Monthly Archives: March 2006

Mar 29, 2006 Partial Solar Eclipse (Magnitude 84%, Coverage 81%) Event Local Time(UTC+2) Sun Az(deg) Sun Alt(deg) Start 11:37:32 176 61 Maximum 12:56:36 214 57 End 14:13:19 238 45 Eye Safety E Check it out: today’s partial eclipse

Yesterday was the first Sunday for me (and a lot of people here) in a looong time. I miss spending the day around town, knowing I don’t have to worry about work (or Shabbat) for a little while…

ידיעות אחרונות קדימה: מנדטים30 • העבודה: מנדטים21 • ישראל ביתנו: מנדטים14 • ש”ס: מנדטים12 • הליכוד: מנדטים10 • האיחוד הלאומי/מפדל: מנדטים9 • יהדות התורה: מנדטים6 • הגימלאים (גיל): מנדטים6 • מרצ: מנדטים5 • מפלגות ערביות: מנדטים7 • הירוקים נמצאים על … Continue reading →

At the end of the affair, I was feeling very sentimental. It took me 2 hours to get to my voting station because the bus never came and it was a pretty day at that point and I wanted to … Continue reading →

March 27, 2006 Stupor in Our Time By ETGAR KERET Tel Aviv THE parties my father votes for never get into Parliament. One year he’ll vote for some economist with thick glasses who promises a revolution in tax law, the … Continue reading →

It is possible that I have the body of a spritely 23-year-old while having the soul of a 64-year-old mizrachi woman who grew up with no voice in anything and for election day she gets dressed up in a nice … Continue reading →

Walking to the bus stop near my house, passing young oranges and lemons blowing softly in the slight breeze.The old Mizrachi man who walks through the hood everyday and calls out in deep gutteral Hebrew is there, like clockwork, walking … Continue reading →