Category Archives: Slice of Israeli life

Good News Friday

Posted on 1 March 2013 by

I can’t quite believe it’s time once again for another Good News Friday post. My first item for this week is the widely publicised news that the brilliant smartphone app Waze won the Best Overall Mobile App award at the … Continue reading →

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Israel’s snowy wonderland

Posted on 10 January 2013 by

Yes, I know there are elections in 12 days time. I know that the White House has made some very controversial and uncomfortable nominations for important government posts. I know that the Middle East is in huge and violent turmoil. … Continue reading →

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Israel goes under (water)

Posted on 8 January 2013 by

One could almost think that peace has broken out in the Middle East and that the elections next week had been cancelled for the only headlines dominating the news for the last few days has been the unbelievably stormy and … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 16 November 2012 by

I was going to cancel this week’s installment, and to be honest I don’t have anything that I fancy posting. But I don’t want to go into Shabbat with the last bits of bad news on my front page, so … Continue reading →

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Wedding Day!

Posted on 31 October 2012 by

Those of you who have been paying attention will have noticed a countdown timer in my right-hand sidebar, marking the passing days until Vered’s wedding. Well, the great day has finally arrived and I’m having a hard time trying to … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 5 October 2012 by

Here is today’s Good News Friday installment, a special Sukkot edition in honour of Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed. The first item of good news for this week is that the workers at Dimona’s nuclear reactor will finally get their own shul … Continue reading →

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