Nili Bresler, at The Blogs

Jun 5, 2020, 12:29 PM

Readers be warned: The usual cheerful tone of my blog is absent this week. Throughout the past months of distressing news, I have stayed upbeat. I’m a happy person in general. Positivity is my default. Humor is my weapon...

May 26, 2020, 5:32 PM

How Boomers Became Zoomers

These COVID-19 times have changed everything: from our lifestyles and livelihoods to day-to-day routines. The virus has affected the economy, education and even insurance actuarial tables. And now it seems the pandemic is changing labels and blurring the lines...

May 16, 2020, 7:03 PM

What I did on my Isolation Vacation

Getting my kitchen garden started - Photo: N. Bresler

The lockdown is pretty much over in Israel. People are getting back to their routine, rejoining the outside world. But I’m staying inside for now. There are a few good reasons. First, I can work from home. I’ve been...

May 10, 2020, 6:02 PM

Love Thy Neighbor, Now More Than Ever

Volunteers checking new supplies at Gaza Health Center - Photo © 2020 Friend Ships

Gearing up to help Gazan civilians While today's headlines seem focused on only two topics: politics and the pandemic, we may lose sight of the ongoing humanitarian crisis at our doorstep. Gaza: Still there, and still in dire straits. Have...

Apr 28, 2020, 2:36 PM

Independence Day, Inside Out

This year I am seeing my country from the Inside Out. For most of my 50 years here, I have lived the happy and hectic life of a typical city-dwelling, hard-working Israeli. It’s not that I’m a workaholic, I...

Apr 23, 2020, 1:56 PM

Vocabulary Goes Viral

Shhh… don’t tell my boss, but I must say I’ve got a pretty easy job. English being the lingua franca of global commerce means job security for Business English instructors, especially for those of us already used to teaching...

Apr 16, 2020, 11:41 AM

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I’m a different kind of ‘prepper’

I may resemble a Doomsday hoarder, but the opposite is true: I'm busy chopping garlic and getting ready for the New Beginning to come

Apr 10, 2020, 9:40 AM

Seder for one – and everyone was there

Once upon a time, I loved having Seder. Then things changed. Life happens. And for years I was out of the Seder business. I like Pesach, love matzoh and macaroons. It was just Seder I could do without. Some...

Apr 3, 2020, 6:53 PM

Counting Blessings Instead of Plagues

Passover, the holiday of freedom, takes on an eerie meaning these days when we are locked inside. Now, stuck indoors with nothing but time, I have gotten to thinking about how I will mark the holiday this year. I’ve...

Mar 27, 2020, 6:06 AM

The new etiquette: The rules of remoteness

The rules of etiquette are changing all over the world and in Israel that change is drastic. You’re probably thinking: Israeli Etiquette, that’s an oxymoron. I can see why. Around here a friendly greeting might entail running up behind...

About Me

Nili Bresler is a trainer and business communications coach with experience in management at multinational technology companies. Prior to her career in high-tech, she was a news correspondent for the AP. Nili holds a degree in International Relations from NYU. In her spare time, she manages communications for the non-profit, NATAN International Humanitarian Aid. Nili made aliya in 1970 and lives happily in Ramat Gan.

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