I’m a recent addition to the Israeli population and I have a few things to say about the whole experience

Paul Jacobson in The Ramblings of a Learner Israeli

Jul 25, 2017

The story of Israel goes back millennia

In the broader context, Palestinian Arabs are the latest in a…

Paul Jacobson in The Ramblings of a Learner Israeli

Jul 3, 2016

Too Israeli, even for Israelis?

Israelis can be an acquired taste but is it possible for an Israeli to be too Israeli, even for other…

Paul Jacobson in The Ramblings of a Learner Israeli

May 13, 2016

Becoming Israeli is the hard part

Becoming an Israeli citizen was easy. Becoming Israeli is the hard part.

Paul Jacobson in The Ramblings of a Learner Israeli

Apr 30, 2016

Our Holocaust and ancient spirituality

My mother arrived for her first visit to Israel and I took her to Jerusalem. Our first visit…

Paul Jacobson in The Ramblings of a Learner Israeli

Dec 17, 2015

Finding my Israeli identity in Hebrew

Becoming an Israeli citizen was the easy part. It happened in about an hour and a half after…

Paul Jacobson in The Ramblings of a Learner Israeli

Nov 23, 2015

Explaining terrorism to children

The New York Times has a video feature about how a French children’s newspaper responded to kids’…

Paul Jacobson in The Ramblings of a Learner Israeli

Nov 15, 2015

When not knowing more Hebrew than your kids do can hurt them

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Paul Jacobson in The Ramblings of a Learner Israeli

Oct 18, 2015

I just read an article in the Jerusalem Post about Prime Minister Netanyahu’s apparent and growing political isolation and I find myself wondering what he would be able to achieve if…

Paul Jacobson in The Ramblings of a Learner Israeli

Oct 14, 2015

Religious intolerance threatens Israel’s survival

Paul Jacobson in The Ramblings of a Learner Israeli

Oct 14, 2015

Finally home in Israel where we belong

Facebook’s well meaning year end round-up isn’t appealing to everyone. It is supposed to present an upbeat summary of a positive 2014 but 2014 wasn’t a positive year for many people. It was a terrible year for me in many respects and were it not for my family…

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