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March 14, 2013
11:13 am

Hakol B’Seder at Passover

Passover. It was the first Jewish holiday I ever celebrated. I was twenty years old and it was also the first time I met my Jewish boyfriend’s family. I was......

February 22, 2013
7:06 pm

Upside Down on Purim

My life is afuk at the moment. Upside down. I know the word afuk because I have been in Ulpan (Hebrew immersion classes) for three weeks that feel like......

July 30, 2012
1:51 pm

Apocalypse now? I think not

I made aliyah last spring. My mother, a serial and accomplished worrier of Olympic proportions, is back home in California, completely confused and paralyzed with fear as to why......

July 12, 2012
11:49 am

Where I’m calling from: An American ambassador in Israel

When you are an American living or traveling abroad, you gain the dubious distinction of being an ambassador for all things American. You may have experienced this. How "we"......

July 10, 2012
9:52 am

If You Can’t Say Anything Nice…

If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. If I heard that once growing up, I heard it a thousand times. I have what some might......

July 9, 2012
5:15 pm

Speaking in Tongues: Does Hebrew Matter?

I made aliyah last spring. I like to say "last" spring because it makes it sound like I've been here longer. It's really been four months. What is that......

June 26, 2012
4:57 am

Stupid Shabbat

Another store closed. No bus. Nothing for dinner. Stupid Shabbat, I would mutter, under my breath. You see, Shabbat and I have had a complicated relationship. It’s not Shabbat, it’s......

June 22, 2012
11:52 am

Just My Humble Opinion About the Sudanese

Everybody has an opinion. And in Israel, everybody has three or four opinions and they are definitely better than YOUR opinions. I have plenty of beliefs about Israel too -......

June 18, 2012
7:25 pm

Why Israel?

I never wanted to come to Israel. In fact, I could name five countries right now that I would sooner have visited. My image of Israel was that of......