Month: February 2012
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The latest on ‘that mikvah in Tzur Hadassah.’
Jewish democracies – they sure are tough. Good thing there’s only one. If this is true, this is incredible. Reporting by Haaretz: Towns ask for public institutions, wind up with brand-new mikvehs When it comes to religious institutions, the Housing Ministry website explicitly states that budgeting for construction is provided by the Religious Services Ministry.…
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This is how we do.
Huz: ‘the car would have a tape deck.’ Me: ’90s party car!’ Koala: ‘party car!’ Me: ‘PARTY CAR!’ Koala: ‘PARTY JEANS!’ Right on.
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Super Bowl XLVI, the ex-pat-but-also-tired-parent way.
I’m a NY Giants fan, which means when I care, which is rare, I’m following them because I’m from New York, it’s what my family does, and it’s who I am, and F you anyway. Four years ago, the day we moved to Tsur Hadassah, was the last Super Bowl, the incredible event where the…
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Fifty-Two Frames: Macro.
Confession: I always thought ‘micro’ means close up and ‘macro’ means far away. Whoops. There was a lot of examining life close up this week. I don’t have to go over it again, I’ve already done it twice. As far as the photo goes: I had a moving target this week, so getting the perfect…
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For the love of Ayelet.
Just needed to share this with everyone out there: this amazing thing, the combination of the widespread and deep lengths of the Jewish community-at-large and the internet’s service as the ultimate sharing tool. I’ve been just amazed by watching how many people are seeing the Ayelet Galena post from last Tuesday… Since it was posted,…
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The state of Purim costumes in Israel: Sexy-blurry edition.
Ah, Purim. It’s quickly approaching. Its various timings fall out on March 7-9 this year. And as it’s one of Israel’s favorite holidays – kids’ or not – the toy stores have been gearing up around Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh, and the advertisements have been sent in the mail. The brightly colored pages of ‘Purim’…
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Baby boy boob-envy.
Thought: would ‘feminism for guys’ just be called… chauvinism? Lately my son has taken an interest in my, uh, baby-feeders (Ima, boobs!) and so I indulge him in thinking, yes, you too can ‘feed’ Baby Dora. It gets complicated when he wants to feed Bebe though. But today, he wanted to take it a step…