Tip of the Tongue

One of the main pleasures of legal translation is the story. Specifically, because there is a dispute, each side argues its point of v...

Israel is land where spirituality in all of its forms defines you. Putting aside the various divisions among Christians and Muslims wi...

Trump’s controversial announcement to move the US embassy to Jerusalem has elicited a larger than usual number of skew comments.  What I me...

Pesach leads to much conversation about kashrut. How many calories are expended in considering which calories to intake?  It borders on an ...

A casual observer might reach the conclusion that Israelis hate their country.  Everybody from left to right seems to constantly criticize ...

Aside from love of the language of words, music and dance are part of my life.  I have done international (Balkan) dancing for over thirty ...

I have lived for almost 30 years in Karmiel in the Galilee. A recent shopping trip brought into focus a major change in the area: it is bec...

Reality in the Middle East is either much simpler or complex than it appears.  Seemingly clear reality often becomes quite blurred when you...

In those rare moments that I have time and choose to watch TV, I am faced with a common problem: despite the countless stations available, ...