I find this picture to be very representative of something right that is going on in Israel (taken from the Muqata):

They may not be religious. They may not pray every day. They may not even own a kippah.
But they still feel that it is important to say a prayer before going into combat to save [...]

Here is what this post is not about:

How do I get an American company to pay me a salary or hire me as a contractor while I am living in Israel?
How do I get anyone to pay me a US-level salary while I am living in Israel?

You are on your own to answer those (my [...]

In 1994, a Jewish soldier named Nachshon Wachsman was kidnapped by Hamas (while they were still only a horrible group of murderers). On a Sunday evening they arrived at a trempiyada (hitchhiking post) in central Israel dressed as Hasidic Jews, with sefarim (Jewish religious books) on the dashboard, and with Jewish music playing on the [...]

Yes, this was the actual headline.

One year ago today Hashem sent us a present.

Happy Birthday Moshe!

Israel is in turmoil (what’s new?). On the one hand, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has just completed a tour of Europe in which he sought (and failed to receive) support for his long-announced plans for “convergence” – a unilateral withdrawal from most of the West Bank. After European and American leaders [...]

The latest talk from the leaders of the Israeli government is that they will be willing to withdraw from at least 90% of the West Bank in order to make room for a new Palestinian State (my objections to this are here). If this were to come to pass, somewhere between one hundred and two [...]

Adina was going to a lecture in the adjoining community (Tel Zion) tonight. On the way, she gave a tremp (hitchhike/lift) to someone she knew, along with this person’s baby and 4 year old brother (yes, you read that correctly).
Another detail: her family (ie: parents, and the ten or so kids still in the house) [...]

So we were just trying to call someone using our land line. And we received a message saying: “This call cannot be completed because the user has not paid their phone bill”. Adina remarked: “That’s kind of embarassing that the whole world gets told when you don’t pay your phone bill”. So we tried a [...]

The headlines have been awash in recent weeks regarding the referendum in the Palestinian-controlled areas of Israel. In short, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has declared that there will be a referendum in the upcoming future (the date keeps moving forward, but it looks like it will happen sometime soon). Hamas has been opposed to this [...]