Monthly Archives: March 2007

City feature: Yafo

Posted on March 16, 2007 by elie

This is Yafo or Jaffa, the second half of the area known as Tel Aviv-Yafo. Historically it’s always been a port city and today you can see the ancient ports as well as the modern docks. Its residents are both … Continue reading →

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March madness.

Posted on March 15, 2007 by elie

It’s March, a couple weeks before Pessach, and it’s snowing on and off here in Jerusalem. Ok, I guess that doesn’t qualify as madness, but I really wanted the title pun. Check it out, my boss sent this photo this … Continue reading →

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Lizrael update: it's been awhile.

Posted on March 14, 2007 by elie

Things have been hectic lately. My role at work has been expanded, I have enough schoolwork to keep me busy until Pessach and thoughts of moving out of Jerusalem loom in the back when I have time to give them … Continue reading →

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Aussie Aussie puns! Oy oy oy.

Posted on March 11, 2007 by elie

Sometimes, when a man loves a woman, and a woman loves that man, and that man happens to be Australian, you get to go to Melbourne for a month on holiday. So we’re going Down Under where Men At Work … Continue reading →

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Underappreciated, overrated.

Posted on March 7, 2007 by elie

On one hand, we have this report coming out of the BBC World Service, saying that Israel has been voted the least popular country out of a survey of 12 countries (Iran and the U.S. come closely behind). On the … Continue reading →

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Today's word: חברה

Posted on March 6, 2007 by elie

The first time I watched Adi Ashkenazi was when she did a bit on the chevre: what it is, where you find one, what it’s like to be a part of one. A chevre (חברה) is your group, company, your … Continue reading →

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Example #732 of how weird Jews are.

Posted on March 4, 2007 by elie

Happy Purim:Wait a second, it’s missing something… Ok, now – Happy Purim: (What the hell is Purim? What the hell are these packages? Find out.)

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