playyyyy ball! ( !תשחקו כדור סופט )
One year and twenty-two days ago, I stood on the field at Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City and received a silver medal for my...
roots and beats: what we can learn from israel's new pop music trend
I’d like to share with you all a very surreal encounter that I just had. I was in my kitchen, making pie with my roommate and dear friend...
in protest of earth day
I’ve been thinking a lot about wilderness. After all, it is Earth Day, and after about five minutes of nostalgically browsing PCT...
parlez-vous ivrit?
I just returned from Paris, where I met my parents to spend a week visiting my younger sister, who is spending a semester abroad in the...
plant a tree in israel?
In the United States, it is common practice to plan a tree in Israel in honor of your Bat or Bar Mitzvah. I myself was a recipient of...
trip spotlight: makhtesh ramon
I can’t resist a national park, or a great geological formation. So you can imagine my delight when, on the very first day of our recent...
travel spotlight: darom adom
Every February, the northern Negev comes alive with the stunning red blooms of flowers (in English, anemones, but this name seems more...
MLK: Letter from a Birmingham Jail
for good measure, here is MLK's Letter from a Birmingham Jail i referenced in my latest post: https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/L...
ali abu awwad TED talk
here is a TED talk by the speaker i mentioned, ali abu awwad. he is a Palestinian peace activist that promotes nonviolence. he founded...
in defense of nonviolence
This past Monday, we commemorated the life and work of the late Martin Luther King, Jr. This day has long been one of my favorite...
