This morning we had a great workout at a new Taekwondo gym. The hardest Taekwondo workout we’ll have here because for the next few days we are taking a break from working out. It felt great doing drills across the floor. I felt fast, strong and ready to compete. Next we took a bus […]
This morning I woke up at 4 am. You may be asking yourself, “why Aaron????” It was my last day and I had the option of either: A) Leaving quietly at 8:45 am while Guy and the two Brits were out working or B) Get my tush up early and work hard through the […]
What an amazing day. Last night 4 new guys came to our lodge. 3 people from Britain and one from Denmark. They are awesome guys. We spent last night chillin’ outside and talking for hours. The next morning we started out by doing the normal campsite work, but then returned to a full day of […]
I just finished an incredible book called, “The Wicked Son: Anti-Semitism, Self-Hatred and the Jews” by David Mamet. I hate the Four Children section of the Passover Seder. Here’s my rant about why the Wicked Son is asking the right question and why the parental responses are flawed. This is an unconventional post. It’s just […]
I took the ATV out and drove it to the gas station. I love that drive. It’s always peaceful and I’m always shouting and hollering the whole way. Feeling the wind blow through my hair. I have no idea how fast I’m going because there is no speed gauge, but it’s probably 40 mph. It […]
My friend Jake and I went on a tour of Tzfat, but after finding it boring we headed back to the hotel and joined the “Stump the Rabbi” program. When we arrived we found a group of 8 teens gathered around a 20-some year old “rabbi” acting like every word out of his mouth was […]
The past few weeks have been very trying for me as an individual. Not only have I been trying to start a new life in Israel on my 10 month program teaching English in Petah Tikva, but there’s also been the roller coaster series of events involving Syria and the attack in Damascus. I don’t […]
The thing about a synagogue is that Christianity may be old… but Judaism is ancient.
I’m not gonna catch you up on the past few weeks. Just know this. Whenever I previously listened to Wiz Khalifa’s “Young, Wild and Free” I felt like I was singing along disingenuously. Until I moved to Israel this year, I wasn’t living life young, wild and free. Now I most certainly am. French Philosopher […]
Today I had my first shift in Magen David Adom (MDA). I could barely sleep the night before. This is certainly not the first time I’ve been expected to perform under pressure. I’ve competed internationally in Taekwondo against some of the best competitors in the world, but rather than costing pride, a mistake on an […]