It has been brought to my attention by a friend outside of Israel that some of the ‘goings on’ that are taken for normal here are, in fact, noteworthy. Specifically, Orthodox Jews who...
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Israel wins first Gold!
Gal Friedman took the gold medal for the windsurfing event in Athens on Wednesday, Israel’s first ever gold at the Olympics! Seriously, it made me tear up. Yaaay! Hey, check out the video of...
75th Anniversary of Hebron Riots
Today is the 75th anniversary of the Hebron riots, described as “a two-week orgy of pogroms [that] took place in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Safed, Hebron and a number of smaller locales in British...
My Return to Zion
Some of the reasons I love living in Israel Why did I come to Israel? I get asked this a lot. By Israelis who live here with me, and Americans who don’t. Both, I suspect hoping for a glimmer of...
birthright Budget Boost
The proposed Israeli budget for 2005 includes a $10 million funding boost for birthright israel. Last year’s budget allocated only $400,000 to the program which provides free ten-day trips to...
Playalicious? What is that?
See the little Playalicious button on the leftt? Ever wonder what it is? Well … every once in a while, we’ll have a story that might merit some musical accompaniment. Playalicious is...