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June 2008



And now we've come to the time when you can ask me anything.

Sunday, 29 June 2008 9:49 A GMT-06
I had one shabbat in Israel this year. Normally I try for two, but I just couldn't make it work this year, so one it was. And it was also one that I kept completely and fully in Jerusalem with my friend CK. CK is kind of Sam to my Diane without t

These Are The Days

Sunday, 29 June 2008 8:51 A GMT-06
So much has happened in the last six weeks that my mind is reeling and I'm playing catch-up. I slept in super late yesterday for the first time since my first couple days in Tel Aviv and I'm camped out in my familiar Metropolis Coffee in Edge

Jet Lag seems to equal "save to draft"

Wednesday, 25 June 2008 12:23 P GMT-06
I haven't been able to put pixel to screen since I got back from Israel, other than my mega-round-up link fest for my fellow geeks. On Sunday evening, I hopped back into Edelman mode and have been at an internal conference as faculty this week. A

Who is this Ivri Lider?

Tuesday, 24 June 2008 9:38 A GMT-06
I mentioned that I had coffee with Ivri Lider when I was in Israel. I had to get out my smelling salts to wake up Israelis after I told them we'd met via Twitter. But for the non-Israelis in the room, erm, blogosphere, you might want to know who

Readers meet Everyone, Everyone meet my Readers.

Sunday, 22 June 2008 10:03 A GMT-06
Alright, already. When I snapped this photo on Thursday afternoon, I promised it would be on my blog. Both my blawg (pronounced like an American) and my blohg (pronounced like an Israeli or Latino), so here it is at long last.What's the story?Thi

Come to Gordo's Tonight

Wednesday, 18 June 2008 2:30 A GMT-06
Have we met yet? Can you get to Tel Aviv tonight for a great party? Then come to Gordo's in Tel Aviv, enjoy the Carsitters, the beach breeze, and the company. All the info is on Facebook, ta da! 

Hebrew Union College and Tears

Tuesday, 17 June 2008 7:55 A GMT-06
Today we are on the campus of Hebrew Union College, the rabbinical school of the Reform movement. We started the morning in the campus synagogue with huge windows overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem. Just like the last time I came to the HUC campus

Bloggers, bloggers, everywhere bloggers

Friday, 13 June 2008 9:31 A GMT-06
Yesterday was another delightful day in Tel Aviv. Delightful, I'm telling you, despite the amount of sand in between the keys of my blackberry and in between my toes. After having dinner with Ari on Tuesday night and meeting his CEO and CTO on We

Toothpicks

Thursday, 12 June 2008 8:46 A GMT-06
I sent out a rather innocent tweet the other day saying, "What's the deal with toothpicks in Israel?" You should read that in your best Seinfeld voice. Lots of people pinged me back, so many that I promised a blog post instead of just a

Dispatch from 104 Ben Yehuda, Tel Aviv

Wednesday, 11 June 2008 3:00 A GMT-06
I'm sitting on the patio of a cafe in Tel Aviv, Cafe Lin, waiting on a hafooch (cappuccino, it literally means upside down) and a bottle of mineral water. I've had the loveliest two days or one or five, I can't keep track, in Tel Avi

Israel in 5, 4, 3, 2....

Friday, 6 June 2008 11:06 P GMT-06
In about 12 hours, I'll be hailing a cab and racing off to O'Hare airport to start my summer trip to Israel. I am so excited for this trip, but still totally unpacked. I've got a good pile, but my eyelids are getting heavy. What's on

Spiral Learning

Thursday, 5 June 2008 12:21 P GMT-06
This is just starting to form in my brain, but is longer than 140 characters so I'm putting it here.When I studied Chemistry, each year was like walking up a spiral staircase. When you are first taught about atoms, you are taught that electrons t

From the smart folks at Common Craft

Wednesday, 4 June 2008 2:39 P GMT-06
I think this will speak to you, even if you didn't manage an ice cream parlor for two years.  Creative Commons license, ta da!