May 6, 2013
7:08 pm

How We Got Here in the First Place

Some of the roughest commentary issued by Times of Israel bloggers never appears here in this public space, but well out of sight of the public in a Facebook......

March 28, 2013
4:04 pm

Ode to My Teacher

Her gravestone sits in patch of melted snow, suitably gray and mournful. No different than any other within a stone’s throw, this one is adequate with its standard religious......

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March 15, 2013
7:43 am

The Irrelevancy of the UN Correction

Buried somewhere within a 17-page report issued on March 6th by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was this terse sentence: “On 14 November, a woman,......

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March 10, 2013
11:55 pm

A Slap in the Face

At long last, the president of the United States is visiting Israel, his first such visit during his time in office. It’s not that he hasn’t been to the......

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March 6, 2013
8:05 pm

Dames of the Dance

When I was four, I had a best friend, Stacy. Stacy took dance classes with Mario—no last name—and when we had play dates, she’d show me the steps intoning,......

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February 25, 2013
6:38 pm

Cookbook Review: Passover Made Easy

“Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency, but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Or so......

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February 14, 2013
6:17 pm

When in Rome

Planning my wedding was no great chore—at least for me. Mostly, the......

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February 6, 2013
8:09 pm

A Cookie for a Heart

During a recent Shabbos table discussion, my son asked me if I had ever cried to weasel my way out of trouble. I said, “Are you kidding? I’m a......

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January 27, 2013
4:53 pm

That Kind of Town

I don’t much like change. Maybe that’s why I feel so at home in Jerusalem. It’s the hills. It’s the way you can begin talking to a stranger and......

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January 13, 2013
7:54 pm

Jack and the Beanie

Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Jack whose parents were Polish immigrants. Jack grew up to have a ...

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January 5, 2013
6:30 pm

I’m voting for Bennett

In my blog of January 2, Pinning Jell-O to the Wall, I opined that as the Israeli electoral campaign wore on, the party platforms were becoming hazier, rather......

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January 2, 2013
2:03 pm

Pinning Jell-O to the Wall

I happen to like words, a lot. But in the past few days the words in this campaign are beginning to cloud my mind. Last week, I was sure I......

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January 1, 2013
8:04 am

My holy bubble

“Brrrrrrrrring,” rang the phone as I turned, bleary-eyed and not-yet-caffeinated from my Facebook newsfeed. Fumbling a bit with the receiver, I cursed a kosher curse (dang it) and clearing......

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December 30, 2012
9:04 pm

“Sorry, Charlie.”

Can we talk about tuna cans? For years we couldn’t get American tuna......

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December 16, 2012
3:23 pm

A Corner of the Heart for Sandy Hook

The enormity of Sandy Hook has hit us hard. It is almost too much to bear. So we do what humans do and try to make sense of things......

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