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Finding a new gender and religion

Posted on November 4, 2018 by admin

  Originally published on SD Jewish News and World   I learned of Gavin through a comment he made on my Facebook page. He remarked there ought to be Birthright Trips for older people, especially Jews like him, ones who … Continue reading →

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Jumping Head First Into Israel’s Politics

Posted on October 8, 2018 by admin

My final transformation from a visitor to Israel, to a student in Israel to a citizen of Israel, culminated in going to an election talk by an Israeli politician. In the basement of the ZOA* House on Ibn Gvirol Street, … Continue reading →

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Update- My Thoughts Three Years Later.

Posted on August 13, 2018 by admin

It’s a hot summer night and I am sitting in my apartment, in Tel Aviv and I am going through my inbox deleting old emails. 2018, 2017, 2016 and in 2015, I start seeing the emails. I suddenly realize that … Continue reading →

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Passover in Israel

Posted on April 16, 2018 by admin

My cousin took out the Hagada and began to read. The first prayer read: “Today we are here, but next year we will be free in Israel.”  We all laughed. This is clearly a Hagada written for a Passover abroad. … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve in Tel Aviv

Posted on January 10, 2018 by admin

I love New Year’s Eve. I love it because I grew up in Soviet Union where it was the biggest holiday of the year. It was not religious or ideologic, it was all about family. Families saved up food for … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Tel Aviv

Posted on December 30, 2017 by admin

A few years ago I spent a couple days in Haifa. I was there around Christmas time and I was amazed at all of the Christmas decorations, the Christmas trees, the Santas. I forgot that there are Christian and Muslim … Continue reading →

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Hanukkah in Tel Aviv

Posted on December 29, 2017 by admin

  I’ve never spent Hanukkah in Israel. At least not in the way as a non-tourist where I get to take it all in. So I can’t tell if what I witnessed was new or old but here are some … Continue reading →

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Dear Palestinians- Don’t Shoot At Me Over Trump, Join Me In Protest Against Trump.

Posted on December 9, 2017 by admin

  Dear Palestinians, I’m a Jew living in Israel. I was a Jew in my passport when I was born. I didn’t choose this. No country ever gave me full citizenship and made me belong. The only place in the … Continue reading →

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5778

Posted on September 21, 2017 by admin

I like the number eight. As long as I can remember, eight has been my favorite number. Seven might be the lucky number, but 8 is my favorite. I say this because today, the Jewish world turns 5778.  I don’t … Continue reading →

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Bar Mitzvah at Temple Emanu-El

Posted on June 18, 2017 by admin

I went to Temple Emanu-El today. A temple that has produced a lot of leaders in San Diego. I expected something special because of the many stories I have heard of this synagogue on a hill in historically Jewish San … Continue reading →

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