A few minutes ago I saw in my stats (yeah, I can be a little bit obsessive about those sometimes) that someone tried to use the contact form to send me an email (around 8pm, Israel time). After not receiving any email, I checked my blog setup and discovered that the contact form was not [...]
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Contact Form & Photos
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Smart Trash Recycling
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Here’s a new piece of Israel-born ingenuity. From the creator of the Arrow defense missile, we now have…Arrow garbage recycling:
The idea sounded simple enough: to treat solid waste using water. But their point of origin, says Zadik, was revolutionary. “Europe was still considering how to treat segregated trash, and assumed they could teach the public [...]
Here’s a new piece of Israel-born ingenuity. From the creator of the Arrow defense missile, we now have…Arrow garbage recycling:
The idea sounded simple enough: to treat solid waste using water. But their point of origin, says Zadik, was revolutionary. “Europe was still considering how to treat segregated trash, and assumed they could teach the public [...]
Hard to Stay Hidden
Sunday, May 18th, 2008
So far, I have been outed (ie: identified by someone who I know in real life as being connected with this blog) by new friends and neighbors at a pretty fast pace. Each Shabbat (which is the only time when you have any real interactions with people beyond those who live on your street and [...]
So far, I have been outed (ie: identified by someone who I know in real life as being connected with this blog) by new friends and neighbors at a pretty fast pace. Each Shabbat (which is the only time when you have any real interactions with people beyond those who live on your street and [...]
Tax Avoidance vs. Tax Evasion
Friday, May 16th, 2008
I saw a response to my Taxes in Israel II post by “Kalashnikover_Rebbe” on Hashkafa.com:
I was actually almost in this situation (in the end I didn’t end up working so it was irrelevant). I would just “neglect to inform” the Israeli government about that income and pay the MUCH lower US taxes. But ideally I [...]
I saw a response to my Taxes in Israel II post by “Kalashnikover_Rebbe” on Hashkafa.com:
I was actually almost in this situation (in the end I didn’t end up working so it was irrelevant). I would just “neglect to inform” the Israeli government about that income and pay the MUCH lower US taxes. But ideally I [...]
The Halachot of Dogs
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Like most places in Israel, there are lots of dogs where I live. Some are wild (there is suppossed to be a guy whose job it is to catch them and bring them to the pound) and some are “domesticated”, living in people’s houses. There seem to be lots of families with dogs here, and [...]
Like most places in Israel, there are lots of dogs where I live. Some are wild (there is suppossed to be a guy whose job it is to catch them and bring them to the pound) and some are “domesticated”, living in people’s houses. There seem to be lots of families with dogs here, and [...]
Repercussions of Low Dollar vs. Shekel
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
See The Dollar Effect on Israel’s Real Estate Market:
For the first time in four years it looks like there is a reason for prices to drop in the attractive Israeli real estate market. The main culprit is the low dollar. Foreign buyers from the US may be deterred from buying due to the combination of [...]
See The Dollar Effect on Israel’s Real Estate Market:
For the first time in four years it looks like there is a reason for prices to drop in the attractive Israeli real estate market. The main culprit is the low dollar. Foreign buyers from the US may be deterred from buying due to the combination of [...]
Better than the Ten Commandments
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Check out this 6 minute short-movie of the Pesach story.
Check out this 6 minute short-movie of the Pesach story.
Yad Binyamin
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
We are moving to Yad Binyamin.
We first heard about Yad Binyamin from some friends a few years ago. We had been talking about potential communities to live in, Yad Binyamin came up in conversation as one of the new "in", up-and-coming communities in Israel that Americans (including young families) were beginning to flock to. As [...]
We are moving to Yad Binyamin.
We first heard about Yad Binyamin from some friends a few years ago. We had been talking about potential communities to live in, Yad Binyamin came up in conversation as one of the new "in", up-and-coming communities in Israel that Americans (including young families) were beginning to flock to. As [...]
Meat by the Number
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
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 [...]
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 [...]
Women and Cake
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Last night, Adina made a frosted chocolate cake to bring to work, in honor of one of her coworker’s birthday (who wouldn’t want some cake for their birthday?). I forgot to remind her to take it this morning, and when I spoke with her, asked her if she had remembered. She had, and I said [...]
Last night, Adina made a frosted chocolate cake to bring to work, in honor of one of her coworker’s birthday (who wouldn’t want some cake for their birthday?). I forgot to remind her to take it this morning, and when I spoke with her, asked her if she had remembered. She had, and I said [...]
