Cafe Hillel, near Ben Yehuda in Jerusalem – You can buy your avocado sandwich on the fluffiest bread ever, and water, but when checking out, the pretty Israeli lady will ask, “Do you mind...
Category - Isralicious
Because Israel is YUM!
Messianic Translator?
Did you know that when watching American television subtitled in Hebrew in Israel, when a character in frustration or anger shouts, “Jesus!”, the subtitle says Elohim?
Some advice for the Palestinians
The Jerusalem Post reports that Since the beginning of 2001, 23 Palestinians, all holders of Israeli identity cards due to the family reunification program, were arrested by security forces for their...
ehh, it is a good film, no?
Three cheers for Israeli film making! Three Israeli films, The Syrian Bride, To Take a Wife and Amos Gitai’s Promised Land won a total of 7 prizes at the Montreal and Venice Film Festivals, two...
There’s Oy – l in them thar hills…
As much as I hate to bump Michael Pimp Daddy Steinhardt off the top of the blog, this story bears repetition. It is chock full of faith and hope and just plain … mishigass. According to the...
the illusion of safety
I have a friend who doesn’t take buses. Her parents don’t allow her to. This shocks me on two levels (well, three if you include the fact that she still listens to her parents, but maybe...