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Making Aliyah: Jerusalem, it's a heck of a town

When I see artists painting the same stone arches and cobblestone streets that I walk through every day, I think to myself, "Jerusalem, it's a heck of a town." When I walk into Jaffa Gate, and I'm not the least bit surprised to see a camel si...

Old/New World Discourse: Yomim Noraim 5769: Civility

Rimmonim and Lulavim are among the many signs and symbols indigenous to this holiest of holiday periods. Also, white clothing, new jewelry, special prayer books, plus calls to loved ones, to ask for forgiveness, frequently mark this sacrosanct time. Ju...

Tales from the Towers: Israeli girls are prettier

Twice a year we must cope with that disconcerting matter regarding our clocks. A few days earlier we are urged by newspaper, TV and radio that it's time to move our clocks to wintertime. And as if this would not be enough, friends all around remind us again...

Israel Stories: Jobs for the boys

Standing by the side of the road, in car parks or near building sites stand the foreign workers. Those colorful chaps that make our country so cosmopolitan, as one politically incorrect politician announced. Asians, Africans and Europeans, merry bands of mi...

Journey into Zionism: What I learned from Kibbutz Ketura

People often ask me why a college graduate would want to volunteer on a kibbutz, especially when presented with the alternative internship option through OTZMA. You learn to get used to that kind of thing when you major in sociology at a university most ...
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