Category: general

This was included in the March NBN newsletter thing, so I thought I’d share… Employment Tip of the Month with Aliza Israel Adjusting Your Resume for the Israeli Market –Part 2: Pitfalls in Israeli Resume Writing Does your resume unwittingly turn away Israeli employers?Here are a few common pitfalls to avoid: Contact details. If you…

I was a half an hour early for sitting and staring in the middle of the traffic on Kvish 1 caused by this: Haaretz 21.3.06

I have yet to understand this Israeli phenomenon of the tremp* but from the past week’s activities it seems I have blindly embraced it, between the deathspeed charedi who drove us back from the airport on motzsh and the lane-oblivious religious hippie couple that drove us back from school tonight. *hitchike

I went to Shalshelet Gmach tonight, down a dark alley from town and in the bottom of a bomb shelter, to see what that whole thing is about. It was pretty much how I pictured; racks of older dresses, most strictly sleeved and worn. I tried on quite a few at the encouragement of the…

Stocked up on frozen prepackaged chicken tonight. Just in case.

Haaretz 19.3.06 Health minister: “I would eat the first chicken I saw.” And the Pals and Israelites are working together on this one. Is that what it takes… JPost 19.3.06

This is where I’m voting. This is how you can find out where you are voting.

My mom came for the first time to Israel this past week. Among other things, the highlights were: – watching her enjoy our aparment– showing her the wedding hall– taking her to the Old City, Mahane Yehuda, downtown, the German Colony– introducing her to my office (including my bosses…)– co-hosting the small engagement party we…

Today I served as a translator between Tel Avivian bridal shop owners and designers and my Hebrew-illeterate mother… Can I retroactively change my Hebrew SAT II score now? That 400 score seems so harsh.

I found this today and it is relavent to Purim as it can’t help but start you thinking: Who are our real enemies? Who can you trust, who should you shy away from association? What is true and what is false? How far are we willing to go to find answers, right wrongs? Anyways, here…

Today I completed my witnessing of the circle of life in Israel series by attending a funeral. How I see it: Marriage – Birth – Funeral (or Birth – Marriage – Funeral, depends on when you think your life begins)

The smell of chicken has taken over the outdoor air; the store owners have poured their floor-washing water all over the streets – It’s nearly shabbat.