Fun! What can I say that hasn’t already been said today? Not much so just enjoy another badly shot video of last night’s shenanigans in Jerusalem!
62 things to love about Israel
A friend of mine and fellow blogger, Benji Lovitt, of What War Zone, compiled a list of the 62 things he loves most about Israel, in honor of Israel’s 62nd, featured in the Jerusalem Post...
Happy 62nd Birthday, Israel!
It’s now over 7.5 years since my unabashedly glorious days as a marching band geek, but I have to share the most impressive shot from the Israeli army’s marching performance at this...
For Yom Ha’Atzmaut
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Yom Ha’atzmaut Sameach!!!
On this day, 62 years ago, Israel declared its independence. Those 62 years have not been easy ones. Israel has been plagued with war and blood shed (6 wars and countless skirmishes and other...
More debate on east Jerusalem, Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict
Noam Sheizaf of Promised Land blog has responded. I wrote about his criticism of my east Jerusalem Shabbat post where I discussed some of the history of east Jerusalem as well as the reconstruction...
Memorial Day – Yom Hazikaron, in Machane Yehuda
Tonight we’re going to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day, but since last night, the country has been in a sombre mood, honoring its veterans and remembering its fallen...
Yom HaZikaron
Two sirens. At 20:00 (8:00pm) last night, the first went on. It marked the beginning of Israel’s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism, in which we remember those who lost...
Dear Danielle
Dear Danielle, My daughter is 10 1/2 years old and my husband and I have begun planning for her bat mitzvah. We live in an affluent area and most families around here celebrate simchas in elaborate...
Yay, Vulcano!
Or not? So here I am, getting an extra day or two off from work thanks to Eyjafjallajokull. I wouldn’t mind so much if things weren’t quite as confusing as they are. Here’s the...