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 Aliyah advice: Israel is ''not'' the USA.  It's not England.  It's not even France!  Try to keep that in mind, when you move here.  You are not just ''moving'', you are ''changing your life'' -- and if you insist on living here as you would in the US, you will be bound to have a disappointing and difficult time.  Yes, you can live the same lifestyle you had in the US -- if you are willing to spend three times as much money to do so.  On the other hand, if you live "like an Israeli", you will not only fit in better, you will have an easier time.  More advice next week...
-The item which prompted the preceding public-service announcement: Osem-brand "Chinese-style soy sauce".  It resembles actual soy-sauce as much as I resemble {{wiki|Michael Jackson}} (Heaven forbid!).  The Osem ketchup is very good, pretty close to "Heinz" brand in the US.  But the soy-sauce is actually revolting.  Going to the store here can be a crap-shoot, when you don't know which brands are "good" or not.  Here's a clue: stick with the middle-eastern kinds of foods -- they're usually very good.  Fake American-style foods are often pretty bad.  And fake Asian foods are even worse.  On the other hand, dairy products are excellent, and vegetables and fruits are superb.
+The item which prompted the preceding public-service announcement: Osem-brand "Chinese-style soy sauce".  It resembles actual soy-sauce as much as I resemble {{wiki|Michael Jackson}} (Heaven forbid!).  The Osem ketchup is very good, pretty close to "Heinz" brand in the US.  But the soy-sauce is actually revolting.  Going to the store here can be a crap-shoot, when you don't know which brands are "good" or not.  Here's a clue: stick with the middle-eastern kinds of foods -- they're usually very good.  Fake American-style foods are often pretty bad.  And fake Asian foods are even worse.  On the other hand, dairy products are excellent, and vegetables and fruits are superb. And some things [http://bogieworks.blogs.com/treppenwitz/2008/08/its-no-trouble.html just have to be experienced].
 In an ironic twist of fate, a friend of mine -- whom I first met twenty years ago when I worked at ''Traveling Software'' in Seattle, has [http://claymore4-livinginthesouthwest.blogspot.com/ also moved to the desert].  The Sonoran desert, while we're in the {{wiki2|Judea|Judean desert}}.  We're having real desert weather now -- 40+ degrees, but it's a bit humid so it is really uncomfortable.  It was supposed to cool down... but the weather people here are not better than anywhere else..

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 Hi again!
-Daniela has been at [http://www.yu.edu/stern/ Stern College] for a week, almost; and is getting acclimated slowly.  She was a bit shocked at the prices of things in NYC - but we're sure she'll find a way to make it work.  Sarah starts school next week, and is not really looking forward to changing from "vacation" mode to "study" mode.  [[Blog/August 2008/Aug 29th|Last week]] I mentioned Esther's going to the doctor -- I got so many concerned responses, I feel the need to mention that "it's not serious", so while we thank you for your concern, you really don't need to be worried.
+Daniela has been at [http://www.yu.edu/stern/ Stern College] for a week, almost; and is getting acclimated slowly.  She was a bit shocked at the prices of things in NYC - but we're sure she'll find a way to make it work.  Sarah starts school next week, and is not really looking forward to changing from "vacation" mode to "study" mode.  [[Blog/August 2008/Aug 22nd|Last week]] I mentioned Esther's going to the doctor -- I got so many concerned responses, I feel the need to mention that "it's not serious", so while we thank you for your concern, you really don't need to be worried.
 Aliyah advice: Israel is ''not'' the USA.  It's not England.  It's not even France!  Try to keep that in mind, when you move here.  You are not just ''moving'', you are ''changing your life'' -- and if you insist on living here as you would in the US, you will be bound to have a disappointing and difficult time.  Yes, you can live the same lifestyle you had in the US -- if you are willing to spend three times as much money to do so.  On the other hand, if you live "like an Israeli", you will not only fit in better, you will have an easier time.  More advice next week...

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 Hi again!
