The Day

Yoma, “the day,” is what today is called in Yiddish. The day of atonement. I have fasted, except for just having had a Coke, which I couldn’t seem to resist. I should be good till sundown now. My nice Jewish hotel does keep a buffet out for those not fasting, and the food keeps staring Continue reading The Day

Israeli history

One thing I love about Israel is the sheer amount of history you can run into in the course of a day, assuming you bother to talk to anyone. I have lots of friends here, so I talk to way more people than I usually do when travelling. I’m on the phone with my friend Continue reading Israeli history

travel and comments

I’ve not updated so much the past day or so because I’ve been in transit — I’m now in Israel for the High Holidays. Will write more about that later (since strictly I’m not allowed to be using the computer during Chag anyway), and tell you all about screaming toddlers in airplanes, and how — Continue reading travel and comments