April 15, 2013
10:38 am

Yom Haatzmaut: Get on the Bus

On the eve of Memorial Day, I experienced two extraordinary “firsts”: I stood perfectly still in the aisle of an Egged bus for a full minute while its engine......

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February 12, 2013
1:54 pm

So God made my wife

As a die-hard Baltimore Ravens fan, I was thrilled with the outcome of Super Bowl XLVII. But as a fan of the annual paid media spectacle that is the......

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January 28, 2013
11:07 am

Making aliyah the right way

On Election Day, we hosted some friends from the “Old Country” for a classic Israeli barbecue (i.e. the kebabs were plentiful but there wasn’t a single hamburger bun in......

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December 16, 2012
11:30 pm

300 donuts later

Homer Simpson was right: donuts can do just about anything. When coupled with hard work and a little ingenuity, that is. For the last three Hanukkah seasons, I have raised......

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November 12, 2012
7:25 am

JFNA: masters of inclusion

When a native Israeli asks me where I’m from, I usually tell them New York. For starters, everyone in Israel has heard of New York, so I’m able to move......

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October 30, 2012
6:03 am

Rain of terror

It's officially winter in Israel. We recited "Tefilat Hageshem" (the annual prayer for rain) on Simchat Torah, and have rain on the brain during our personal supplications. We've......

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October 21, 2012
3:46 am

Hey, Anglos – it’s all in the jeans

I did it. I cracked the code. For years, I have been trying to figure out if there......

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September 3, 2012
9:22 pm

Facebook-inspired repentance

The outrage was palpable. So many had been wronged. So many lives had been thrown into chaos. "Why must they always stick their noses where they don't belong?" ...

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May 22, 2012
10:01 am

Indiana Jones and the Shavuot crusade

With Shavuot on the horizon, I have been reflecting (perhaps even dwelling) on a news item from early......

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May 16, 2012
11:17 am

Joe Pitts is Right: “Arafat and Sharon Must…”

Congressman Joe Pitts (R-PA) couldn't be more right. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority (PA)......

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April 24, 2012
11:48 pm

Aliyah is a Cult (Classic)

Anyone who knows me (even a little bit) is well aware of my affinity for Facebook. I love to share pictures, links and videos on a regular (at times......

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February 23, 2012
1:28 pm

Death of the Holocaust Generation: The End of an Era

It has been a difficult year for the Kleins. In November, just days after a beautiful family wedding, my grandmother (my father's mother) was laid to rest in Israel.......

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