Monthly Archives: April 2008

Today's word: טקס

Posted on April 30, 2008 by elie

We attended the Yom Hashoah tekes (טקס or ceremony) tonight, organized by the neighborhood Scouts and Bnei Akiva kids. It was very much a small-town tekes. A few things came to mind while I stood and watched: It never occurred … Continue reading →

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The final final.

Posted on April 28, 2008 by elie

I don’t want to make promises, because you just never know over here… But I’m %99.99 sure that I just finished my last ever final at Bar Ilan University… …And I totally rocked it. Take that, Ethical Dilemmas in Mediation! … Continue reading →

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City feature: Caesarea

Posted on April 24, 2008 by elie

Caesarea is one of those Israeli cities that, when coming up in conversation, everyone nods their heads and says, “Oh yes, beautiful place, I’d like to get back there one of these days.” After hearing that for over three years, … Continue reading →

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Ma nishtana ha Pessach ha ze?

Posted on April 17, 2008 by elie

What makes this Passover different from all other Passovers? It’s the first one where I’m making my own seder while combining the traditions I grew up experiencing with someone else and his own traditions. I feel like this is the … Continue reading →

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A little thing about home(land) cooking.

Posted on April 16, 2008 by elie

There is something so completely special – when you can look past the depressing, lonely, sad aspects – about being an olah in Israel, cooking your family’s traditional Passover recipes for your own seder with fellow olim… My grandmother is … Continue reading →

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Something for all Jews to remember around Pessach.

Posted on April 16, 2008 by elie

There is a lot going on in these days before Passover. Cleaning our houses, shopping for food, cooking that food… and then of course, eating that food as we tell the story of our freedom from the slavery of Egypt. … Continue reading →

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The Computer Engineer's Haggadah.

Posted on April 15, 2008 by elie

Had to share this email I got at work today. Bear with me, I work in the hi tech realm; therefore, I thought this was funny: The Computer Engineer’s Haggadah Release ISRAEL ISRAEL running in slave mode, cannot release Set … Continue reading →

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