Call me a geek, but I found this cool. I just signed up for a Plurk account (I’m still not sure what it all means) but when I was changing my settings and filling in my location, I clicked my country as ‘Israel’, than my region as ‘Yerushalayim’ and, ready to settle on that, I [...]
Driving home to Tzur Hadassah through the minharot (tunnels) is not always peaches. On our way home today, passing Husan, Beitar and Wadi Fukin, we found soldiers everywhere, cracking down, probably on the hunt for someone specific from a tip-off.
We were greeted by this right as we were getting to the machsom (checkpoint), literally 3 [...]
Amidst the cries for Olmert to quit, be embarrassed and work harder towards the release of the kidnapped soldiers, there was plenty of emotion to go round.
Of course, the major focal point of sentiment came from Noam Shalit’s short but necessary speech to open the rally outside the Prime Minister’s residence in Jerusalem.
It’s an absolute [...]
I’ve come to respect homemade Israeli television. It’s creative, it’s bizarre, it’s actually pretty good sometimes. Hey, there’s a reason why Jews rule Hollywood, right?
Here’s the latest from Yes, coming to a televisia near you: סרוגים (as in, kippa sruga, or the yarmulke associated with the dati-leumi universe), a drama about the religious dating [...]
It’s Sunday today, which really means it’s Monday - aka, the beginning of the work week - aka, I miss the weekend already.
Here’s a slice of my weekend so we can all treasure it together and breathe through to next Shabbat:
It’s Sunday today, which really means it’s Monday - aka, the beginning of the work week - aka, I miss the weekend already.
Here’s a slice of my weekend so we can all treasure it together and breathe through to next Shabbat:
Not many people know just how far my imagination goes or how morbid and crazy I can be. With that said, I would like to introduce you to one of the freakiest, creepiest things about Israel for me:
The teleport at Emek Ha’ela - a valley about five minutes outside of Beit Shemesh - completely creeps [...]
Check this out: Shin.Tech Blogs
It’s a site put together by the Shin Bet (also known as the Shabak), Israel’s general security service (like the American FBI). It follows the blogs of four agents who remain anonymous but talk about different angles of their service:
י’ - המוח הטכנולוגי
‘Yud’ The technological mind;
ח’ - האישה הסודית
‘Chet’ The ’secret’ [...]
I know, I know. I won’t believe it till I see it, either. The Israeli in me is skeptical/angry/excited, the spouse in me is tormented/emotional/hopeful, and the mediator in me is curious/reflective/fatigued.
For better or worse, I’m indulging in this:
Eldad Regev’s father: Deal finalized for abducted troops’ return
The father of abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier [...]
There are 87658345 reasons why it’s awesome to have a car, and today exemplified reason #5374, which is, freedom.
Today we ventured to neighboring Gush Etzion, where Rosh Tzurim (next to Alon Shvut) was hosting the annual cherry picking festival - פסטיבל דובדבנים 2008 בגוש עציון. We were going mainly for that reason, but the festival [...]