Category Archives: 400 thoughts

thoughts from the 400 bus and beyond.

My travel agent’s words of wisdom.

Posted on July 8, 2010 by elie

Today my travel agent (la di da) and I were commiserating over traveling cross-Atlantic with kids. Can I get a hell, yeah? She had some words of wisdom; not necessarily advice but an appropriate sentiment I had not been able … Continue reading →

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The Russian haircut problem.

Posted on June 28, 2010 by elie

Question: Why is it that whenever an Israeli cuts my hair I end up with a Russian haircut? Note, I don’t mean the crazy short, hot-red kind. I mean the long layer in the back, thick shorter layer in the front. … Continue reading →

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Bodies.

Posted on June 6, 2010 by elie

I think I can say now with certainty that death is different once you’ve created life. Somehow, unfortunately, I’ve been to two funerals since Koala was born. One was just a few months after, a year ago; the funeral of … Continue reading →

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Writing, Etgar Keret, and where the &%*# is Peter Pan?

Posted on May 14, 2010 by elie

Every year or two I get an itch to complete something on my bucket list. Last year, it was performing in the Vagina Monologues. For the past six months, it’s been getting back into my writing habit. I’ve been on … Continue reading →

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The Jewish State of education.

Posted on January 31, 2010 by elie

I feel a parental rite of passage has been reached tonight: next year’s daycare decisions. And so I begin the rant that I know others have had and yet here I am, new parent, new experiences, joining the fray. Someone … Continue reading →

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Thankful.

Posted on November 25, 2009 by elie

Yes. I celebrate Thanksgiving. Every year. There are some modifications, of course. I serve the big holiday dinner on Friday night, since this Thursday is a weekday in Israel, like any other. I don’t have every exact ingredient; fresh cranberries are … Continue reading →

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Yeah, this still happens.

Posted on October 18, 2009 by elie

I was driving through the entrance of Beitar today. Ahead of me was the shiny white glow of the expansive charedi town, speckled with black movement. Behind me, in my rear view mirror, I could see the remnants of the … Continue reading →

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