Traveling Jewish
I never really thought about how Jewish New York City really was until I was here. It is not an exaggeration when tell you at least…
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From the City of Love to the City that Never Sleeps
This past week and a half has been a whirlwind of activity. From the moment, Michael and Natalie arrived on the third until we woke up…
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London’s Calling…but I can’t get to the phone
Sorry about the title, I couldn’t resist the joke. After months of good luck, watching our wallets and our pockets, it finally happened: my phone was…
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Treat Yo Self! Our Tour of Parisian Chocolatiers and More!
The day after Passover David and I decided it was time to sample Paris’s renown chocolate, pastries and more. I want to thank Nicole Sahimi and…
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#TBT To that time we went to Amsterdam, Berlin and Prague and forgot to post about it
Though I suppose we didn’t forget so much as we got sidetracked with everything else happening once we got back to Paris. But I didn’t want…
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VIVA ITALIA
4:30 AM March 9, 2014 We woke up early to catch our TGV train from Paris to Milan. It was scheduled to leave at 6:41 AM…
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Goodbye Israel, Hello France
היה בסדר – Yiheye beseder – It will be all right I have always tried to look on the bright side of things. When life throws…
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Independence War to the Kotel
Sara and I went on a journey through time, back to the days of the Israeli Independence War in 1948. Sara’s grandfather, Igal Naor, was in…
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Blogging Everyday is Hard
I’m taking a page out of an Israeli’s book and naming this post after exactly what it’s about. All of the stores here are named for…
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New & Old Jaffa
We arrived in Jaffa, a sunny day with a beautiful view of Tel-Aviv alongside the sea from the Namal (boardwalk). The first thing we did after…
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An afternoon at Herzliya Beach
We arrived in Herzliya for lunch to meet with two of our high school friends who go to IDC together and are best friends. After we…
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Catching Up
Disclaimer: We’ve missed a few days of posts so this is a long one. Monday I love hanging out with Eran. Even in in the States…
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Misadventures in Ramat Gan
I always forget how much I love my quiet Kibbutz until I am confronted with the hustle and bustle of the city life. After getting off…
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Train Time
I always find it so funny when people all me if I feel safe in Israel. Honestly, is hard not to when you have to pass…
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Getting Adjusted
We arrived in the evening on the first day. We were exhausted after so many hours of travel; I think it was nearly 26 hours by…
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John Wayne to Atlanta
5:00 am – woke up 5:15 am – took a nice hot shower 5:40 – 6:30 am – left for the airport 6:40 am – arrived…
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Left USA 1/22/14
We’re off!
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So Long USA!
15 minutes to go
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12 Hours Left
At Chabad, we have a joke that we like to use: “Jews say goodbye but never leave,” referring to our friends who continually say goodbye four…
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5 Days Left
So David and I are Skyping as the final touches are being put on the website by the ever helpful Michael Hirschberg (visit atarem.com for all…
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There's nothing American tourists like more than the things they can get at home.
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Be Prepared
Okay so I might have gone a bit over board on the study materials… but can I help that I want to be prepared? I think…
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Starting Up
There is no bigger self-esteem boost than telling people you are traveling. And I don’t mean a vacation to visit my grandparents house or an escape…
