Monthly Archives: August 2008

Lucky number 13.

Posted on August 31, 2008 by elie

Here’s a subtle cultural difference you don’t think about that often as a dual New York-Israel citizen. In Israel – as in Judaism in general – 13 is a great number. It’s the number when a boy becomes a man, … Continue reading →

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For purple mountain majesties…

Posted on August 27, 2008 by elie

The following are 1/10 the amount of photos I took in the last 48 hours I’ve been in Colorado visiting family. It was hard to pick out just ten, and even that is a ridiculous amount to post. But guess … Continue reading →

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Only in America…

Posted on August 27, 2008 by elie

There are certain things that are inherently American, like baseball and apple pie. To add to the growing list in my mind, I present to you… iPod vending machine at JFK airport: Starbucks drive-thru in Longmont, Colorado:

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In touch with my American roots.

Posted on August 25, 2008 by elie

After six months in England, I couldn’t stand it. In Israel, it’s really nothing special. But as an American female currently located in New York City, riding the subway, there is nothing sexier to me at this moment than a … Continue reading →

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The twisted mind of an expat.

Posted on August 19, 2008 by elie

I’m in New York City for the next three weeks. On one stretch,  between my office on 35th to the bus on 42nd, I hear not one – not two – but three Hebrew conversations. I get on the bus, … Continue reading →

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My semi-Mehadrin life.

Posted on August 17, 2008 by elie

Checked the mail today. Being in a  new district, outside of Jerusalem, makes for interesting mail. Tzur Hadassah is technically a part of Matte Yehuda (מטה יהודה) but it borders Beitar, which is technically in Gush Etzion, however… yeah. So … Continue reading →

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Doda? That's me.

Posted on August 12, 2008 by elie

Last night I got to be the family member who picks up my cousin’s sick kid from a camping trip near my house. Basically, I have Israeli cousins up north, and they sent their daughter on a youth movement camping … Continue reading →

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