Entries from December 2008

December 27, 2008

Happy Hanukkah!

I can’t believe it’s already that time of year. Generally, I associate Hanukkah with cold nights in upstate NY, cuddled up in five or six different layers, reading by the fireplace until it’s time to eat latkes (potato pancakes) and light the hanukkiah candles, looking out on the snow and ice covering the world outside. [...]

December 10, 2008

More Press

An article about an acquaintance of mine from Bombay, another American Jew, and one of his (also American Jewish) friends: Local Expats Pained by Attack in Mumbai
NPR’s “All Things Considered” featuring my country director, and boss, at the JDC, Antony Korenstein: Jewish Community Shocked by Mumbai Attacks

December 10, 2008

Back to Mumbai

Well, I’ve returned to Mumbai. I apologize for the gaps in my postings, but I had limited access to the Internet while in Israel.
Sarah and I spent about 10 days in Jerusalem, staying with a couple very good friends of Sarah’s for both Shabbatot. We ate, slept, and played Settlers, for the most part. It [...]