Category Archives: today’s word

The baby leaves of Israel.

Posted on January 18, 2010 by elie

Today’s Hebrew lesson: עלי בייבי Not a hard term to learn in Hebrew. It means ‘baby leaves’ – you know, those tiny bits of greenery you put in salad that cost more than the other vegetables combined? It’s also a … Continue reading →

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Babies need stuff.

Posted on March 5, 2009 by elie

Tada! In a feat I could never have pulled off on my own, we have managed to choose and order and place a deposit on a baby package consisting of furniture/stuff/things. That, about a week after we first became traumitized when taking … Continue reading →

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Today's word: אעזקה

Posted on January 14, 2009 by elie

So. That dysfunctional red alert siren (אעזקה) today in Jerusalem. Not cool, siren-maintance man. Not cool.  I was sitting in my office and it very s l o w l y dawned on me that I was hearing a siren … Continue reading →

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Today's word: דופק

Posted on September 11, 2008 by elie

Today we had our first official visit with an ob-gyn (male, charedi) doctor. All in all, a positive experience. I wasn’t expecting anything crazy, pretty much a questionnaire of whether I smoke and if I’m taking vitamins. Oddly, neither of … Continue reading →

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In appreciation of צהר, or small windows.

Posted on May 5, 2008 by elie

I attended a secular wedding last night; if it wasn’t my first Israeli secular wedding, then I have only been to one or two before this. The secular Israeli wedding is something I don’t fully grasp. A Jewish wedding is … Continue reading →

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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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Today's word: שוקו ולחמניה

Posted on April 6, 2008 by elie

It must be Israeli food day at work. They just brought us a classic Israeli snack, and as one coworker remarked, “what are we, in kindergarten?” It’s שוקו ולחמניה, a white roll with “shoko b’sakit”, or chocolate milk in a … Continue reading →

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