A while back, I posted about one Earl Krugel who had been convicted of conspiracy in a plot to blow up a Mosque in California. He was sentenced to 20 years behind bars but three days into his...
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The Rocket War
Random thoughts, observations and super, super savings! Laya and I were in Tel Aviv two days ago when we got a call from the CBC. They wanted to do an interview and talk about what it was like...
Michelle Citrin Live at Mike’s Place
Last night, singer/songwriter, ROI120 participant and Sinai travel buddy Michelle Citrin entertained a packed crowd at Mike’s Place in Jerusalem. Monday night is usually open mic night, but...
Miri Eisen on Larry King Live
ROI120 modertor Miri Eisen was on CNN’s Larry King Live last night. While we don’t have the video, thanks to ROI120 participant Michael Findling, we do have a transcript of the...
Jewlicious @ The Beach: Sinai Edition
Sheikh Ashish of KoomKoom3’s daughter greets the crew You all may have been wondering why some of us haven’t been posting recently. Well, early last week, after ROI120, a bunch of us...
Plus que ca change, plus que c’est la meme chose
As Esther noted, at ROI120 we had a rollicking session led by McGill University History Professor Gil Troy. The discussion centered around issues of why be a Jew and what does being a Jew mean. The...
ROI120: It Begins
The ROI120 Conference is in (almost) full swing. It started for me on Saturday night when Lynn Schusterman hosted a dinner at one of the local trendy restos in my otherwise blue collar Machaneh...
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Nineteen college-aged kids from the US and Germany just completed a 3 week tour of israel. The tour meant to foster deeper ties with Israel and study issues related to the Israel/Palestine conflict...