You Won’t Believe how this Man Broke His Phone
Today, I was second in line at the cellphone store. Number 1 was a tall man wearing a kippah who was having a back-and-forth with the salesman. “So what are my options?” “You can buy a new screen or you can buy a new phone.” “What? I need to buy a new screen?!” “Yes, it’s […]
Read MoreThe Double-Sided-Tape Mother
Yesterday morning I asked the salesman at the store for some double-sided tape. He reached behind him, and handed me a package as he pronounced, “5 Shekels,” a little over $1. “Is this strong tape? I need the best kind you have.” “Geveret, this is the best kind and the worst kind. It’s the only […]
Read MoreWhy the Top 10 List of Israeli Baby Names Makes Me Cry
Yesterday I came across some pleasant surprises on the 2014 top ten list of Israeli names from Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics. The #1 most popular name for boys last year? NOAM! The name of the adorable baby nephew I got to skype with on Friday. #9 for boys? Yehonatan! My baby! (my baby’s actually […]
Read MoreThe Surprise at the Supermarket
Yesterday morning I saw something which made me smile and snap a photo by the entrance of the supermarket: hamantaschen. In a variety of flavors. On sale, even. Not only that…but when I got to the checkout line an older man in a leather jacket was actually buying a box. Purim is still 93 days […]
Read MoreThe Coolest Pillowcases I Ever Saw
A few weeks ago Josh and I were visiting Yaffo, and came across these very cool pillowcases! They feature quotes from the Creation of the world: “It was morning” “It was evening.”
Read MoreThings I Didn’t Think I Would See in this Lifetime
I didn’t think that in this lifetime I would merit to see… The fall of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union, baruch Hashem! The end of Saddam Hussein, Quadafi and Bin Ladin, yemach shmam. And then this morning I opened up the news and saw this enamored couple walking, at long last, freely, hand […]
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