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Tue,May 15,2012
23 Iyyar 5772
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Emancipation becomes Emancipatzia
Thursday May 10, 2012
This past Monday, Bar-Ilan University was privileged to host the American ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro. When the ambassador sat down to talk with students, I had the opportunity to ask him about his work. I wanted to know if, as a Jew and as someone who has made known his personal affinity for the State of Israel, he has ever faced a conflict of interest in his position. Had he ever felt the need to sometimes detach himself from...
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Thursday May 03, 2012
Four years ago, I made aliya with a strong comprehension of the Hebrew language and an impressive vocabulary. This was thanks to the Jewish private school I had attended in New York for elementary and high school that had stressed the importance of ivrit b'ivrit - studying Hebrew subjects (including Judaics) in the Hebrew language. As we covered a significant amount of Tanach and early Hebrew literature, students were expected to...
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Sunday Apr 22, 2012
I'm sitting in Ben Gurion Aiport and I'm thinking about narratives, about viewpoints and subjectivity. Lying on the chair beside me is Nora Ephron's I Feel Bad About My Neck – a collection of essays I picked up about an hour ago at Steimatzky's and just finished. (Good thing I also grabbed the newest Jeffrey Eugenides novel or I'd have run out of reading material before we even boarded the plane!) While I find Ephron's writing to be...
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Monday Mar 26, 2012
El Al Airline's new baggage policy is going to start a revolution. Until recently, passengers flying from Israel to the US, or vice versa, could check in two suitcases weighing up to 50 lb. each. As of last week, the baggage allowances have changed. All passengers, regardless of destination, can now only check in one suitcase weighing up to 50 lb.
My fellow American olim (immigrants) have long learned to take advantage of El Al's...
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Wednesday Feb 22, 2012
If I thought that the past months of bureaucratic calm were an indication of a new status quo in my life, I was wrong. Israeli law mandates that if you have more than one source of employment, you must report it to the Israel Tax Authority. If you don't, you risk losing a significant part of your salary in taxes.
I was instructed by the Authority that the best way to go about reporting my employment status is by filling out a form on...
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About This Blog
From embarrassing mishaps in the Hebrew language to triumphs in overcoming culture shock, Rachel blogs about life as an Olah.
From embarrassing mishaps in the Hebrew language to triumphs in overcoming culture shock, Rachel blogs about life as an Olah.
