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Feb 19, 2019, 4:49 PM

Bat Shlomo Vineyards – the Zionist dream is alive

For those of you who do not know, I have a bachelor degree in “History of the Jewish people” from Ben-Gurion University with a specialization in “State of Israel” studies (yes, I am an admirer of David Ben-Gurion). Why am I telling you this? It...

Feb 18, 2019, 7:29 PM

Israeli identity — IAC conference as case study

Last November I attended to The Israel American Council (IAC) Conference in Florida, and I’m sharing with you my personal expirience (Due diligence, I was at the conference as part of my work and as an active part of the IAC organization in Atlanta. Well,...

Nov 27, 2018, 10:50 PM

Seeing Israel from other people’s eyes

Last September, I was lucky to visit Israel as part of 40 under 40 mission from Atlanta, organized by the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. The group comprises young professionals who had been and had not been to Israel, including those who are married, single,...

Aug 19, 2018, 7:10 AM

The week I froze my eggs; (very) personal blog

“Your follicles look healthy and big; no wonder you feel swollen. What about your mood?” the doctor asked. “Well, I’m not a sad person, but yesterday, I was really sad. I don’t even know how to explain it,” I replied. She laughed (Day 6 of Ovarian...

May 19, 2018, 12:40 AM

Israel vs Europe – Jerusalem and the Eurovision tragedy

“I don’t understand why they didn’t congratulate us for our win yesterday”, I told my friend, Inbar, last Sunday after we left Home Depot. This week was a very special week for a lot of Israelis worldwide. The talented Neta Barzilai won the Eurovision song...

Mar 18, 2018, 7:27 PM

How I try to connect American Jews and Israelis in Atlanta, GA

Last October, my Facebook page and my Instagram account were filled with posts I shared about an event I produced called “Yalla, let’s talk about shawarma.” Many have asked me about this event and why I am promoting it for a whole month. This event...

Mar 4, 2018, 2:51 AM

Where have all the good men gone?

Bonnie Tyler’s lyrics “Where have all the good men gone?” keep repeating in my head countless times for the past few days. It has been a year since I posted “Let’s have Jew sex”, one of my most popular posts, where I shared my personal experience...

May 25, 2017, 8:01 PM

Disclosure — I’m a procrastinator

Hello world, I have not published a post for a long time. For those of you that follow me on the social media networks already know that I uploaded moments from Atlanta airport more than anywhere in the world. Over the past three months I...

Mar 5, 2017, 8:32 PM

24 hours in New Orleans

If you google “what to do in New Orleans” you will find so much cool stuff to do. History, museums, Mississippi river, good food, and music, lots of music. I traveled to New Orleans one year ago for the first time with my mom and...

Feb 21, 2017, 6:06 AM

What’s up with Americans & Hummus?

I’ll never forget the first time I went to a supermarket here and I saw the Hummus refrigerator. Yes, a whole refrigerator of Hummus in the US. My childhood memory of Hummus comes down to my homemade grandmother (deceased) Hummus and my mother’s. The only...

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About Me

I’m 39 years old, born and raised in Israel and live the life of a teenage girl; therefore, I appear in my 20’s. Five years ago I packed three suitcases and landed by myself in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. People who know me know that I’m a fan of culture, fashion, art, food and especially people. Atlanta, thankfully, surprises me all the time with what she has to offer in all aspects I mentioned.