Lizrael Update: babbling about the expat life since 2004
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An Israeli workday.
This hasn’t happened in a while, but today was a high terror alert in Jerusalem so the police were everywhere. Here’s what I watched from my office window after police discovered a suspicious package near the Malha mall: The bomb squad guy getting the act together with (Israeli) man’s best friend. Traffic backed up…
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What kind of doctor *are* you?
Why is it that whenever I go to my doctor for an issue, I always end up with a referral to get a blood test? Is that universal to Israeli kupot doctors? Seriously, watch this: “Doc, I think I injured my knee.” “We should get your blood count.” “Doc, I’ve been getting weird headaches lately.”…
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Serious message from the streets of Jerusalem…
A serious message from the streets of Jerusalem: The Hebrew alphabet is written out with every third letter underlined and the message below is “One out of three women are raped…” Eerie in any language.
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Today's word: celeb/סלב
So the Globes article I was interviewed for came out today: My first Israeli 15 minutes of fame… You might call me a סלב (pronounced ‘celeb’). Can you guess what it means? Creative, I know. UPDATE: Here’s the section of the article where I yap about Facebook. It’s the best I could do, they don’t…
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Israeli turkeyliciousness.
Happy Thanksgiving 2007. As I’ve done for my last two Israeli Thanksgivings, I went to work today and am planning a big Thanksgiving Friday night Shabbat dinner of juicy Americanness. It wasn’t until I had eaten my first slice that I realized the humor in me choosing Mama Oaf turkey slices for lunch today… Actually,…
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All aboard: Morning minyan on Israel Railways.
New from Israel Railways: Pray for the train to be on time… Late for work or school because of long Morning Prayer? Do you get stuck in traffic because you were held up at shul? Israel Railways presents ‘Synagogue Coach’. Project’s initiators at Union of Synagogues wait for green-light from transportation minister, generous donor to…
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What earthquake?
Apparently everyone around me felt the earthquake that hit here in Jerusalem a few minutes ago. It’s probably just the tippy-end of a bigger one somewhere else, but I didn’t feel it either way. When I was 8 I slept through a California earthquake… so… yeah. UPDATE: Here are the details from Ynet – Earthquake…
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I'm no Bar Rafaeli, but…
As is known, I work for an American (Israeli) hi tech Internet company. Thanks to Dapper, (another American (Israeli) hi tech Internet company) we’ve been dabbling in creating Facebook applications as a word-of-mouth marketing tool. Last week I got messaged from a guy who was interested in interviewing me for an article he was writing…
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It's also how babies are made.
A friend of my husband comes to Israel every once in a while and takes pleasure in his hobby of street arting Jerusalem. He comes equipped with a message and a talent. Thankfully, he also has a sense of humor: The Hebrew reads: “HaNitzachon HaAmiti” or, “The true victory” and the graphic is… well, you…
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