The Israeli version of paddleball evokes a polarized “love/hate” reaction.
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Depression sets in at 43 seconds
Judoka Arik Zeevi’s first-round loss at the London Olympics had a devastating effect on all of Israel.
Olympic dreams dashed
With 12 days to go, an infection of the appendix sidelines swimmer’s London bid.
Ori at the Beach
I just came across Ori at the Beach, a picture book available in Hebrew/English and Hebrew/French. The simple and colorful board book written by Delphine Woda and illustrated by Daniel Deroo shows an Israeli boy playing in the sand. On …
Tel Aviv in ’60 Minutes’
Tel Aviv is the talk of the blogosphere this week, following CBS reporter Bob Simon’s declaration that the White City is “the” place to be. The segment on 60 Minutes fielded thousands of “likes” – and numerous criticisms – for …
Taking care of our children
Two soldiers died tragically yesterday in what would seem to have been preventable accidents. The incident that grabbed the top headlines was at Mount Herzl where a lighting rig fell during practice for the next week’s Independence Day ceremony, crushing …
Snow-tubing
We were all ready for snow in Jerusalem a couple of weeks back, but there was none in the end. Now snow is back in the weather for Friday, and I’ve already seen a few flurries today. But, after a …
Snake vs. kid – snake loses head, kid wins
Indiana Jones famously didn’t like snakes. Neither, apparently, did a one-year-old baby in Israel: he bit off its head and killed it. The kid is Imad Gadir from Shfaram. At some point in the early hours of the morning, little …
Internet medicine is coming: doctors protest
In my last post, I wrote about how I managed to get an MRI done in a hurry by arranging it in Beer Sheva, rather than Jerusalem where I live. The trip was a schlep, but the best part of …
You got chocolate in my wine! No, you got wine in my chocolate!
I’m a big fan of wine tastings. And an even bigger fan of chocolate. So when I had the opportunity to visit the new Tishbi tasting center, which combines both wine and gourmet imported French chocolate, my interest was piqued. …