A friend of mine in America sent me and a few other friends in Israel this email. I thought it was so cute, I hope she won’t mind my sharing it. so believe it or not-you’re missing out...
Author - Laya Millman
Heeyam
A while ago, very late into the night, or at least that’s how I remember it, somewhere in the woods of Israel at the Bereshet festival, I happened across a venue that was playing some of the...
How much do I love Bob Dylan? Let me count the ways;
One, for your voice. Yes, you heard me right. Two, for your lyrics that probably mean nothing but people keep attaching deep, cosmic meaning to. Three, for existing on the cusp of either being...
There goes another generation
There are times when I get a glimmer of hope that peace with our neighbors may actually be possible. And then there are times when those hopes are burned to the ground and shoveled over with dirt...
Who says this is not a religious country?
Next time you’re on an Egged bus, you might notice two blue stickers saying “mepanei sheva takum” meaning “in the presence of an old person, shall you rise”. Truthfully...
The PA system
Yusef Hassan Sinwar, 31, of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip was sentenced to death by hanging for “collaborating with Israel.” Sinwar, who was arrested in October 2001 received his trial...
Towards a Healthier Prozac Nation
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that Prozac may help fight cancer. Something about chemotherapy and cells and lab mice…I didn’t really pay attention. Read the article...
The Wandering Jew
It’s an epithet oft given to me, due to my frequently nomadic lifestyle, which always managed to conjure up some vaguely romantic Kerouac-like drifter notion or the last scene of Fiddler on the...