Monthly Archives: October 2006

Anglo love, support & perspective.

Posted on October 31, 2006 by elie

Hmm. I have been harsher than usual to my sub-people, the Anglo Israelis.To make up for it, I’m posting a comment made to my Jumping in post on the Israelity edition. I’ve been getting support and perspective from different sources … Continue reading →

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On lacking style… American style.

Posted on October 31, 2006 by elie

The (typically quiet) religious Ethiopian Israeli girl in my class was up for talking about her thesis topic and getting suggestions. She began to describe her topic, having to do with religious authorities in Israel discriminating against religious Jewish Ethiopian … Continue reading →

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Hamoos? Haamas?

Posted on October 30, 2006 by elie

I guess my Microsoft Word is an old version. It doesn’t have Hamas in the spellcheck dictionary.

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Anglos, Anglos, everywhere.

Posted on October 30, 2006 by elie

Is it a coincidence that every semester so far, all of my professors have been originally Anglo except one? Is it strange that I’m always watching them differently than my peers – searching for clues for successful aliyah?

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The evils of kugel – who knew?

Posted on October 30, 2006 by elie

Apparently, people are unsure whether this is a joke or not: Hmm… I’m glad there are people out there worried enough about the evils of traditional Shabbat foods to hunt them down and make them assur… A quick explanation – … Continue reading →

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The deal with the flip flops.

Posted on October 29, 2006 by elie

“I guess you didn’t get the memo.”“What memo?”“That it’s raining.” Oh. I am not going to apologize for wearing flip flops in the rain. Or the cold. I just have a hard time keeping my feet locked up in shoes … Continue reading →

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Reverse Starbucks.

Posted on October 29, 2006 by elie

I know this is old news, but nonetheless, I’m curious how the (newish) branch of Aroma, the Israeli coffee shop chain, is doing. They pulled a reverse Starbucks in July, importing Israeli coffee to New York (coffee capital of the … Continue reading →

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