Nineteenth in an ongoing series JERUSALEM — If there is one thing that can unite countries as diverse as Ireland, Russia, and Israel, it is music, whether through music ringtones or live performances. Every year, an estimated 100 million to 600 million people in Europe (and throughout the world) gather in homes and bars to […]
Entries Tagged as 'Letters from Israel'
Music Ringtones: The Spectacle of Eurovision
May 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Letters from Israel, Music
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Letter from Israel: The Meaning of Israel
May 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Bible, Boston, Business, Christianity, Civil Liberties, Culture, Economics, Entertainment, Europe, Finance, Islam, Israel, Jihad, Judaism, Letters from Israel, Palestine, Personal, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Russia, The Middle East, War on Terror, terrorism
Eighteenth in an ongoing series JERUSALEM — As I have lived in Israel for more than two years, I have observed the many complexities and contradictions of life — both positive and negative — in the Holy Land. I frequently describe this place to Westerners as the perfect combination of heaven and hell, and I […]
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Letter from Israel: The Politics of Language
May 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Civil Liberties, Culture, Education, Islam, Israel, Judaism, Language, Letters from Israel, Palestine, Personal, Politics, Religion, The Middle East
Seventeenth in an ongoing series RISHON LEZION, Israel — So I was visiting a friend of mine when I decided to take the family’s dog for a walk around the block after dinner. The father had named him “Rocky” after the fictional fighter seemingly because he was so large, and the dog had always taken […]
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Letter from Israel: Me and the Israeli Arab
November 24th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Business, Civil Liberties, Culture, Economics, Immigration, Islam, Israel, Judaism, Law, Letters from Israel, Palestine, Personal, Politics, Religion, Russia, Sports, The Middle East, War on Terror
Sixteenth in an ongoing series RISHON LEZION, Israel — “Why hire a non-Jew when you can hire a Jew?” That was the response of a local bar owner when I asked him, out of curiosity, whether he would hire an Israeli Arab as a bartender or waitress if the person were attractive, friendly, and experienced. Earlier […]
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Letter from Israel: The Bright Side of Life
May 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Bible, Business, Culture, Entertainment, Humor, Israel, Judaism, Letters from Israel, Personal, Privacy, Religion, The Middle East, Torah
Fifteenth in an ongoing series RISHON LEZION, Israel — So much of Westerners hear about the Middle East is serious. As a result, most people probably do not know the bright side of life here (with apologies to Monty Python). So here is a list of ten, random anecdotes that you might find interesting. 1. […]
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III">Letter from Israel: Stories from the Desert III
April 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Anti-Semitism, Bible, Culture, Europe, Food, Health, Israel, Judaism, Letters from Israel, Personal, Religion, The Middle East, War
Fourteenth in an ongoing series RISHON LEZION, Israel — Here are some more anecdotes that I thought people might find interesting. Remembering the Holocaust From sundown today until sundown tomorrow, Israel is now observing Holocaust Remembrance Day. Every country has its national holidays, but this day honoring the six million Jews who were murdered […]
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II">Letter from Israel: Stories from the Desert II
March 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Anti-Semitism, Business, Civil Liberties, Culture, Islam, Israel, Judaism, Letters from Israel, Palestine, Personal, Politics, Red Sox, Religion, Russia, Soccer, Sports, The Middle East, War, War on Terror
Thirteenth in an ongoing series RISHON LEZION, Israel — Here are some more anecdotes that I thought people might find interesting. — The Sporting Life In the United States, people generally support sports teams that are closest geographically. Bostonians root for the Red Sox, and people near St. Louis like the Cardinals. In Israel, however, people […]
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Letter from Israel: Stories from the Desert I
March 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Anti-Semitism, Bible, Britain, Christianity, Culture, Dating, Europe, Feminism, Food, Immigration, India, Islam, Israel, Judaism, Law, Letters from Israel, Palestine, Personal, Politics, Religion, Russia, Sex, The Middle East, Torah, War on Terror
Twelfth in an ongoing series RISHON LEZION, Israel — Here are some anecdotes that I thought people might find interesting. — The Five People You Meet in Israel The Hippie — Most likely a young person who just came back to Israel after spending two years traveling in Latin America or India after finishing their […]
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