Month: October 2006

My hebrew word of the week: טרנספר I found quite a few uses for this very unique, fancy and sophisticated word. For instance: ?אפשר לעשות טרנספר מחשבון אחד לחשבון שנימישהו זוכר שהם אמרו ש”הטרנספר לא יעבור”?אני רוצה לעשות טרנספר מבר אילן לאוניברסיטת העברית

Alternatively, if writing isn’t your thing, you could attend this…

Hey, our Anglo out-of-place sadness is gaining some attention, creativity and a conference! Haaretz reports: Expanding the local audience for English-language writers is one of the aims of Israel’s first conference on American aliyah in literature, which will take place next week at Tel Aviv University. The conference, which will also focus on current research…

Danish firm to release computer game based on Israeli-Palestinian conflict By The Associated Press, taken from Haaretz 10.22.06 The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has played out on the world stage for decades. Next year the conflict is also scheduled to play out on computer screens in people’s homes. Ah, yes. It was only a matter of time.…

I’ve been obsessed with this for the last 12 hours. It has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of what I say here in lizrael update. There is nothing like crystal-encased bottles of vaseline. Except Tyra Banks rolling around the studio floor in her nighties. Now back to the regular-scheduled posting.

א: הלכתי לעשות שני דברים בקניון, וזה לקח שעה… כולם טפשים ולא יודעים שום דברמ: זה בגלל שאת שוב בארץ, לא בניו יורק… לכי להודו. אז פתאם ישראליים הם גניוסים

Ahmadinejad: Israel will ‘disappear’ Putin?Chirac?Merkel? Anybody?

While in the States, I noticed something. The modern Orthodox Upper West Sidish community all think they know what ‘Katamon‘ is. I know that because every time they asked where I live in Jerusalem and I hesitantly responded, ‘er – Katamon – but -‘ they would give an understanding nod, pleased at the obvious response.…

Now, why would I buy Bezeq’s phone service from an unnaturally green bird-monster who’s balding with two black eyes? P.S. The patriotic subtle Israeli flag in the background is not going to help.

It’s a topic that bothers me, but I wasn’t prepared to write about it yet. Well, Larry Derfner did it for me in today’s JPost. Here are some excerpts: “Any antagonistic, morally outraged criticism of Israel is automatically deemed unfair, and any unfair criticism of Israel is automatically deemed anti-Semitic.”This is what we’re talking about.…

Today’s feature: Rabbis tout Jewish option to courts (Original article: Matthew Wagner)With a vision in their hearts of an Israeli state run in accordance with Jewish legal tradition, a group of leading religious Zionist rabbis and experts in Jewish law met in Jerusalem Tuesday evening for the official launch of a chain of rabbinic courts…