Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel » Howard Glick http://blogs.timesofisrael.com The Marketplace of Ideas Thu, 23 May 2013 10:19:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Election Results from a Northern Yishuv http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/election-results-from-a-northern-yishuv/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/election-results-from-a-northern-yishuv/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:02:33 +0000 Howard Glick http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=97544 I read with interest the Post-Election Breakdown - How Israelis Voted article, however it seems that the North need not exist. I live in a small Northern Yishuv called Eshchar. The yishuv is situated in the Misgav regional council just south of Karmiel in the Upper Galilee. The yishuv was established in 1986 by Anglo olim, but the [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/election-results-from-a-northern-yishuv/feed/ 0 The Immigrant’s Guide to Registering as an Independent Worker – Updated for 2013 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-new-immigrants-guide-to-registering-as-an-independent-worker/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-new-immigrants-guide-to-registering-as-an-independent-worker/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:00:12 +0000 Howard Glick http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=75874 During my search for a job I was offered a small amount of work as an independent worker. In the UK I would invoice for my work and declare my earning to the tax authorities in my annual tax return. This is not the case in Israel. Here you must declare your expected income and [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-new-immigrants-guide-to-registering-as-an-independent-worker/feed/ 19 Free Shipping and Cheap TV http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/purchasing-products-and-services-in-outside-israel/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/purchasing-products-and-services-in-outside-israel/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:18:10 +0000 Howard Glick http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=76148 I am the first person to want to spend my hard earned money in Israel, to support the country and its economy. However, everyday consumer goods and services in Israel often come with large price-tags. How do you make a small fortune in Israel? Come with a large one.” A large number of consumer goods and [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/purchasing-products-and-services-in-outside-israel/feed/ 17 Major Inefficiencies in the Hi-Tech Hub http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/major-inefficiencies-in-the-hi-tech-hub/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/major-inefficiencies-in-the-hi-tech-hub/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:45:58 +0000 Howard Glick http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=46854 Israel is a undoubtedly a hi-tech hub, even the often biased BBC would agree. However, as with the divide between rich and poor there is a similar divide between the those in the hi-tech industries and those that believe a successful marketing campaign involves a fax machine and a nice letter. The summary on my LinkedIn profile states my [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/major-inefficiencies-in-the-hi-tech-hub/feed/ 10 My Go North Aliyah Experience http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-go-north-aliyah-experience/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-go-north-aliyah-experience/#comments Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:03:41 +0000 Howard Glick http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=43344 In the past week I have been contacted by two journalists. The first was investigating possible failures in the Nefesh B’Nefesh Go North program, whereas the second was working with the Nefesh B’Nefesh Go North team and wanted to discuss my employment success in the North. The aim of this article is not to bash any organisation but to tell [...]

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