling
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 the American... Read More »
Not Your Average Jewneric Succah Hop
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 were made... Read More »
Jewish Living Magazine Suspends Publication
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: Dear subscribers,... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure IX
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. … I... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure viii
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 been at... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure vii
“Welcome to Israel.” No, I’m not being redundant. This is what I hear every day, many times a day. The thing is, people aren’t saying it in a friendly, warm... Read More »
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 »
An Olah Without A Parachute: An Aliyah Adventure iv
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. I think... 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
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 say I’m... 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 »
