I’ve been feeling a bit introspective lately. Maybe it’s because of the war. War has a way of carpet-bombing entrenched strongholds of frivolity with a few tons of deep thought, which is...
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Interesting what they find in bogs these days…
War turns every Israeli into an insatiable news junkie and professional political analyst and strategist. Especially if they happen to be older Mizrachi gentlemen in our nation’s many fine...
Jewlicious Israel Trip Round 2 Begins Tomorrow
If you’re anything like me, and chances are you’re not, you’ve probably wondered to yourself, “Self, what do you think happens when you take one world-class misanthrope and...
Hodu b’Ramle
In the pantheon of “must-see destinations” for visitors to Israel, or even residents of Israel, Ramle probably falls somewhere between Kiryat Gat and Ofakim. It doesn’t have major...
Classic Israeli Movie of the Week #2: Chagigah b’Snooker!
Kvodo Rabbi Chanukah Ben Moshe Halevi Before you read this post, I want you to make sure that you have a platter of bourekasim at hand. Cheese, potato, mushroom, I don’t care (although...
I love poetic justice.
The British are not happy. This is admittedly a standard state of affairs for that island in the fog, but I find the reason rather amusing. Irish director Ken Loach, whose film The Wind That Shakes...