Posts by Rebecca:

My favorite parking spot in Israel: the half-curb

by: Rebecca

Here is a photo of my favorite parking space. I didn’t know I would ever have a favorite parking spot until I saw this one. I present to you Jerusalem’s official (painted lines and all) half on the sidewalk/ half off the sidewalk parking spot. In the background of the picture you can even see a car parked on a slant.

January 30, 2008 | Easily Amused, Jerusalem Scene | 2 Comments

Where the @#$*& is my bus? Using the online Egged bus schedule

by: Rebecca

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If you want to find me in Jerusalem, I’m probably the tall girl running, arms flailing, out of breath, trying to catch the number 18 bus. Either that, or I’m drooling at the bus stop in what seems like eternity waiting for the bus to come.

Luckily, my friend showed me how to navigate the tricky Egged site and read the online Egged bus schedule.

Here’s how: Continue »

January 28, 2008 | Essentials, Jerusalem Scene, Wisdom Gained | 4 Comments

Sushi take-over of Jerusalem

by: Rebecca

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Just a few weeks ago, it was very difficult to come across sushi in Jerusalem, especially kosher sushi. Apparently, not anymore. It’s as if someone heard me wanting sushi and I got my wish - but did they take it too far? These sushi restaurants are starting to pop up in every Jerusalem neighborhood, including taking over what used to be a cute little cafe called Faza in the Katamon/Palmach neighborhood. I loved Faza - with their TV entertainment system in the bathroom and wireless internet. :( But I also like sushi. What to do.

Here’s the list of kosher sushi restaurants in Jerusalem I’ve come across. You can find more details and coupons at Eluna and rest.co.il. In case you’re too cold to leave your house, I’ve included the phone numbers since most of them offer delivery. I put them in order of the ones I want to try out. Continue »

January 23, 2008 | Essentials, Jerusalem Scene, Wisdom Gained | 21 Comments

Upcoming Event: One Page Play Festival

by: Rebecca

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BamatMabat, a new theater production company in Jerusalem, is putting on their first play, called “Teudat Zehut: a one page play festival”. Each play is supposedly written by a different person, showcasing the differences in people’s definition of Jewish identity and community. The concept sounds fresh and much-needed in the Jerusalem theater scene, so I plan to be there. More information in the flyer here:

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January 20, 2008 | Jerusalem Scene | Leave a Comment

The unspoken fear - unemployment

by: Rebecca

yk.pngI was reading Life in Israel’s review of blogs during the “Bush week”, I discovered a new blog, wayeshevyaaqov. It’s been a while since I’ve had the attention span to read an entire post - especially when it’s a long one. But I had no trouble getting through Ya’aqov Ben-Yehuda’s brutally honest account of being unemployed in Israel. Despite his despair about finding a new job, he decided to share valuable advice with others on what employment sites to look at, especially if you’re an English teacher (drushim, jobcentral, English Teaching Network, etc.). Ya’aqov, if you’re reading this, I put together a list of employment sites - maybe it will help you. (Just so you know, I tried to leave a comment on your blog, but I don’t have a blogger account so it wouldn’t let me.)

Ya’aqov also pointed out what seems like an unbelievably helpful website - a free faxing service within Israel. I haven’t tried it yet, but it looks awesome. As we know too well, Israel is forever stuck in the 80’s and believes that faxes are the wave of the future. Thank you, Ya’aqov, for your great tips, good luck finding a job, and I’ll pass your resume around to whoever I can.

January 18, 2008 | Wisdom Gained | 2 Comments

The most unfortunate typo ever

by: Rebecca

Jay Leno, if you’re reading this and want some headlines for your segment, feel free to to use this. This ad appeared in The Jerusalem Post almost a year ago for a women’s empowerment program, I’ve just been too lazy to put it through the scanner. No offense to The Hebrew University or their program, but I do believe they should have taken a second look at this ad before submitting it. I have to admit that it could be the most unfortunate typo I’ve ever seen. I won’t ruin it for you - see for yourself.

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January 16, 2008 | Easily Amused | 2 Comments

Yatzpan - apparently you’re not cool till you quote him

by: Rebecca

My friend Orly in my graphic design class made it clear to me - if I want to pretend to be Israeli and be her friend, the first thing I better do is catch up on my Yatzpan / Yazpan / Yatspan watching and quoting. She couldn’t get over that I didn’t know who he was. Then, other people started mentioning him - you know how it is, once you hear something, you start hearing it left and right. I realized I had some catching up to do. And fast. So, I did a handy dandy search on YouTube and started to watch Eli Yatzpan, the famous Israeli comedian/imitator/joker. You can watch him on Tuesday nights, on his show, “Shalom and Good Evening”. He does mock interviews, like the clip below, that reminds me a little of Borat/The Daily Show. Glad to know the Israelis have gotten on board.

Here’s my favorite so far - Yatzpan goes to Texas and interviews a KKK member, keeping a straight face as he reports his true feelings in Hebrew to the camera. And here’s his interview with Jerry Seinfeld.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a3WZx4CmY0

January 13, 2008 | Trying to fit in, Videos | 2 Comments

“Headlines” [funny video]

by: Rebecca

I’m not sure why, but this whole President Bush visiting thing reminded me of this hilarious clip from Keta Keta on holy virals Maybe because I’ve actually been watching the news lately.. when the cat knocks the antenna into the right position, that is. Like our other videos, I wanted to keep all my favorites in one place… Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0BDabSGI1M

January 11, 2008 | Videos | 1 Comment

Israeli view on spaghetti, meatballs, and the New Hampshire race

by: Rebecca

As I watched the sign-language translation in the corner of the six o’clock news, hoping to get a peek at how they really translate Olmert into Hebrew sign language, I perked up as the news anchor called their New Hampshire correspondent, Moshe… in an Italian restaurant. As I watched the 2 minute clip rerun of people entering this restaurant, I listened to Moshe, the owner, talk about how hungry the candidates were, piling into his restaurant as soon as they could and staying there till the late hours.

Now this is my kind of news - I couldn’t tell you a thing about the primaries or how they worked - but I could tell you that Giuliani stuffed his face with pizza in New Hampshire. Israeli Journalism at its best. Apparently, if he speaks Hebrew and he’s in America, that’s good enough for us.

Basically, Israel’s Channel 2 News seems to be ok with getting the news from this guy:

January 9, 2008 | Easily Amused | Leave a Comment

Spontaneous adventure: Israel’s last-minute travel sites

by: Rebecca

pi.pngWhenever I see a Hebrew newspaper, I pretend to read the headlines and then head straight for the last few pages to get a glimpse of all the travel deals to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Budapest, etc. for crazy prices like $200 for 4 days and nights in Istanbul. I know that these last-minute trips are reliable since my friend was lucky enough to travel to Italy through Daka90 . As for convenience… it should be noted that she left the very same day she bought the ticket.

So far, these trips haven’t worked out for me. I just have a really hard time seeing how to juggle spontaneity and responsibility. Has it suddenly become acceptable to give approximately 10 minutes notice before packing and heading off to the Netherlands for 3 nights. Is it possible to take advantage of one of these trips or is this a luxury for the non-working or rich.. which when you think about…

Here’s a list of Israeli services that offer last minute travel deals, packages, and flights. Continue »

January 6, 2008 | Essentials, Tips on saving NIS, Wisdom Gained | 8 Comments

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