Loop into Tel Aviv: A Guide
Published in The Loop Hong Kong, April 5, 2016 There’s a reason Tel Aviv locals call this Mediterranean city “The Bubble” — spend some...
Secrets of the Shuk: Revealed!
I write a lot in this blog about funny stories and weird occurrences in Israel. And sure, I’ve had my fair share of odd shit go down,...
You Want the Hunger? Or, a Very Weird Night in the Golan Heights
When Mike, one of my closest friends from college, announced that he was going to visit Israel in early summer, I was thrilled. I was...
Our New (New) Apartment: Tel Aviv's Most Stylish Poop Chute
You don’t really recognize the value of sunlight until it’s all but gone. Sure, that sounds like a draft of a Rolling Stones song, but...
A Bloody Night in Tel Aviv, or, How We Met Our Neighbors
Though stepping outside in August in Israel is a hellish affair, we've successfully moved into a beautiful, Mediterranean-style loft with...
A Story About Meat, A Story About Cheese... But Not Both Together.
Several of my friends have told me lately that ‘funny/weird/exciting things just seem to happen’ to me. But I would disagree. Not about...
The Time I Found God in Beersheba. Then Ate Him.
I not-so-recently found the greatest falafel stand in all of the world, and I regret that I’ve only had time to write about it now. But...
The Time A Bedouin Kid Taught Me How To Herd Sheep
Yom Kippur, as most Jews observe it, has just never been my thing. I understand the concept — to skip food and the fun luxuries of life...
Thirty Minutes at the Dead Sea: No Girls Allowed
While living in Arad for the next few months, I’ll head down once a week to Kibbutz Keturah, a gorgeous, small kibbutz tucked quite...
Hot, Dry and Just Getting Started
I’m sitting inside an bus barreling through the Negev desert, straight south to Kibbutz Ketura, deeper and deeper through endless hills...