Month: December 2005

  • More than just a pretty 'tlush'…

    Now that I am an employee in the Israeli workforce… …hearing about today’s suicide bombing has a different take. Maybe it is because I have ‘more’ at stake? Maybe it is because I feel more settled here, so this is my fate more than ever before? …Israeli politics have a different meaning. It’s not just…

  • Pay it forward.

    Again, writing a letter to someone to help them out. Thought I’d share it, make the love go round: It’s cool to hear from you, and awesome to hear your aliyah plans have started to take action… The application process should be the least of your worries… as long as you have all the paperwork…

  • Do it in another country.

    t: is the oleh process getting easier as time goes on? do u find urself much more adjusted now than u did months ago?m: oh for sure… i have a job and school… i have no reason to return to america, and the only reasons i miss new york are superficialt: wow.. that’s great to…

  • No more American express.

    A ticket to the cinema on a Thursday night:Free if you have a Cellcom line (35 shekel normally). Popcorn and a soda:Dunno, too cheap to buy it. The Israeli movie-going experience.Actually priceless. ————————————————- So… Went to see The 40-Year Old Virgin on Thursday night. First movie I’ve seen in the Israeli cinema since I saw…

  • Bar Ilan students: Givat Shmuel vs. Jerusalem.

    Someone asked, and I thought there might be someone else out there who was curious, so I’m putting this up as a personal reference on the topic. The topic is: Bar Ilan – Is a modernly-religious student oleh better off living in Givat Shmuel (small community next to the school in Ramat Gan) or living…