On the bus to Tel Aviv is the first time I really hear it. The buzz of it is familiar; the tones and consonantal sounds that surround me are not altogether foreign. But the fact remains–even...
Author - Esther Kustanowitz
First Nat Loses Hair, Then Head? (For Movie Roles)
Sometimes I feel like Jewlicious should have its own Natalie Portman category. Or maybe a separate category for “actjewesses,” or “Jewspianettes,” or...
Shabbat Shalom (EST)
That EST stands for Eastern Standard Time. Or maybe for ESTher, who’s posting this in what may be an encroachment on the middle’s regular Shabbat shalom posts. So call it an East Coast...
So Long, and Thanks For All the Hummus
At one point tonight, during my last night on the town, a friend turned to me and said, “is everyone you know here from the world of blogs?” I looked around, and more or less, the answer...
Jew-rassic Park: Esther Visits the Jerusalem Zoo
When Katyushas fly in the north, and you feel like there’s nothing you can do, there’s only one thing to do. Take your adorable little cousins and go to the Tisch Jerusalem Zoo, where...
Should I Stay Or Should I Go…
[cross-posted from My Urban Kvetch] Last Friday, as rockets began to rain in the north, I found myself sitting in the Jerusalem offices of El Al. I had fixed my return date weeks before, while I was...
One More For the Road
Took me a while to post this, mostly because I’m in denial that the Muffti has left us. Well, he’s left Israel and has made aliyah to Croatia. Or at least he’s visiting as part of...
In Support of Israel (and Beyond)
Over the last few days there’s been a flurry of activity on the ROI120 listserve (ably set up by Aryeh Goldsmith, so todah to Aryeh) about ways to support Israel, both here (I write from...