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ISRAELITY posted a blog entry

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:21:14 -0800

Prediction Tradition
Growing up, our family had an annual tradition on New Year’s Day. My father, my brother and I would gather around the family...
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Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:02:49 -0800

Rock around the clock
t’s unclear to me which of these are confirmed and which are just ‘in negotations’ and picked up by the...
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Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:00:54 -0800

Homeless
I thought the emails were spam. They were coming in by the dozens, often misspelled and lacking capitalization, a sure sign...
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Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:00:58 -0800

Krav Maga, for everyone
You’ve heard of it, maybe you’ve even tried it, especially if you’re a gnarly Hollywood type who’s...
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Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:37:12 -0800

Is Israeli airport security the way to go?
Whenever the American comedians who make up the annual Comedy for Koby shows in Israel gather fresh material upon their arrival...
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Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:20:58 -0800

Israelity’s top 10 stories of 2009
What a year. We started with the war in Gaza, and ended with a rash of terror attacks in the West Bank. And in between there...
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Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:13:14 -0800

Picture of the week: I’ll have it on ice please
I don’t really get the attraction myself, but since my kids first read the Guinness Book of Records, they’ve been...
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Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:39:02 -0800

Dancing by the sea
Okay, we’re a little behind on this one, but I was so charmed by the concept that I wanted to mention it. Word has it...
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Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:33:31 -0800

The ‘golf’ of Eilat
ow do you say ‘bogie’ in Hebrew? Israelis have not developed an affinity over the years for golf. Sure, we have a...
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Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:00:34 -0800

Happy Sylvester
Depending on how you feel about it, there’s an advantage to living in Israel come New Year’s Eve time. If you want...
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Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:23:10 -0800

Fruity beer in Petach Tikva
How did a non-beer drinker wind up in a micro-brewery this past Saturday night? That’s a question I was asking myself as my...
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Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:33:58 -0800

Israelity’s top 10 stories of 2009
What a year. We started with the war in Gaza, and ended with a rash of terror attacks in the West Bank. And in between there...
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Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:48:12 -0800

Nostalgia Sunday – Kikar Atarim: What’s up with that?
I have family visiting Israel this week and they are staying at a very nice hotel in Tel Aviv. Unfortunately, like most of the...
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Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:19:37 -0800

It’s never just traffic
About ten days ago, we had just arrived back in Israel and were driving to Netanya, for a family Chanukah party being hosted by...
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Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:28:23 -0800

The past and the present come together in Jerusalem
ho says Jerusalem isn’t a hopping place? Last night, if you were in the capital, you could take your pick of two riveting...
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Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:08:04 -0800

Gymnasia Herzliya
Had to head to Tel Aviv’s Gymnasia Herzliya this week for work — writing up a teachers’ seminar from the...
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Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:39:04 -0800

An airport that makes a statement
The only thing better than going on vacation is coming home…at least for those on the receiving end. There’s something...
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Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:00:02 -0800

Foto Friday – Oren Izre’el’s fresh look at rehab
The Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center — or as it’s familiarly known here, Beit Levenstein — is marking...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:35:26 -0800

Israel Museum expansion almost completed
ometimes, we focus so much on the minutiae of Israel that we tend to lose sight of the primary treasures found within our midst...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:46:15 -0800

Are there “Cool Jews” in Israel?
Lisa Alcalay Klug has elevated kitsch to a new level. Her witty new bling-covered book “Cool Jew” has been a must have on...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:57:52 -0800

Picture of the Week: The shots that won’t make it to the catalog
Okay, I know it’s supposed to be just one picture in the Picture of the Week, but if you can’t break the rules in a...
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:05:53 -0800

Going home
I knew I was headed home to Israel as soon as we passed security in Philadelphia and entered the protected Israel-bound...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:42:39 -0800

Israeli beauty
I hadn’t given too much real thought to the Israeli cosmetics industry until I was asked to do a kind of global piece...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:31:51 -0800

‘I just went out to get milk, and I’ll be right back’
I may not be in Israel right now, but I want it to be known that someone is constantly in my home. It’s not empty!...
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Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:44:14 -0800

Nostalgia Sunday – Sugar and… rice?
I came across Israel Superbrands 2009 while book shopping the other day and stopped short in my tracks. The book, large and...
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