-Daniela has been at [http://www.yu.edu/stern/ Stern College] for a week, almost; and is getting acclimated slowly.  She was a bit shocked at the prices of things in NYC - but we're sure she'll find a way to make it work.  Sarah starts school next week, and is not really looking forward to changing from "vacation" mode to "study" mode.
+Daniela has been at [http://www.yu.edu/stern/ Stern College] for a week, almost; and is getting acclimated slowly.  She was a bit shocked at the prices of things in NYC - but we're sure she'll find a way to make it work.  Sarah starts school next week, and is not really looking forward to changing from "vacation" mode to "study" mode.  [[Blog/August 2008/Aug 29th|Last week]] I mentioned Esther's going to the doctor -- I got so many concerned responses, I feel the need to mention that "it's not serious", so while we thank you for your concern, you really don't need to be worried.
 Aliyah advice: Israel is ''not'' the USA.  It's not England.  It's not even France!  Try to keep that in mind, when you move here.  You are not just ''moving'', you are ''changing your life'' -- and if you insist on living here as you would in the US, you will be bound to have a disappointing and difficult time.  Yes, you can live the same lifestyle you had in the US -- if you are willing to spend three times as much money to do so.  On the other hand, if you live "like an Israeli", you will not only fit in better, you will have an easier time.  More advice next week...
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 In an ironic twist of fate, a friend of mine -- whom I first met twenty years ago when I worked at ''Traveling Software'' in Seattle, has [http://claymore4-livinginthesouthwest.blogspot.com/ also moved to the desert].  The Sonoran desert, while we're in the {{wiki2|Judea|Judean desert}}.  We're having real desert weather now -- 40+ degrees, but it's a bit humid so it is really uncomfortable.  It was supposed to cool down... but the weather people here are not better than anywhere else..
-As we are led down the left-wing path to peace and prosperity, it appears that {{wiki|thoughtcrime}} is being outlawed in the [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1219572126927&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israeli Defense Forces].  Perhaps the {{wiki|Ministry of Truth}} will install monitoring devices in our homes, next?  I don't think [http://www.makor1.co.il/makor/Article.faces;jsessionid=3edb07f230d5b7bc4fa40b8b4ea7a7b1bf595def9534.e34Mc3aTbNiTby0LaxmNbxqRchmMe0?articleId=33900&channel=1&subchannel=5 Rabbi Rozen's comparison] of "Peace Now" to the halachic category of ''mosrim'' (informers) will endear him to the Powers That Be.  Fortunately, they may soon be the powers that ''were''.
+As we are led down the left-wing path to peace and prosperity, it appears that {{wiki|thoughtcrime}} is being outlawed in the [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1219572126927&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israeli Defense Forces].  Perhaps the {{wiki|Ministry of Truth}} will install monitoring devices in our homes, next?  I don't think [http://www.makor1.co.il/makor/Article.faces;jsessionid=3edb07f230d5b7bc4fa40b8b4ea7a7b1bf595def9534.e34Mc3aTbNiTby0LaxmNbxqRchmMe0?articleId=33900&channel=1&subchannel=5 Rabbi Rozen's comparison] of "Peace Now" to the halachic category of ''mosrim'' (informers) will endear him to MiniTru -- but I don't think he cares, honestly.
 In further bizarro-world news, our "friend" and "ally" the US is asking for [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/127337 more goodwill gestures] from us towards the Fakestinians.  Excuse me?  Why is the "goodwill" only expected from our side?  When have "they" ''ever'' displayed "goodwill"?  Oh, I got it!  When they continue to launch missiles at Sderot even though they declared a cease-fire?  No?  Oh, wait ... I know!  When they [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/152153 attack vehicles with firebombs and metal objects]?  No?  Well, what then?  C'mon, they're our ''partners for peace'' for cryin' out loud!  The most "goodwill" we should show them is to give them exit-visas for the actual "Fakestinian" homeland -- the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (where they are not welcome, and whose leaders have no qualms about giving them the ''respect'' they so richly deserve).

