Keith Brooks, at The Blogs

Nov 2, 2022, 11:12 AM

Halloween in Israel explains the election

A Facebook post by a US car manufacturer with an R&D site in Israel started my day two days ago about their trick-or-treating at their offices here in Israel. On the one hand, I could argue they were following a...

Aug 19, 2021, 5:56 PM

Aliyah, The Pinball Journey of a Lifetime

Last week was our 7th anniversary of making Aliyah. I have used many metaphors to describe Aliyah to people I know worldwide, but the best one was from my friend Shmueli who said it best. Aliyah is like playing pinball....

Mar 24, 2021, 5:26 PM

The Catan Haggadah edition

We enjoy playing the game Settlers of Catan as much as most people and for this Passover holiday, I wondered if we can fit the Haggadah into the game, in some way shape, or form. As it turns out, I...

Aug 3, 2020, 11:39 AM

11 Months Later

We, I, my grandmother still miss my grandfather. Who knew what this year would bring. I thought I would say kaddish every day and that got muddled when the pandemic started. Something you take so seriously, but there are other...

Mar 12, 2020, 12:47 PM

Tales from Quarantine Queith

My family renamed me, Queith because I am the only one in quarantine and Quarantine Queith sounded better to their alliterative minds. Was it worth it? That last jaunt out to the world? Hell yeah! Business wise at least. Of course,...

Jan 21, 2020, 5:00 PM

Daf Yomi is Over, For Me, But You Should Continue

7.5 years. That is how long it takes to complete the Daf Yomi cycle. Almost 3 weeks ago, was one of the numerous Siyum Hashas events around the world, here in Jerusalem, and I was there. It was in English, because...

Dec 16, 2019, 2:02 PM

True Confessions from a Likud Rally Virgin

This is not a political post. Y'all could put away your pitchforks, I am not taking sides. Here's the story; we had the sons of friends of ours from Boca Raton stay in Rehovot for shabbat, and I thought we...

Oct 24, 2019, 3:07 PM

Seven (and a half) Years, Time to Move on

Way back on August 3rd, 2012, the 13th cycle of the worldwide studying of the Talmud, known as Daf Yomi began and I like so many others jumped on that bandwagon. I had tried to do it when I was...

Aug 12, 2019, 11:42 AM

5 Years? Seems Like Yesterday We Made Aliyah

Time is fleeting. Where does the time go? It's astounding to think that we have been here in Rehovot for five years now. Finally this school year all three kids will be in high school, we are done with elementary school....

May 13, 2019, 2:14 PM

Live Beta Testing in Jerusalem

For those that don’t know what beta testing is, it is when one tries something out you think is ready for people to use, eat, sell, buy, etc. and given we are The Startup Nation, it permeates into our...

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Keith Brooks made Aliyah in 2014 with his wife, 3 kids, and their dog. Keith writes about his Aliyah, Israel and Jewish life in general. Keith advises B2B companies on how to approach their potential clients regarding pricing, marketing and sales pitches. Keith is a MassChallenge Israel mentor, an HCL Master and an IBM Champion.

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