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Mar 9, 2018, 2:02 PM

Football’s coming home: Away days Israel

One of the chief reasons for me to not make Aliyah was leaving behind my true love. A solid partner with whom I have experienced some of life’s highest and lowest moments. Romantic weekends in Chesterfield and dark, illicit evenings in Peterborough sharing a flask...

Feb 4, 2018, 1:03 PM

Israel, at your service

Amongst the back benches of synagogue congregations across the UK, it is a hot topic of conversation. That low tone murmur that forces the Rabbi to bang his fist down and look across to the hordes with scorn. The frantic discussion in the pews is...

Jan 25, 2018, 12:34 PM

My son, the Quiz Master.

Part of being a bar owner, aside from punch-dodging and pretending that you remember people, is that sometimes you need to take the bull by the horns. Or in my case, the quiz night by the microphone. After some flamboyant appearances ‘pon da mic’ in...

Jan 16, 2018, 10:56 AM

Aliyah — A lesson in humility

Illustrative: Bartender pours the Israeli-made Carmel Pale Ale (Courtesy, Beer Bazaar)

There I am, on my own in a bar in Tel Aviv. Last one there. 4 a.m. Actually I’m not on my own, as it’s me and some Ukrainian guy I got introduced to. I was a clever boy with prospects — what went wrong?...

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Carl is a 31 year old Brit who now lives in Tel Aviv. He's a bar owner and a quiz master