Monthly Archives: October 2008

Hebrew-speaking dogs.

Posted on October 29, 2008 by elie

I’m sitting on my couch and I hear a scratch at the door. My first thought is, did a jackal from the forest across the street come all the way upstairs to haunt me? My second thought is, it does, … Continue reading →

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Live, in Israel.

Posted on October 29, 2008 by elie

Last night was the first time in a long time that I remembered I am in Israel. I was driving through the winding, narrow streets of Katamon listening to the radio. A campaign ad featuring Nir Barkat came on. I … Continue reading →

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Ynet resourcefulness.

Posted on October 26, 2008 by elie

Does anyone else find it funny that Ynet used very little resourcefulness to fill in an appropriate stock photo for this article, under which they captioned it, ‘Resourcefulness’?

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Presenting: the sukka boat.

Posted on October 20, 2008 by elie

Like the water? Even on Sukkot? No problem. You can build a giant sukka on a giant boat: Big boat… …big sukka. Found on the Herziliya marina yesterday.

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Birkat Kohanim at the kotel.

Posted on October 16, 2008 by elie

I had never seen it, and my dad is of the priestly persuasion, so the three of us went down to the kotel in the Old City yesterday to hear/see/be present at the ginormous Birkat Kohanim for chol hamoed Sukkot. … Continue reading →

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Making an ass out of Israeli marketing.

Posted on October 16, 2008 by elie

Anise: it’s the stuff behind arak, licorice, a new flavor of Wrigley’s Airwaves gum… …and it’s the butt of waaay too many inappropriate jokes, courtesy of the company’s Israeli distribution sector:

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And a happy 'queer rite of Jews' to you.

Posted on October 15, 2008 by elie

Because I already have posted my past homemade sukkot, New York and ghetto Israeli style, I figured I’d post my first own semi-respectable Tzur Hadassah sukka: Spacious because we have a decent-sized mirpeset. Sturdy, because we have paychecks that can … Continue reading →

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