Here’s the ‘welcome home’ I got while waiting at a bus stop:
Hmm. I’m pretty sure it’s not as crazy as they make it sound, but who am i to judge? I’m not living in the wild jungle of dangerousness that is America.*
* Ok, ok. I’m being harsh. There is truth to moving to Israel for [...]
Here’s a backup to my last post in case it wasn’t enough to get my point across.
I proudly observe my own brand of Jewishness - and consider it great, holy and everything else - if my alternative for spiritual ‘climbing’ is this:
U.S. immigrant beaten up in ‘pogrom’ by ultra-Orthodox gang
“An American immigrant was attacked [...]
Back home in New York, Christmas for Jews means Chinese food and going to the movies (apparently).
Because I have a TV this year, I can’t forget that tonight the rest of the world is celebrating various versions of this holiday.
My Australian husband has recalled the Chinese food and movies tradition (which I’ve actually never done [...]
My high school was big on its alumni culture. For four years I endured being laid on thick with Israel, Zionism, Hebrew, and… the amazing alumni culture of the Yeshiva of Flatbush.
I guess people always had stories about meeting fellow alumni halfway across the world or neat twists on finding each other after all [...]