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Tzippy Levy

Sep 3, 2024, 8:22 PM

On playing chicken, speaking Hebrew, and emergency haircuts

What is an Anglo in Jerusalem to do when encountering another English speaker

Dec 25, 2013, 5:00 PM

I didn't tell my father I loved him the last time I spoke to him. This has never haunted me. My father lived for forty-eight years, six months, and twelve days. He is not his last words, and our relationship...

Dec 9, 2013, 7:07 PM

Dear Tipat Chalav…

. "את לא מלמדת אותו שחתול עושה מיאו?!" Translation: You don't teach him that cats say meow?! That's the doctor at Tipat Chalav, the well-baby clinic where they administer vaccines and track our children's developmental progress. She's not worried that my son...

Nov 14, 2013, 12:57 PM

This Is What Happens When You Try to Transplant an American Holiday

I don't really celebrate Thanksgiving in Israel. I don't object to it, I just don't do it. I mean, I like the food and all, but Thanksgiving for me was always basically an excuse to drink egg nog (for...

Nov 5, 2013, 8:51 AM

Apparently, you CAN handle the truth.

According to fellow blogger Deena Levenstein, a top reason why people who want to be married are still single is that they avoid confrontation. ...confrontation is part of opening up and opening up is part of truly connecting to a...

About Me

Tzippy grew up in New Jersey and has lived in Israel since 2005. She lives in Jerusalem with her husband and three children, works in computers, and spends her free time ignoring the voice in her head telling her she should really get some sleep.