Top 10 Places to Visit and Love in Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem
For most American tourists visiting Israel, frequenting our distant shores can be synonymous to a 7 year-old stepping into a candy shop. There’s just too much of a good thing to go around…
So where do you go if you’re a hard-working businessman with little time on your hands to make the most of your Holy Land experience? We’ve come up with a list of the top 10 places to visit in Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem, Israel’s top two tourist attractions.
My Top 7 Chicago Bulls of All Time
1. Michael Jordan (1984-’93, 1995-’98) – Who else?? AKA “MJ,””Air Jordan,” “His Airness”- and no, ain’t never been a better playa in NBA history than Air Mike! Jordan was bigger…
The War of Ideas: Sickly left posts video showing random Jews and Arabs kissing
In his collection of political articles titled, “War of Ideas” former Likud MK Moshe Feiglin discusses the crucial differences in thinking between the Left and Right. Feiglin realized the need…
Top Stories from 2015
Happy New Year’s, free world! Let’s make 2016 better than 2015–maybe that includes a few actual victories over ISIS, a Republican in the White House (yes, I’ll take Trump over Hillary any day of the week), the demise of both Russia and Turkey, and who knows–maybe a few Bulls championships in the coming decade…
The Use–and misuse of Grammar in today’s world
In today’s world, there are a lot of rather unusual ways English grammar comes to the forefront of everyday life. Take the rap industry for example. They’ve come up with…
Black Lives Matter and BDS: Exploited and Blind
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement formally allying itself with the BDS Boycott Divestment and Sanctions campaign, there has been an attempt on the part of Zionist activist…
Clueless American Jews Support Iran Deal; Don’t Know what “Iran” is
American Jews don’t care about the Iran Deal, the outcome of the Iran Deal, Iran itself–or anything of significance for that matter. Plenty of American Jews have no concept of…
Why they hate us: Anti-Semitism Explained
The Jewish people have been persecuted since the dawn of mankind. When Abraham, the first Jew, sets out on his quest to reveal the true G-d and rid the world…
Dealing with and Overcoming Internet Addiction
So I set out to research this new, mostly-unexplored phenomenon and discovered a world hereto unknown to me. Keep the following two points in mind while reading this: 1) If an activity doesn’t help you progress on a personal/career level, there’s no reason for engaging in it. 2) If you know that you have a short attention span and get carried away with destructive activities, that, may be in itself reason enough to at limit Internet consumption.
Top 5 Dos and Don’ts of Facebook Etiquette
I’ve been using Facebook since 2005. While over the initial seven-eight years of being hooked on the Father/Son/Holy Spirit combo of Social Media, I gathered no more than 700 Friends, I’m currently at 1,308.
U.N. Anti-semitism and Seinfeld Elections in Israel–a message from Steve Toltz
Shalom Friends and Family, I know it’s been a while since I’ve written, but I’ve been busy with work and, despite what you may hear at home, there hasn’t been…
Prominent Minority Activists Lead Panel Discussion at Tel-Aviv University on Intl’l Human Rights Day
Yesterday (Tues, 11/12), the Im Tirzu movement held two panel discussions related to the international celebration of “Human Rights Day.” Prominent activists from the right attended and made it clear…
Top 7 Job Sites in Israel
I’m looking for a new career opportunity after a Copywriter position in Tel-Aviv ran its course. While I have 10+ years of experience, speak fluent English, Hebrew and Russian, am a…
Taking Stock of 2014: Giving Back but not Giving in
Israel’s population grew by almost 200,000 individuals in 2014 according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. Some-176,230 babies were born in the Jewish year 5774 which culminated on Sept. 25th,…
Israeli Hockey Player Makes IDF History
The IDF has recognized a hockey player as a “top athlete” for the first time. The military sports board has decided to present Yuval Rosenthal (19), an ice hockey phenom,…
Can’t We All Just Get Along? …Because Politics are Important but Friendship Comes First!
No, I’m not talking Jews and Arabs or Israelis and ‘Palestinians‘, or the nations of the world. I’m talking about Israelis among themselves. I’m also not evoking lofty concepts like…
An Interview with Chaya Chertok
It was a breezy night in Jerusalem. People from around the world were dining in fancy restaurants in the city center. Chaya Chertok, a close friend of mine from Chicago,…
Gypsy Jazz in Israel
It is no secret that Israelis love music. Besides Jacob’s Ladder Folk Festival for Irish, bluegrass and folk music enthusiasts, there are festivals for lovers of jazz, guitar, oud and…
Shadchanim Giving Singles False Hope
As a precursor to this here expose, here’s a link to an article covering the Top 5 Jewish dating sites that I’ve seen many people taking interest in. As someone…
Interview with Orit Arfa: Singer, Poet, Political Junky, Visionary, Freedom-Lover, All Purpose Human Being
ran into Orit Arfa, a passionate, highly motivated young while scanning Youtube for some new and exciting Israeli voices. There she was imitating the famous American diva Miley Cyrus and at the same time calling on Diaspora Jews to make Aliya to Israel and help settle the Jewish homeland.
Coffee on the Run
One of the noticeable things about walking through Manhattan is the high percentage of people sipping from large cups of coffee in paper cups. While it’s true that most of…
(Former) LA Clippers Owner, Donald Sterling: Idiot; His ex-girlfriend, V. Stiviano: Worse
When (former) LA Clippers basketball team owner, Donald Sterling told his (former) girlfriend, V. Stiviano, who happens to be half Latino, half black, that Israel treats blacks “like slaves,” that…
Haveil Havelim–Week of the J’lem Marathon ‘n a Whole Lot of Other Thangs
So here we are again, hosting yet another Haveil Havelim. We find ourselves bowing to American pressure to release murderers with Jewish blood on their hands, unable to do much about the continuous abuse of Jewish rights on the Temple Mt., desperately pleading with the American president
Tel Aviv’s Love of Selfies
It could be that residents of Tel Aviv are just happy people or possibly oozing with self-confidence, but now there is actual data proving their commitment to sharing their personal…
Gay Pride Parade? Just Not in Israel Please!
These are the basic questions that people should start asking themselves. Are we an “open” society that allows anyone and everyone to do as they please or are we a Jewish state with moral clarity? Does a Jewish state mean that homosexuals should be allowed to hold “Gay Pride” parades at their whim? What does it mean to be an “open” society? Should we be “open” to injustice and suffering or should we be “open” to positive behavior? What is the definition of “positive behavior?”