Lizrael Update

Lizrael Update: babbling about the expat life since 2004

  • oh, and…

    hi mom, the fast was fine, i went to a lecture about looking at the holocaust and other jewish tragedies and trying to find god mixed up in it all. i also visited the tayelet nearby (promenade) and watched jerusalem as i heard aicha read. in answer to your question, my friends are generally split…

  • Israeli famousity.

    my friend is completing film school about now, and to do so he is completing the movie he wrote and is directing, and when he asked me to volunteer on the set for a day, i said, yeah, cool man.he’s had to fund it on his own, and he managed to get this famous young…

  • Lizrael Update: The Interview and The Bus.

    [LIZRAEL UPDATE: today i had an interview in hod hasharon (woke up at 6 am and it took 3 1/2 hours each way) for a technical writing internship program, at which the lady basically said she liked me and she’s going to try to set me up at a company close to bar ilan. it…

  • strikes and gutters.

    ups and downs.my second aliyah is coming along naturally. so, i hadn’t eaten all day and i was craving felafel since there’s not much else to eat in the 9 days and i pounded pizza last night.i showered. i got dressed. i opened my wallet to see how much money was in there.six shekel.oh man,…

  • Payback.

    my mom called me at 3:30 am to tell me that my high school is giving me a scholarship for bar ilan for $2,000. a. ive never recieved a scholarship beforeb. my high school was not much of a positive influence for me while i was therec. $2,000 is A LOT of money look at…

  • quickie:

    – arrived monday night, instantly adapted and forgot americana.– tuesday, received my bar ilan mail, became instantly depressed at the prospect of important documentation in hebrew. involving money. lots of it.– still homeless, but i have great friends.– everyone thinks my hebrew is better than i claim it is.– wednesday, felt great after patiently dissecting…

  • Homecoming (again).

    coming back from my somewhat hiatus… flight back home is 2 40 am monday, so basically way later tonight. arriving 8 15 pm monday in israel. lots to think about, but ill look before i leap into writing something… for now.

  • Untitled.

    …and then, out of nowhere…

  • A direction.

    so due to the conversation i posted just before, i really got to thinking about a direction. how can a jew feel like israel is a foreign country? different, yes. hectic, definitely. crazy, conflicting, excited, deep, difficult.but foreign? that hurts. the first time a jew comes to israel, sure, it does feel foreign. different culture…

  • it's hard to offend me. so…

    m: When you come back in two weeks, just don’t wear blue or orange for a few weeks.e: u dont have an opinion on the subject?m: I do, but, I choose not to let the whole world know about it. Do you?e: yeah. whats the point of opinions if u wont express them?m: True, but,…

  • כאן נולדתי

    כאן נולדתי

  • Plans in rhyme.

    going back in two weeksthings aren’t so bleaki dont need to groanbut i wanna go homewanna move on(but i still love you mom)

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