It’s late (1:38 am) and thanks to napping all day after my red eye flight back from Portland, Oregon, I can’t sleep. I broke chametz fast via a pizza-fest with Ruby K and company while hearing about his honeymoon trip to Israel. It sounded fantastic.
He said something which stuck with me: it was lovely to [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Next year in [a not fucked up] Jerusalem
April 28th, 2008 Filed under: Israel. 0 Comments
Plastic wrap protects Cohanim from cemetaries
You’re kidding me. Ultra-orthodox riots on El Al apparently are more common than we might think. But other than protesting the showing of movies by Bratslavers on their way to Ukraine, apparently waddling Cohanim in plastic wrap is how to avoid that sticky issue of flying over cemetaries:
In 2002, a flight crew had to prevent [...]
April 17th, 2008 Filed under: Humor and Judaism. 0 Comments
“I Stand Accused” by Sayed Kashua
I couldn’t find this in Haaretz’s archive anymore, but it’s a hilarious example of Sayed Kashua’s satirical style. More about him: Kashua writes satiric columns for Ha’aretz daily newspaper and local Jerusalem weekly, Kol Ha’Ir. In a humorous, tongue-in-cheek style, he addresses the complex identity issues faced by Arab citizens of Israel. Kashua’s satiric column, [...]
April 15th, 2008 Filed under: Humor and Israel. 0 Comments
These ain’t no skinny jeans
I wear carpenter pants because they feel closer to kung fu uniforms. And, when you kick, they don’t crush your nuts. This is why I don’t wear tighter jeans. But don’t take my word for it — just ask Chuck:
April 14th, 2008 Filed under: Humor and Kung Fu. 1 Comment
Orthodox feminist jokes crack me up
The unique problems of yeshiva life:
“Are you looking at my elbows? I’m up here.” — Dvora
April 11th, 2008 Filed under: Humor and Judaism. 2 Comments
Zionist joke of the day
There’s an old Bundist joke from the 20’s: What’s the definition of a Zionist? A Zionist is one Jew who gives money to a second Jew so that a third Jew can go live in Palestine.
April 10th, 2008 Filed under: Humor and Israel. 0 Comments
How the hell did I get here?
I just realized that I’ve started a new job. It’s been a couple weeks now and I’m stunned that I’m employed somewhere else, in a foreign city which gets less foreign by the year, involved with amazing people I’ve only known for a couple years at best, doing surprisingly important work in various organizations, with [...]
April 8th, 2008 Filed under: Musings. 0 Comments
The minds of two terrorists
Two shockingly intimate interviews, one this first-person article published in Der Speigel from a Qassam-making shed in Gaza and the other with a disillusioned Al-Aqsa commander from Jenin in Haaretz. A view into the minds of two terrorists, one active and the other depressed.
I have no time for extended commentary except to say that the two [...]
April 4th, 2008 Filed under: Israel, Musings, War and X-posted to Jewschool. 0 Comments
