I'm obligated to hold my judgments until after the concert but I must say he kind of looks like a douche:
Right? Kind of like he's Adam Duritz's twin Israeli brother?
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Idan Raichel
Tonight as a group we are going to an Idan Raichel concert in Jerusalem. I really know nothing about him or his music but the always reliable Wikipedia tells me that his music is "distinctive for its fusion of electronics, traditional Hebrew texts, Middle Eastern and Ethiopian music." I'm not sure if that is a good or a bad thing but MASA has been kind enough to pay for our tickets and OTZMA is providing transportation (say whaaaaaa?), so I will be attending.
I'm obligated to hold my judgments until after the concert but I must say he kind of looks like a douche:
Right? Kind of like he's Adam Duritz's twin Israeli brother?
I'm obligated to hold my judgments until after the concert but I must say he kind of looks like a douche:
Right? Kind of like he's Adam Duritz's twin Israeli brother?
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
יש לי ספמפם
יש לי ספמפם
I have a little mustache, just like someone we all know from the history books!
Charlie Chaplin!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Cheeseburgers
I don't necessarily prefer cheese on a burger, but when you are in Israel and well most things are kosher, let's say you gain a little more appreciation for putting cheese on a burger. Of course adding grilled onions an over easy egg and a piece of steak on the burger doesn't hurt either.
That's what I had last night, and it was glorious.
Today we went to a few communities in the Negev, and let's just say that the Hebrew Israelite Community is pretty crazy. I don't mean to judge (well maybe I do), but they think it's common knowledge that when an animal is killed for food, it's scared soul enters said food. It's one thing to say as a whole humans eat too much red meat, that's probably true. It's another thing to say as a matter of fact that when humans eat red meat they are having the scared soul of a killed animal enter their own, that's probably not true.
They are also vegan and we had the opportunity to eat their food for dinner tonight. They made vegan shnitzel and vegan burgers, safe to say those both taste better when it's made with actual meat. A lot of the people in the group seemed to agree the food was really good, but how could you compare salad and tofu patties to the picture above? You just can't.
Go here or here to read more about the Hebrew Israelite Community and make up your own opinion, I think you already know mine.
That's what I had last night, and it was glorious.
Today we went to a few communities in the Negev, and let's just say that the Hebrew Israelite Community is pretty crazy. I don't mean to judge (well maybe I do), but they think it's common knowledge that when an animal is killed for food, it's scared soul enters said food. It's one thing to say as a whole humans eat too much red meat, that's probably true. It's another thing to say as a matter of fact that when humans eat red meat they are having the scared soul of a killed animal enter their own, that's probably not true.
They are also vegan and we had the opportunity to eat their food for dinner tonight. They made vegan shnitzel and vegan burgers, safe to say those both taste better when it's made with actual meat. A lot of the people in the group seemed to agree the food was really good, but how could you compare salad and tofu patties to the picture above? You just can't.
Go here or here to read more about the Hebrew Israelite Community and make up your own opinion, I think you already know mine.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Last Night/Today
There are likely several places in Ashkelon to go party, but we only go to two of them. And since there are rumors of the other one closing, we went to the Marina...again, for a dual birthday party.
Things got messy as you can see in exhibit A:
After some minor verbal agreements to go the beach at 11am, it took until 2 to finally get there, which I guess is acceptable given the circumstances from the night before. I would have preferred to work on my base tan a little longer, but so is the horrible life of an OTZMAnik in Ashkelon, my white upper thighs will have to suffer this one.
It's Friday so that means Shabbat pot luck dinner (where you have your choice of 15 different salads and starches) but tonight I'll be sitting at a more exclusive table for dinner in the penthouse. Nothing else is on the dinner table for tonight except for the Yankee game (pun intended). As for tomorrow? Same old, same old, beach, chill, dinner, chill, Marina...
Things got messy as you can see in exhibit A:
After some minor verbal agreements to go the beach at 11am, it took until 2 to finally get there, which I guess is acceptable given the circumstances from the night before. I would have preferred to work on my base tan a little longer, but so is the horrible life of an OTZMAnik in Ashkelon, my white upper thighs will have to suffer this one.
It's Friday so that means Shabbat pot luck dinner (where you have your choice of 15 different salads and starches) but tonight I'll be sitting at a more exclusive table for dinner in the penthouse. Nothing else is on the dinner table for tonight except for the Yankee game (pun intended). As for tomorrow? Same old, same old, beach, chill, dinner, chill, Marina...
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Shalom Y'all!
I am in Israel for 10 months, or rather 9 months now that I've been here for over a full month. Anyways, if there are people interested in getting a sneak peak at my life and times in the holy land, than this is your place. I know what some of you are thinking, Holy Shit, Ben's in Israel!, that's what this blog is for. For those not in the know, I am on a program called OTZMA and it means strength in Heb, which is pretty badass, one of the main reasons if not THE reason why I chose this program.
Back to the juicy stuff, for the next 2 months I'll be going to the beach every day like I have for the first month in a town called Ashkelon, which is conveniently located just north of Gaza (it's true, we heard some very suspicious noises the other day on the beach!). I will also dab in some Hebrew (Ulpan) and maybe do some volunteering or play bball with some little kids and call it volunteering. After that I move on, but rather than focus on the future, let's recap the past!
I promise this blog won't be a boring daily recap, but maybe it's important to have one quickie of what I've done so far:
More to come (if I feel like it) so stay tuned.
Shalom!
Back to the juicy stuff, for the next 2 months I'll be going to the beach every day like I have for the first month in a town called Ashkelon, which is conveniently located just north of Gaza (it's true, we heard some very suspicious noises the other day on the beach!). I will also dab in some Hebrew (Ulpan) and maybe do some volunteering or play bball with some little kids and call it volunteering. After that I move on, but rather than focus on the future, let's recap the past!
I promise this blog won't be a boring daily recap, but maybe it's important to have one quickie of what I've done so far:
- Got to Israel and did orientation for a week. I got to tell everyone that I went to Israel when I was a year old and haven't been back until now, that I'm from New York, and that I went to Indiana University about 15 times. We also did some hikes.
- Got to Ashkelon and started going to the beach. We also have done some Ulpan.
More to come (if I feel like it) so stay tuned.
Shalom!
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