What? A Party?? In Tel Aviv???
I know. Shocker right? But apparently every once in a while something fun happens in that sleepy, sleepy town by the sea. Gila from the My Shrapnel blog is organizing a party at…
Sukkot: The Swingy Branchy Thing Explained
ROI and Jewlicious Festival alum Sasha Perry and I hung out the the “Shuk Arbat Haminim” today adjacent to the Machaneh Yehudah Market in Jerusalem. Every year, they set up this market to…
Matisyahu Performs “Jerusalem” – Live in Jerusalem
So Matisyahu’s in Jerusalem for the holidays. Saw him at a show two nights ago – Samuel Nelson’s new band Semantra was performing at Canaan on Shamai street (they were pretty good!) –…
Shana Tova Danielle
Remember Danielle Sheldon? She came to Israel with Nefesh B’Nefesh in August. I caught up with her in Jerusalem after Rosh Hashana and figured it would be a great time to follow up…
South Park, CO is a suburb of Jerusalem
Uh… the banner above contains 2 beloved characters from the Shabot 6000, a goofy Rabbi and an irreverent robot. It also contains 2 characters from South Park – Mrs. Broflovski, Kyle’s Mom and…
Dear Mom. I didn’t get squashed or run over last night in Jerusalem…
I’m getting tired of writing these emails to my sister to send to my Mom. Three times in 3 months, twice with bulldozers and last night with a new Beemer, residents of East…
Tachl!s 2 Point Oh! – Went pretty well…
Last Wednesday we hosted Tachl!s 2 Point Oh! – a seminar on how to make the most use out of user generated Web content for your business, blog or non-profit. I was pleased…
Tachl!s 2 Point Oh! How Do I Get There?
So we’re helping put together a conference on Web 2.0 tools with an emphasis on practical information for businesses and non-profits. As you may know it’s called Tachl!s 2 Point Oh! and we’ve…
Amuta 2.0 Launch Event with Jeff Pulver
I like Jeff Pulver. He was the keynote speaker at Amuta 2.0 – an event aimed put on by Illuminea aimed at letting non-profits make use of social networking tools like facebook and…
Last Night at the Jerusalem Beer Festival
Last night in Jerusalem was the annual Beer Festival. Apparently according to this photo I was there with ROI120 alum Sasha, Jana visiting from Moscow and Yevgeniya, also an ROI120 alum who left…
Tisha B’Av at the Kotel
From Wikipedia: Tisha B’Av (Hebrew: תשעה באב or ט׳ באב, “the Ninth of Av,”) is an annual fast day in Judaism, named for the ninth day (Tisha) of the month of Av in…
Shocktroops of Gentrification: The Jerusalem Market now has a Cafe Aroma
Hey! Wanna make loads of cash? Seems like all you have to do is follow me around and wherever I live, buy up as much nearby property as possible and you are sure…
Jerusalem Bulldozer Terror Attack Kills 3
Crazy. Two blocks from my house a terrorist took a bulldozer from a construction site and went nuts, crushing cars, knocking over buses and killing three people. Luckily he didn’t get far before…
Jerusalem Pride 2008
Yesterday’s Jerusalem Pride Parade, organized by the Jerusalem Open House went off uneventfully. This is a good thing, given the stabbings that took place three years ago and the rioting in Meah Shearim…
My Kinda ROI…
Today is the beginning of the ROI conference in Jerusalem. I already feel like I had a mini-ROI conference at Beit Jewlicious (my apartment) as the apartment and nights on the town were…
¿Quien es más Jewliciouso? Ciudad de los Judios!
Jerusalem has always held a special place in the hearts and minds of the Jews. Our daily liturgy is peppered with hopes and prayers for the well being of Jerusalem. We pray facing…
ROI Summit: Less Than a Week Left to Apply!
Free trip to Israel, network with your peers, support for innovation and more… Applications for the 2008 ROI Summit are due by Friday, March 28. The ROI Summit is an annual affair bringing…
Triple Purim!
So this is my first Purim in Jerusalem since I moved here nearly 4 years ago. I was always out of town for one reason or another. But now I’m here and what…
Completely Senseless
I was walking on Aggripas street in Jerusalem, on the pedestrian part on the corner of King George when I saw what looked like construction going on at a basement pool hall I…
A Storm of Snow and Moguls…
This is what I woke up to yesterday morning. Winter in Jerusalem is already difficult enough but when you add snow to the mix, oy… what a balagan (mess). The last couple of…
Tu B’Shvat Seder at Ezra’s in the Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem
Last night we celebrated Tu B’Shvat, the New Year of the Trees at Ezra’s place in Jerusalem. The room was filled beyond capacity as we conducted a Tu B’Shvat Seder, sort of like…
Don’t read my lips
Haaretz reports that any and all forms of Jewish prayer are forbidden on the Temple Mount. Not even moving your lips. It may provoke the gentiles! A Jew is not allowed to pray…
Hanukkah 2007: Day 1, Jerusalem
Left: Nice new Menorah at the Kotel. Looks familiar? It used to be part of a synagogue in Gush Katif… Right: Hanukkah is… the festival of lights! Oh wait, that’s candle lighting at…
I Could Never be Here Without… American Apparel
It’s been a while since we posted anything American Apparel related. The phone calls from Los Angeles started taking an angrier and more desperate tone, as if the entire future of the company…
