In my previous post I lamented about the state of customer service in Israel. Moreover, I spoke about the apathy with which many among the Jewish people approach major issues in Israel. I wanted to pick up on that point, […]

Customer service in the Holy Land is not famous for being all that good. In fact, it’s downright awful here. So much so that when we get the bare minimum of civil treatement, we do cartwheels with excitement. We post

So… I’m back. Did you miss me? It’s been an odd deal, being away from writing as long as I was. It almost feels like life, temporarily, was something I wasn’t even trying to understand. Normally I look at everything

This blog has been a crazy ride. For a ton of years now, I’ve been putting out weekly or almost weekly content. Sometimes folk are reading and responding. Sometimes the crickets are deafening. But it’s always been fun. And it’s

This might be the single hardest post I’ve ever written. I understand that it may come with consequences, many of which I really don’t want. Probably some I haven’t even thought of. But sometimes something weighs on your conscience long

The Jaffe family television adventures ultimately led to the insanely comedic police adventures of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. I came in very skeptical. It’s been a long time since I’ve really enjoyed and appreciated a comedy. So I was pleasantly surprised to