Hi,
After 3 yrs on this blogging site, I decided to get my blog a "place of its own"... I recently moved my "Back-to-Israel" blog to a new hosting location: http://back-to-israel.com
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I hope to see you all at the new site...
Baruch
Back-to-Israel
I was born and raised in Israel, and later moved to California to pursue a Hi-Tech career. This blog describes my journey back to Israel after 20yrs in California.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Friday, February 21, 2014
Israeli-Palestinian “Peace in our Lifetime”?
I just concluded watching an in-depth interview conducted by
Ilana Dayan, one of Israel’s top TV journalists. Mrs. Dayan is our local
version of Barbara Walters, and her show - “Evidence” (עובדה)
focuses on strategic issues and the people behind them. The main interviewee this
time was John Kerry – United States Secretary of State. The subject was the
current Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. It was a riveting show, and the
subject certainly significant to anyone living in this region.
Friday, January 10, 2014
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Celebrating 2014 with Celebrities
I have celebrated more than a few New Year Eves. Some
involved a noisy dance party. Others were simply a get-together with friends and
a glass of champagne. At times we chose
to stay home, cuddled in front of the TV, and waited for the “ball drop” in Times
Square. And oh, there were times we couldn't quite stay awake, and fell asleep before
midnight. Anyway, the 2014 New Year Eve
was quite different…
Friday, December 27, 2013
Golan Heights – Between Heaven and Hell
Last week I visited the Golan Heights twice. On Wednesday, I
drove up to Mt. Hermon with a friend to do some skiing. On Friday and Saturday I went up with a group
of friends and we hiked two segments of the ‘Golan Trail’ (שביל
הגולן). The winter storm that blew a week earlier covered the Golan
Heights with fresh snow - the whole area turned into a “fantasy land”. The
Israeli side of the border was filled with visitors who came up to play in the
snow. But on the Syrian side, you could hear explosions and heavy machine guns,
as the battles raged between pro and anti-government forces. It was a surreal experience.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Abolishing the [financial] Pyramids
For thousands of years Jews have been celebrating Passover. Celebrating
the liberation of our forefathers from slavery in Egypt, where many broke their
backs building the Pyramids. While ancient
pyramids serve as archeological artifacts now days, new types of pyramids are
still being built. Over the past decade, several “financial pyramids” have been
erected in Israel, exploiting the fruits of labor of common people. But this past week, the process of abolishing
these pyramids achieved a few important milestones.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Rediscovering Talmud
I consider
myself reasonably well educated, with elementary school, high school, under-graduate
school, and grad school under my belt. I
do read quite a bit – books, newspapers, magazines, websites and blogs. But I have never opened a Talmud book. That is until yesterday…
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