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 The item which prompted the preceding public-service announcement: Osem-brand "Chinese-style soy sauce".  It resembles actual soy-sauce as much as I resemble {{wiki|Michael Jackson}} (Heaven forbid!).  The Osem ketchup is very good, pretty close to "Heinz" brand in the US.  But the soy-sauce is actually revolting.  Going to the store here can be a crap-shoot, when you don't know which brands are "good" or not.  Here's a clue: stick with the middle-eastern kinds of foods -- they're usually very good.  Fake American-style foods are often pretty bad.  And fake Asian foods are even worse.  On the other hand, dairy products are excellent, and vegetables and fruits are superb.
-In an ironic twist of fate, a friend of mine -- whom I first met twenty years ago when I worked at ''Traveling Software'' in Seattle, has [http://claymore4-livinginthesouthwest.blogspot.com/ also moved to the desert].  The Sonoran desert, while we're in the {{wiki2|Judea|Judean desert}}.
+In an ironic twist of fate, a friend of mine -- whom I first met twenty years ago when I worked at ''Traveling Software'' in Seattle, has [http://claymore4-livinginthesouthwest.blogspot.com/ also moved to the desert].  The Sonoran desert, while we're in the {{wiki2|Judea|Judean desert}}.  We're having real desert weather now -- 40+ degrees, but it's a bit humid so it is really uncomfortable.  It was supposed to cool down... but the weather people here are not better than anywhere else..
-As we are led down the left-wing path to peace and prosperity, it appears that {{wiki|thoughtcrime}} is being outlawed in [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1219572126927&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israeli Defense Forces].  Perhaps the {{wiki|Ministry of Truth}} will install monitoring devices in our homes, next?  I don't think [http://www.makor1.co.il/makor/Article.faces;jsessionid=3edb07f230d5b7bc4fa40b8b4ea7a7b1bf595def9534.e34Mc3aTbNiTby0LaxmNbxqRchmMe0?articleId=33900&channel=1&subchannel=5 Rabbi Rozen's comparison] of "Peace Now" to the halachic category of ''mosrim'' (informers) will endear him to the Powers That Be.  Fortunately, they may soon be the powers that ''were''.
+As we are led down the left-wing path to peace and prosperity, it appears that {{wiki|thoughtcrime}} is being outlawed in the [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1219572126927&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israeli Defense Forces].  Perhaps the {{wiki|Ministry of Truth}} will install monitoring devices in our homes, next?  I don't think [http://www.makor1.co.il/makor/Article.faces;jsessionid=3edb07f230d5b7bc4fa40b8b4ea7a7b1bf595def9534.e34Mc3aTbNiTby0LaxmNbxqRchmMe0?articleId=33900&channel=1&subchannel=5 Rabbi Rozen's comparison] of "Peace Now" to the halachic category of ''mosrim'' (informers) will endear him to the Powers That Be.  Fortunately, they may soon be the powers that ''were''.
 In further bizarro-world news, our "friend" and "ally" the US is asking for [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/127337 more goodwill gestures] from us towards the Fakestinians.  Excuse me?  Why is the "goodwill" only expected from our side?  When have "they" ''ever'' displayed "goodwill"?  Oh, I got it!  When they continue to launch missiles at Sderot even though they declared a cease-fire?  No?  Oh, wait ... I know!  When they [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/152153 attack vehicles with firebombs and metal objects]?  No?  Well, what then?  C'mon, they're our ''partners for peace'' for cryin' out loud!  The most "goodwill" we should show them is to give them exit-visas for the actual "Fakestinian" homeland -- the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (where they are not welcome, and whose leaders have no qualms about giving them the ''respect'' they so richly deserve).

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 Daniela has been at [http://www.yu.edu/stern/ Stern College] for a week, almost; and is getting acclimated slowly.  She was a bit shocked at the prices of things in NYC - but we're sure she'll find a way to make it work.  Sarah starts school next week, and is not really looking forward to changing from "vacation" mode to "study" mode.
