Month: January 2006

Posted: “To all of you with Israeli citizenship – You can call today to check that your registration to vote is valid and where you are registered. It’s automated, easy, and quick… In order to check if you are on the list of registered voters (if you are an Israeli citizen – you should be)…

Tonight alone, in sitting down to study for my “political approaches to conflict management” final, only 36 hours away, I came across 4-5 external conflicts in the same room as me. And I couldn’t help attempting to resolve them in my head. …And no, the number above does not include the conflict between me and…

[Haaretz] I’m pretty sure Arafat isn’t the only one rolling over. And I’m sure if Sharon could, he would be, too. Although he wouldn’t be shocked.

“Stupid people” is a cliche I don’t really like or use, but I do think “Irresponsible people” should be in more common usage. As I am procrastinating studying for my first Conflict Management & Negotiation final, a friend messaged me with a relationship problem. How appropriate! People are completely irresponsible for themselves. How can you…

Looks like I’m not the only year-old olah with good things happening. A friend of mine, who was in a similar situation to me last year when getting to Jerusalem, is now engaged, along with having set up his business and settled into a ‘real’ life scenario. If you had asked the two of us…

t’s amazing that we live in a world where two terrorist organizations can run for parliamentary elections in a state that is not quite a state, in a state of corruption and chaos… One may argue, that is how many democratic nations get started, but I say to that one: Not like this. Well, then…

…No, Katamon doesn’t rule, but look, it has rules! Or “etiquette”, rather. There’s no direct link; Go here, then peek down to the third to last link on the left: “Katamon etiquette.” Click.Read it down. Laugh it up. [Note: Maybe I shouldn’t be so mean. The fact is that a lot of these things are…

I’m beginning to appreciate how fortunate I am. In one respect, I’m really really appreciative by now:That I am not single in catty katty Katamon.Katamon: my first stop in Israel, courtesy of a tour guide who meant me no harm; was only out to show me the ropes. And the ropes I’ve seen: being pulled…

Since I moved out of חלץ, it seems my life has been pulled around by לחץ. Anyway, after getting engaged and working on the timely aspects of wedding planning, (wait – what aspect isn’t timely?), I thought things would calm down a bit. They haven’t, due to the fact that having been caught up in…

Something I haven’t yet explored here but has been on my mind since before I made aliyah is: my fear of Israeli women. They’re strong, they’re pushy, they could eat me alive. They know how to get what they want. Especially unnatural shades of red hair.At least, that is how I saw them. Well, I…

…I passed. So I think what it is: this guy is hooked up with Nefesh b’Nefesh. Helping Americans get by, gaining more clients who can pay – I don’t know. Though I have been on this quest to beat the system, now that I have, I don’t want to jinx it. If you’re in Jerusalem…

So, my driving instructor calls me earlier tonight to tell me that my test is tomorrow at 12pm. “Tomorrow? Isn’t that a bit early? Isn’t it supposed to take weeks?”“That’s when they gave me.” I am very skeptical. I called an Israeli friend and an American friend to do some fact-checking. Actually, there are no…