My Random Thoughts

I have been getting lazy in keeping up with the blog now that spring/summer here in Israel is in full swing. As classes are ending and finals are quickly approaching I decided against writing prose and decided to go with a new format of poetry/random thoughts that have popped in my head recently. You are welcomed and encouraged to leave thoughts of your own on the comment section.

• Public transportation in Israel is amazing. You can get anywhere in the country with relative ease (if time is not a constraint) and for a descent price.


• Yom Hazikaron יום הזכרון , Israeli Memorial Day, means a lot more to Israelis than Memorial Day in the US means to Americans for most Israelis have a brother, father, cousin, uncle, friend, neighbor, know someone who has fallen in battle against one of Israel's many enemies.


• Yom Hatsma'oot יום הצמעות, Israeli Independence Day, (day after הזכרון) is bitchin'. I went to Rabin Square, the center of Tel-Aviv, where there were thousands of people crowded together to listen to Israeli songs and watch a firework laser show (mad trippy). Afterwards ventured over to the sketchy part of town, Florintine, where a few thousand drunk 20 some year olds gathered to partake in the celebration of Israel's 60th birthday.


• A week earlier was Yom Hashoah יום השואה and at 10 am an alarm went off and everything stops. I was on a bus, it pulled over and everyone stood up, showed their respect to the six million Jewish victims and continued on with the day.


• Surfing is totally deck (hipster handbook reference). Words can't describe the euphoria of standing on a surfboard (even though for just a few seconds) and embracing the energy of the wave and being in awe of the water.


• Everyone eligible for birthright should definitely take advantage of it. It is one of the greatest organizations and way of educating diaspora Jewry. It creates a bond between Jews in America and Jews in Israel.


• I can't make important decisions


• Pollution sucks. Try to make an effort to recycle, save some energy, walk or ride a bike in place of driving.


• There is an iconic picture of Mary and Jesus in my Jewish religious grandparents house. No one has the heart to tell them that it is a picture of Jesus and a Christian piece.


• I gave blood today.