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June 10, 2013
3:01 pm

Divine intervention sounds like David Broza

Do you believe in God? Don't answer that question. Life here is complicated enough. My own answer is complicated, too, but I know this: I believe in God Moments. These little -- and sometimes......

May 14, 2013
10:24 am

I Need the Sequel to Judaism for Dummies

I'm taking a deep breath now. Partly because I'm angry, and anger and blogging don't mix. But partly because I study meditation which is an offshoot of Buddhism which is not......

May 9, 2013
8:24 am

Humbly yours, Israel

Navigating life in a foreign country while learning a new language requires not only patience, but a willingness to look and sound stupid on a daily basis. Before we......

May 2, 2013
9:41 am

How to spot an Israeli

I was in the back of a taxi in Memphis the first time I told someone I was Israeli. It felt funny coming out – unnatural, almost, and......

April 14, 2013
2:37 pm

My very unpatriotic identity crisis

Yom HaAtzmaut gives me a bit of an identity crisis. Not because I don't feel Israeli, but because by nature, I do not feel patriotic. This was true for me......

March 27, 2013
3:32 pm

Land for peace

During Israel’s recent election, I had a conversation with a friend of mine about our choices of parties. He was voting politics. I was voting the planet. He told me my......

March 1, 2013
4:05 pm

All I want for Pesach…

All I want for Pesach...is a national vacation policy that makes sense for families. The majority of families, that is. Those with two working parents. Wait, let me be bold. What I'd really like is......

January 18, 2013
9:36 am

Israelis are nicer than you think

They may butt in front of you in line without a thought. They may scream epithets at you as they zoom past your car on the one-lane highway. They may be......

January 15, 2013
9:39 am

Who Wants My Vote?

It’s the week before an election here in Israel, and I am in the 18% of Israelis still “undecided.” Completely and utterly undecided. Which means: My vote is still for......

January 13, 2013
3:49 pm

Activism for Dummies

I’m not dumb, and you’re not either. But we are bombarded by a lot of information all the time, every day. And it makes us act like we are dumb. We skim......

January 2, 2013
9:12 am

A woman on the brink of death

Sometimes I imagine I am a woman on her death bed. How else to explain the sense of wonder I have the minute I pull out of my driveway each......

December 13, 2012
9:42 am

Wonder — and connection — might be what saves us

In college, one of my best friends was Stephanie. We met sophomore year as we both hesitantly decided to join the eager freshman girls in sorority rush. By the......

November 27, 2012
11:55 am

Expat dreams

You know it's time for a visit to the mainland when you dream about Trader Joe's. Especially if the dream is particularly detailed. Like so detailed you can read the......

November 18, 2012
1:28 pm

Home is where you live, where you love

"Are you ready to come home?" my mother says coyly. She wants to sound like she's joking, but we both know she's not. "All of our friends and family are asking......

October 31, 2012
8:49 am

Why Halloween rocks in Israel

I had a better blog post planned. It was about Hurricane Sandy. And fear and acceptance. About climate change and transition. It was going to be a doozy. But I got smacked......

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