I neglected to mention the most geshmake thing I saw over my entire Shabbos in RBS. Walking back from the Shabbos morning seudah, I was literally drenched in sweat. I’m still unclear as to who’s brilliant idea it was to carve out a city on top of a mountain in the face of an ever [...]
I went to Ramat Beit Shemesh for Shabbos. Place was nice, without question. The neighborhoods are setup nicely, and the streets are hilly, but pretty. Unfortunately, the place is “k’shmo kein hu“; i.e, very, very hot. I think it felt hotter than Yerushalayim mostly because there aren’t any tall buildings around to provide shade. So [...]
Greetings. It’s Sheretz here, coming at you live from the grimy grounds of glorious Geulah. I’ve been randomly tasked by the JHI (Juk’im Hasbarah Initiative) to tell the Olam HaTorah (that’s you) a little bit about living life as a Blattella asahinai (that us). The fact is, we are the most misunderstood species on the [...]
He moves disjointedly. His right arm juts out from his elbow at the oddest angle. Where the veiny wrist meets his hand, it seems to be in a permanent 90 degree angle of sorts, pointing directly at you. He wears shorts. Always. Thin brown, hairy legs stick out, and exaggerate the stiffness of his stride. [...]