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October 21, 2012
10:21 am

Upstanding Members of Society

An article in the local Modiin newspaper tells the story of an old custom slowly returning to schools in the city; that of standing when a teacher enters the......

 

October 10, 2012
3:22 pm

Building Hopes

And so, even in the furthest western reaches of earth, the festivities of the month of Tishrei come to an end. My first Tishrei in Israel in a decade.......

 

September 5, 2012
5:14 pm

You can choose your friends…

Much was written on these pages in the days and weeks leading up to the London Olympics about the refusal of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow for......

 

September 4, 2012
2:11 pm

Bicycles

"I want to ride my bicycle," sang Queen, in yet another of the musical moments of genius. "On Yom Kippur!" add a vocal and victorious group of Tel Aviv residents,......

 

August 13, 2012
5:08 pm

Flying the Flag

My scepticism began the day the announcement was made – 6th of July 2005. The date stuck with me not because of the announcement of London’s winning bid to......

 

July 24, 2012
5:45 pm

Anyone detect a pattern?

What a crazy few days. A shooting that killed twelve Americans. Innocent, young, enjoying some time in a cinema away from reality, except that reality bit back. They had lives,......

 

July 19, 2012
11:14 am

Actions and Words

I'm fairly certain that I know no-one who was on the flight to Bulgaria, no-one that was on the bus that was blown up by a terrorist or terrorists......

 

July 11, 2012
5:22 pm

Politics and Religion

Much has been made on this site over the past few days about appearances. How the ultra-Orthodox appear to the irreligious, how Anglos appear to Israelis, how new immigrants......

 

July 5, 2012
12:38 pm

Was Corporal Klinger Charedi?

Since we moved back to Israel, our TV has remained blissfully unconnected to any of the suppliers. Our children watch DVD's from time to time, we (well, mainly the......

 

July 1, 2012
12:32 pm

Just another Aba showing off…

Two months, six days and approximately twelve hours since we stepped off the plane that brought us home. A ten year sojourn in the UK finally at an end,......

 

June 28, 2012
12:07 pm

BBC apology?

Well, whaddya know. Mark Thompson, the outgoing chief of the BBC, an organisation I may have mentioned a couple of times already in my posts, has......

 

June 26, 2012
9:45 am

Dangerous? Don’t make me laugh!

If there was one question that I would say characterised the overall response to our planned return to Israel, particularly from my non-Jewish friends and colleagues, it was "Isn't......

 

June 20, 2012
8:53 pm

Coroner’s report

The Coroner ruled that this was yet another tragic case of murder/suicide. "It was totally preventable," he said in a statement released to the press. "This father and son had......

 

June 20, 2012
3:41 pm

Words with Friends

Despite what my English teachers from any of my schools may tell you, I've always loved reading and writing. I may dip in and out a little, what with......

 

June 14, 2012
10:07 am

Tying Shoelaces

Twice in the space of 48 hours, Israel's PR machine has come to the fore. Or, as the case may be, hasn't. The first was following a damning report by......