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I’ll wave at Jordan and Egypt for you
Tomorrow morning I’m flying to Eilat which is a city at the southern-most tip of Israel. And when they say southern-most tip, they really mean it:
They call Eilat (pronounced ‘aye-lot’) the “Las Vegas of Israel”. Except it doesn’t have any casinos. Or drag queens. And it’s next to a large body of water instead of [...]
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Do I get a medal for finishing a Yom Kippur fast?
It was an interesting experience to fast for the first time and especially interesting doing it in Israel.
At first I was confused about the time it started when I wrote my previous post about Yom Kippur. I guess I assumed it would start at midnight and end at midnight. You know, a full [...]
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Yom Kippur Eve: A goy’s first atonement
Tomorrow is Yom Kippur. In the United States, it doesn’t mean much of anything to most people. As a kid I remember one teacher taking time to help her students understand what the day meant. After 15 minutes of explanations and a classroom full of blank stares, the teacher ended with “It’s a Jewish thing”. [...]
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Israel photo montage: These last two weeks
[above] A short drive south from Tel Aviv was a festival in Bat Yam that featured a strange traveling act. They hooked half a dozen women to a huge crane and then rotated the crane in circles while the girls threw confetti and fireworks. Beautiful and strange all at once.
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This is how I roll with the Bears in Tel Aviv
I have a border-line unhealthy love affair with the Chicago Bears. I say unhealthy because when the games are at my finger tips, my mood can run hot and cold. I could be excited or I could brush it off knowing that I’ll see them the next week. When I know I’m just a remote [...]
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