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The Paradox of Choice: Consumer Lessons for the Holiday Season

December 22, 2006

In his fascinating and compelling book “The Paradox of Choice,” Barry Schwartz describes the process of buying a pair of jeans. At his local Gap, he tells a saleswoman that his size is 32 waist, 28 length. “Do you want them slim fit, easy fit, relaxed fit, baggy or extra baggy,” the saleswoman replies, then […]

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A Fallible Nation

November 16, 2006

Nicholas Goldberg, editor of the Los Angeles Times’ op-ed section, published an article in that paper portraying Israel as a nation exhausted and suffering from a deep malaise. The summer’s failed war in Lebanon, the inability of the Israel Defense Forces to stop the Kassam barrage coming from the Gaza Strip, and ongoing corruption and […]

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A Cloud over Jerusalem

November 14, 2006

Their economy is better and terrorism has decreased, but Israelis are losing their characteristic ‘stoic optimism.’ By Nicholas GoldbergLos Angeles Times November 12, 2006 See original article here In the 1990s, when I lived in Jerusalem, Israelis were famous for a sort of stoic optimism in the face of trouble. Hamas suicide bombers would sneak […]

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Something Worth Rallying About

August 24, 2006

“Have you signed yet?” a breathless passerby demanded as my wife and I were taking a quiet stroll on Emek Refaim Street, the main drag of Jerusalem’s tony Germany Colony neighborhood, one evening last week. “Signed what?” I asked, feeling perplexed by all the sudden urgency. “The petition,” she replied. “Against construction in the neighborhood. […]

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Blogging the War: The “Next” War

August 18, 2006

This article was posted on Jewish.com on Thursday, August 17, 2006. The link is here.Ceasefire brings temporary calm as Israel, U.S. prepare for next conflict.     With a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah still holding, however tentatively, and Israelis returning to their homes in the north, the politicians and historians are already hard at […]

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Blogging the War: “Survivor Day” – Camping in Israel is No Reality Show

August 14, 2006

This article was posted on Jewish.com on Sunday, August 13, 2006. The link is here. Parenting is never easy…even more so when you’re dealing with comforting your child during a missile attack.  It was supposed to be the highlight of camp: “Survivor Day.” Inspired by the TV show of the same name, the campers arose […]

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Blogging the War: War Without Miracles

August 11, 2006

This article was posted on Jewish.com on Thursday, August 10, 2006. The link is here.Where are the miracles of Entebbe and the Six Day War in the current conflict with Hezbollah?   After 29 days of fighting, Israel is slowly winning the war against Hezbollah. There’s still a lot of work to be done and […]

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“Blogging the War” eBook

August 7, 2006

Interest has been so high in my “Blogging the War” posts that I’ve put together an eBook that I’m making available at no cost. Simply right click on the file you see below under “Attachments” called “This Normal Life – Blogging the War” and choose “Save Link As…” (in Firefox) or “Save Target As…” (in […]

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Blogging the War: Too Close for Comfort

August 7, 2006

This article was posted on Jewish.com on Sunday, August 6, 2006. The link is here. Missile lands ten minutes from my daughter’s camp. Last week I wrote that my 12-year-old daughter, Merav, was scheduled to depart for two weeks of camp at Kibbutz Shluchot, just south of the town of Bet Shean in the northern […]

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Blogging the War: Israel-Hezbollah War Given Jewish Historical Name

August 4, 2006

This article was posted on Jewish.com on Thursday, August 3, 2006. The link is here.Will the now “official” name of the war stick?     Last week, I suggested several possible names for the war in which Israel is currently embroiled with Hezbollah in the north. Those included the ironic “War of Disillusionment” and “The […]

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