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Nathan wrote this entry on Wednesday, 11th of July 2007 at 09:00:39 PM
Idan and I return to the spot of my first trip to Puerto Rico. The restaurant at Numero Uno. I can’t even recall when I first came to this location! this time around I had one of the best meals I have ever had, all on this romantic stretch of beach under [...]

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Nathan wrote this entry on Monday, 9th of July 2007 at 05:00:42 PM
Sitting in the room sipping rum and coke. Ah…La Isla De Encanto.

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Nathan wrote this entry on Sunday, 3rd of June 2007 at 12:13:44 PM
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I am not 100% certain of the origin of the magical dish known as shakshuka! I am told it means mixed up in Arabic and its prevalence in Israel has something to do with the influx of Jews from Arabs lands.
I am told it is made from roasted peppers of various kinds, tomatoes and spices [...]

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Nathan wrote this entry on Monday, 26th of March 2007 at 11:48:16 PM
Another fun Dor Chadash event. Idan and I went to Symphony Space to see and hear them perform. Now I admit I have almost no cultural context to properly place these people within. However, I am guessing from Idan’s comments and from the reaction of the audience that they represent cultural or musical superstars in [...]

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Nathan wrote this entry on Wednesday, 17th of January 2007 at 01:35:33 PM
I admit I know almost nothing about Arabs and the Arab world. My perspective is unrecoverably linked to the Israeli-Terrorist conflict, 9/11 and beyond. My interactions with Arabs have been limited either “westernized” ones and pleasant or in Israel and Jordan where they were not unpleasant but not exactly feel-good either.
In realizing that a larger [...]

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Nathan wrote this entry on Sunday, 12th of November 2006 at 12:20:26 AM
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Idan and I went to see Ivri Lider at Avalon. The concert was pretty amazing. He is a very entertaining performer. But the funniest person on stage is truly the drummer!

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Nathan wrote this entry on Tuesday, 10th of October 2006 at 05:49:00 PM
In Talmudic times people would use sharp edged stones to remove fecal material from the rectal area after defecation. And in typical form, there is a discussion in the Talmud about the size and number of the stone one is allowed to carry on Shabbat. I am not a fan of paper, as my brother [...]