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Israel: a dog’s best friend
Two weeks ago I rescued a dog from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Israel, one of several animal shelters in Tel Aviv. My family always had dogs as pets, and I thought adopting my first puppy would add a dimension of fullness to my fledgling life here in Tel Aviv. The special [...]
The diva of Middle East weather: Israeli rain!
Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin’? In the lane, slow is glistenin’. A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight. Walkin’ in a winter wonderland.
WTF???
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Very taxing: dealing with the Israeli taxman!
“You don’t even have to file here.”
“You need to file, but you won’t pay anything, because you’re an Oleh Chadash.”
“The system is set up here so that people can work “black” (tax free).”
“You need to register as self-employed.”
“No one cares how you are paid. They expect you to not report the income.”
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Life in Israel: Go mop that floor with a squeegee…
I don’t even know if “squeegee” is the right thing to call it. Israelis might call it a magav, but I’m not sure about that. You know how the symbol for Capricorn is the body of a goat…with the torso of a man on top? Well, that’s sort of like what the magav is. It’s [...]
Aliyah 2 dot 0
Last month I visited home for the first time since making Aliyah in March. And now I’m back. Yeah, so now what? Well, I know one thing: whatever happens next, it has to be more than before. More? More what? More varied-rich-fulfilling-new-risky-complex…for starters. I mean that’s the whole point of building a life somewhere; it has to grow.
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The very last 10 signs your Israel tourist visa expired…a while ago!
Wrapping up this series of things some of us have gotten used to over time, here are the final 10 signs (the nails in the coffin) you might have forgotten to visit the Israeli Ministry of Interior in quite a while…and if you’re looking for practical info on getting an Israeli visa you should take [...]
The population of Israel: some stats
In recognition of the Jewish New Year, the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics published their annual report a few days ago. It makes for some interesting reading, if stats on the population of Israel is your cup of tea. To sum it all up: Israel is growing steadily and its citizens are living longer, with [...]
Holy Moses! More signs your Israel tourist visa has expired…
Continuing on with this popular series of little things some of us have gotten used to over time, here are yet another 10 signs you might have forgotten to visit the Israeli Ministry of Interior in quite a while…and if you’re looking for practical info on getting an Israeli visa you should take a look [...]
Even more signs your Israel tourist visa has expired…
Continuing on from these three posts, here are yet another 10 signs you might have forgotten to visit the Ministry of Interior in quite a while…while those of you looking for practical info on getting an Israeli visa should take a look over here…
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Israel’s Crack Problem
There is entirely too much ass crack on display in this country. Think I’m joking? I’m not. If you’ve been here more than five minutes, you know what I’m talking about.
In America, it’s a cliché: the fat, unattractive plumber type – kneeling down to fix a leak and oblivious that his unappealing [...]
Yet another 10 signs that your Israel tourist visa has expired…
Continuing on from the posts of 10 signs your Israel tourist visa has expired and Another 10 signs… here are yet another 10 signs you might have forgotten to visit the Ministry of Interior in quite a while…
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Another 10 signs your Israel tourist visa has expired
Continuing on from last week’s post of 10 signs your Israel tourist visa has expired - or perhaps more appropriately, You know you’ve been in Israel too long when… - here are another 10 signs you might have forgotten to visit the Ministry of Interior in quite a while…
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- Picture of the Week XLIII March 4, 2010
- Picture of the Week XLII February 25, 2010
- Picture of the Week XLI February 18, 2010
- A Toddler’s Guide to Nazareth February 16, 2010
- Picture of the Week XL February 11, 2010
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- Israel hearing condemnation of settlement plans (source: israelherald.com) March 10, 2010
- Faction heads ask Biden for Pollard’s release (source: israelherald.com) March 10, 2010
- Peres asks leading rabbi to compromise on conversion bill (source: bignewsnetwork.com) March 10, 2010
- Corrie family lawyer demands new IDF criminal probe (source: bignewsnetwork.com) March 10, 2010
- Hundreds hold mock Seder to highlight hungry children plight (source: bignewsnetwork.com) March 10, 2010
- Woman arrested for suspected euthanasia attempt on son (source: bignewsnetwork.com) March 10, 2010