-Aliyah advice: Israel is ''not'' the USA.  It's not England.  It's not even France!  Try to keep that in mind, when you move here.  You are not just ''moving'', you are ''changing your life'' -- and if you insist on living here as you would in the US, you will be bound to have a disappointing and difficult time.  Yes, you can live the same lifestyle you had in the US -- if you are willing to spend three times as much money to do so.  On the other hand, if you live "like an Israeli", you will not only fit in better, but you will have an easier time.  More advice next week...
+Aliyah advice: Israel is ''not'' the USA.  It's not England.  It's not even France!  Try to keep that in mind, when you move here.  You are not just ''moving'', you are ''changing your life'' -- and if you insist on living here as you would in the US, you will be bound to have a disappointing and difficult time.  Yes, you can live the same lifestyle you had in the US -- if you are willing to spend three times as much money to do so.  On the other hand, if you live "like an Israeli", you will not only fit in better, you will have an easier time.  More advice next week...
-And the item which prompted the preceding public-service announcement: Osem-brand "Chinese-style soy sauce".  It resembles actual soy-sauce as much as I resemble {{wiki|Michael Jackson}} (Heaven forbid!).  The Osem ketchup is very good, pretty close to "Heinz" brand in the US.  But the soy-sauce is actually revolting.  Going to the store here can be a crap-shoot, when you don't know which brands are "good" or not.  But here's a clue: stick with the middle-eastern kinds of foods -- they're usually very good.  Fake American-style foods are often pretty bad.  And fake Asian foods are even worse.  On the other hand, dairy products are excellent, and vegetables and fruits are superb.
+The item which prompted the preceding public-service announcement: Osem-brand "Chinese-style soy sauce".  It resembles actual soy-sauce as much as I resemble {{wiki|Michael Jackson}} (Heaven forbid!).  The Osem ketchup is very good, pretty close to "Heinz" brand in the US.  But the soy-sauce is actually revolting.  Going to the store here can be a crap-shoot, when you don't know which brands are "good" or not.  Here's a clue: stick with the middle-eastern kinds of foods -- they're usually very good.  Fake American-style foods are often pretty bad.  And fake Asian foods are even worse.  On the other hand, dairy products are excellent, and vegetables and fruits are superb.
-* [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1219218625808&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull charity and Shas]
+In an ironic twist of fate, a friend of mine -- whom I first met twenty years ago when I worked at ''Traveling Software'' in Seattle, has [http://claymore4-livinginthesouthwest.blogspot.com/ also moved to the desert].  The Sonoran desert, while we're in the {{wiki2|Judea|Judean desert}}.
-* [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/127337 Rice and "good will"]
-* {{wiki|Thoughtcrime}} in the [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1219572126927&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull IDF]
+As we are led down the left-wing path to peace and prosperity, it appears that {{wiki|thoughtcrime}} is being outlawed in [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1219572126927&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Israeli Defense Forces].  Perhaps the {{wiki|Ministry of Truth}} will install monitoring devices in our homes, next?  I don't think [http://www.makor1.co.il/makor/Article.faces;jsessionid=3edb07f230d5b7bc4fa40b8b4ea7a7b1bf595def9534.e34Mc3aTbNiTby0LaxmNbxqRchmMe0?articleId=33900&channel=1&subchannel=5 Rabbi Rozen's comparison] of "Peace Now" to the halachic category of ''mosrim'' (informers) will endear him to the Powers That Be.  Fortunately, they may soon be the powers that ''were''.
-* [http://www.makor1.co.il/makor/Article.faces;jsessionid=3edb07f230d5b7bc4fa40b8b4ea7a7b1bf595def9534.e34Mc3aTbNiTby0LaxmNbxqRchmMe0?articleId=33900&channel=1&subchannel=5 mosrim]

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 * [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/127337 Rice and "good will"]
 * {{wiki|Thoughtcrime}} in the [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1219572126927&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull IDF]
+* [http://www.makor1.co.il/makor/Article.faces;jsessionid=3edb07f230d5b7bc4fa40b8b4ea7a7b1bf595def9534.e34Mc3aTbNiTby0LaxmNbxqRchmMe0?articleId=33900&channel=1&subchannel=5 mosrim]
 Until next week,<br>
 Shabbat shalom!
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