This Shabbat we ate a meal with a couple visiting from the US. Part of the conversation (as usual this year) was about shemittah, how difficult it is to observe, what to buy and what not to buy, etc. Then, as another example of something else that they might find interesting about buying food in [...]

In the makolet they have a whole section of repackaged spices and snacks. Very economical way to get garlic powder, cumin, raisins and dried fruit. One of the things that they feature is banana chips. You know - thin slices of hard banana. Nice, healthy, bite-sized snack, right?
Think again. For those too lazy to check [...]

When we made aliyah nearly two years ago, we moved to an apartment in Kochav Yaakov. We had looked at a number of different communities, and eventually settled on Kochav Yaakov because of its location, friendliness, diversity, religious orientation and demographics. It was a wonderful place to come to right off of the plane. We [...]

I bet the person who searched for "naked aliyah" was in for a shock when they clicked on the third search result and landed here (Here is the post that drew them in). He he.