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Shmita Unplugged- laws, loopholes, and support groups
As Jerry Seinfeld might put it, what’s the deal with shmita? This is my first time in Israel for a Shmita year and I’ve tried to understand all the laws and practices about 15 times and I still have a blank look on my face. Luckily, I found a handy dandy Shmita FAQ by Rabbi [...]
Funny Yom Kippur video, is that allowed?
Yom, Yam, Yum, whatever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsa1rbz1bsk
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My heart is in Jerusalem, but my hairgel is in America
It’s so awesome when parents come to visit for the holidays, bringing with them hugs, delicious meals, and the inevitable requests from America. Oh America, the land of toiletrees from Target and Costco. I think it was David Kilimnick, a Jerusalem comedian, who said something like,”We may have made aliyah, but we’re the only Israelis [...]
The Internet is snapping in two, my brain soon to follow
My life is starting to occur somewhere between the virtual world of blogs, emails, and Facebook and the real in-the-flesh world of cooking, taking care of my cats, and learning Illustrator. And it’s makin me a little cuckoo. I’m not the only one, either. And while my social skills may be plummeting, at [...]
Hold up, Everybody Stop. YouTube is a college course
I wonder if Misrad HaStudentim would pay for you to get a degree in YouTube. Probably not, but Pitzer college in California is offering a course called “Learning from YouTube“. Is it me or has the world gone crrrazy. I mean, theater appreciation was one thing, even Yiddish was acceptable, but YouTube? Although I [...]
Movie theaters in Israel = oy vey
Seret.co.il has been scouted. The movie’s been selected. The time’s been arranged. The friend’s are notified. And now your off to… weeee… the movies. And then as soon as you get there, it hits you, in the form of a spiked blond-streaked, tight-jeaned, no deodarant-ed 12 year old male pushing his [...]
Misrad HaKlita and Misrad HaStudentim duke it out
VS.
Think the logos and websites are confusing? Just wait till you start talking to the offices.
Someone requested that I cover this topic so here’s all I know on the subject of Misrad HaKlita(absorption) vs. Misrad HaStudentim (student authority) . Please verify the information with the right office, as the info changes all the time (naturally).
Misrad [...]
Michelle Citrin’s Rosh Hashanah video
Cute R”H video, thanks to Michelle Citrin, a Rutgers University and birthright israel alumnae!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOTOdBzSpYc
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Sweet Rosh Hashana Videos
Two of the top 10 Rosh Hashana videos on YouTube were created by the big felafel’s very own writer and movie-maker extraordinaire - Molly. These videos were created during that fuzzy, strange period when we were working for Oleh! (the exclamation was part of the name) and SinaiMail.
In short, Molly makes some amazing videos. Just [...]
Tricky clocks
Oh, clocks, why can’t the summer just last forever.
Here’s what to do: In Israel, on Saturday night, September 16, stay up until 2am and change your clock so the time says 1am.
I hope my cell phone will do it automatically so I can go to bed before 2.
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