Israel
Best Of The Rest Of The Best (Of The Rest)
I’ll start with some advice. Never take an overnight bus anywhere, especially for a family gathering. All you get is ...
Birthright Makes It Rain
Birthright has done me well. I’ve gotten a lot of free things from them. Key chains. Coffee mugs. Lots of ...
Why? Why? Why? Why Not?
Why did Nixon refuse to compel Israel to join the nuclear non-proliferation regime? (Ha’aretz)Why are the “days between the times“–so ...
Interview with Daniel Levin, author of The Last Ember
As part of my normal Sunday morning trip to Costco, I like to head over to the book table to ...
Anticipating Day after Night
Next week, we’re going to have Anita Diamant, author of the new book Day after Night, blogging for us. It’s ...
Buying Local in Jerusalem and Supporting Palestinian Farmers
MJL contributor and generally awesome person Leah Koenig has an article at Tablet right now about about a mini-shuk in ...
#GiladShalit
My morning routine is about the same every weekday: Drag my lazy butt out of bed. Feed the dog. Get ...
Palestinian Google’s Big Secret
Google just started a Palestinian version of their site. Being the always-curious cultural instigator that I am, I hopped on ...
Don’t Worry, Swine Flu Is Being Taken Care Of
I wish I knew more details about this story beyond “I saw this on Colbert Report last night and thought ...
Education Issues in Israel
In a major decision, Israel’s High Court has ruled that schools cannot justify segregation of Ashkenazi and Sephardi students on ...
Lady Gaga Is Her Own Tznius Police
Lady Gaga is in Israel for a concert, and she has apparently made statements about not being quite so wild ...
Should the Israeli Army Be Religious or Secular?
There’s a fascinating article over at the Christian Science Monitor now about the increasing level of religiosity in the Israeli ...