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So you think you know Hebrew, watch this
After ulpan, the real Hebrew proficiency exam should entail watching funny TV shows like Hayisraelim and Ktzarim and seeing if you laugh at all the right places. No scantrons. No multiple choice. Just laughs. You can practice for this non-existent exam by checking out the Reshet Video Machine. This all-powerful video machine has [...]
All purpose Shabbat Elevator
Thanks to Life in Israel for making me crack up… I think this video clip is from the Israeli TV show, Ktzarim (shorts.. as in short skits, not the short pants). Unfortunately, the quality is not so great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr5DTEtxtUM
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Phone numbers and links for internet providers in Israel
It’s happened plenty of times by now. Feelings of helplessness and frustration start to take over as I realize the Internet stopped working and am all too aware of how dependent I am on it. Especially since I mostly work from home. But, no matter how much I disconnect the [...]
Israel’s education system: 3 hours a day is sufficient
As most people returned to a normal workweek after the never ending Sukkot holiday, the teachers in my “little sister“’s school in Jerusalem have decided that 3 hours a day for the next 3 months will give kids a decent education. You guessed it, the teachers are on strike again leaving kids to figure out [...]
Essential Israel websites for postal needs, directions, movies, bus routes, and more
I know it might seem like a strange combination, but this is a collection of tremendously helpful Israel websites that I always come back to and wanted to share.
Post Office: Displays all the post office locations in Jerusalem and their crazy hours because who can remember when they take their 4 hour lunch breaks. [...]
Warning: Prepare for false gumball hopes this Sukkot
It would seem cruel to put gumballs in arms reach of a little child and then forbid him from eating them. But, in a stroke of genius, the Jerusalem municipality that we have all come to love (and hate), has done exactly that. The municipality decided to set up a sukkah in Kikar Safra and [...]
Jerusalem got much funnier last night
These two guys above, Avi Liberman and Benji Lovitt put on an awesome comedy show last night at the Begin Center. As in Menachim Begin, not ’start here’ I haven’t had such a good laugh in a long time. Although you can never recapture the jokes you hear at a comedy show, I am [...]
Janglo goes comments, where’s the heads up?
As we know, Janglo, the can’t-function-without-it Jerusalem Anglo community website has undergone many changes - starting out as a Yahoo group and transitioning to a more user-friendly site at janglo.net with RSS feeds, an event calendar, and now the most revolutionary feature- comments. Previously, when someone would post something common, like today’s FREESWAP: [...]
Awesome Sukkot Video
Here’s another one of Molly’s awesome and funny videos, “Sukkot Shake”. Happy Sukkot and enjoy the video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC4IVe61p-0
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The light rail delayed, new form of transportation takes off
Here’s a shocker - the light rail has been delayed yet again and will be completed by the year two thousand and never. So, while we sit around and wait for an update, there’s a new mode of transportation gaining popularity - the sneaker. Here’s a preview of this new technologically advanced system that [...]
