Posts Tagged ‘ Israel ’

Back from the Saligman Israel Trip

Just got back today from two weeks in Israel with the 8th grade from Saligman. Such a great trip and I’m struggling to get the last of the photos online but, in the meantime, here is a little something. On the flight back, I casually asked the El Al flight attendant on our Boeing 777 [ READ MORE ]

Starting my own Israeli political party

I’ve decided that, in honor of the Israeli elections, I’m going to start my own political party. The one rule: nothing you say can be understandable. Basically, it’ll fit in pretty well with the others. This new party will be headed by none other than Dror Avraham. [ READ MORE ]

Rockbox used to help blind Israelis rock out

My friend Lihi, in addition to being a talented singer and music educator, has severe visual impairment. She has a serious love of music and is always excited to share her findings. While she uses assistive magnification software to use her computer, there is no way that most portable electronic devices can display anything at [ READ MORE ]

Back and Playing…

  • January 2nd, 2008
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Had a great rest of the trip to Israel. I’ve flown back and am safely at home. Rather than doing something useful, I’ve taken to playing this cool real-time strategy game called Warzone 2100. It was released in 1999 and open-sourced in 2004.  Anyway, it’s 3D and loads of fun. [ READ MORE ]

A New Hot Drink

  • December 26th, 2007
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While the complaints of others had previously deterred me from trying it, I took a chance this trip and tried the delicious beverage known as סחלב (“sakhlab”). Outside of Israel, this is known as salep and it is made from the dried and pulverized root of the common orchid. Here, it is consumed with coconut, [ READ MORE ]

Hacking in Haifa and Eating in Tel Aviv

  • December 25th, 2007
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On sunday I traveled up to Haifa to visit with, Yoni Rabkin-Katznell (yrk) a colleague of mine. We had great fun cooking together and joyfully hacking until the wee hours of the morning. After a shot of ouzo and finger of scotch, the real programming language debates began and it was very nice to have [ READ MORE ]

Eilat

  • December 22nd, 2007
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On thursday, we left for Eilat at about noon and took off a big stop at the dead sea which was supposed to take 45 minutes. Benjy and Amit knew about this bunch of hot springs and sulfur pools that show up on the north beaches. Of course, Benjy knows exactly where it is and drives us out to [ READ MORE ]

In Israel

  • December 19th, 2007
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So, we landed at Ben Gurion Airport yesterday evening and I’ve been de-jetlagging since then. This morning we had to make a Shiva call in Netivot to a friend who’s parent had just recently passed. Afterwards, we took my mother shopping at the two premier (and only) gluten free food sources in Israel. The first [ READ MORE ]

It’s time for the Negev to bloom

  • June 1st, 2007
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Back when David Ben-Gurion was the Prime Minister of Israel, one of his major areas of policy was the development of the Negev desert. Covering almost 60% of Israel’s geography, the Negev is home to some of Israel’s most wonderful archaeological sites and natural resources. From the cliffs of the world’s largest natural crater to [ READ MORE ]

Things To Learn

  • February 23rd, 2007
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I have not had a great deal of time recently. That being said, I have accrued a list of subjects I desire to learn and technologies I wish to become familiar with. Some of them are neat and others are less captivating. If anyone sees something on this list that they find interesting, please do [ READ MORE ]

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Jonathan E. Magen is a passionate developer who loves cooking and writing clean code. Star Trek is cool, too. Also, books. Many things are actually really great and Jonathan likes them as well.

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