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The summer is heating up in Jerusalem. According to the countdown at Haaretz, there are only 53 days until the pullout. For those of you who don’t know what “the pullout” is, well, wake up, read something, turn on CNN! It’s too complicated to explain here. It’s enough to say that it’s a big political […]

Earlier this month Yaacov and I went to the Pride Parade in Tel Aviv. It was a lot of fun - great weather (not too hot!), friends, and entertainment. Pride in Tel Aviv is a big event. There’s a rally, then the parade, and a festival afterwards. I wasn’t up for a long day of […]

As I sit here and type this, I’m a little uncomfortable. I went to the beach in Tel Aviv yesterday with my friend Demetri and forgot my sunscreen. Demetri, being the kind-hearted Greek guy he is, let me borrow his - SPF 2! Well, I got more sun than I wanted, but it’s not too […]

I made a new friend this week. You can find out more about him at http://adamlavitt.blogspot.com/. Yesterday Adam and I took a walk to the Sherover Promenade. I should have taken my camera - but you can see the pictures at the link.
Today I am going to Tel Aviv to hang out at the beach […]

Y and I went to brunch at Cacao today. I ordered the “Israeli” breakfast which includes two eggs, salad (small pieces of cucumber and tomato), soft cheese, a few olives, and bread.
I am working on ordering in Hebrew and I asked Y what the words for scrambled eggs are in Hebrew. He said, “beitsa (egg) […]