(WATCH) Open Your Eyes! — My experience with ALLIGATORS!
We went on the first full family vacation that maybe we ever have had…with my sons-in-law, my sister, and my parents. It was a beautiful...
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Ron Cantor
- May 29
- 6 min
Weddings in Israel: Blessings, brisket...and bring cash! - 36
Weddings in Israel touch many parts of our society, from politics to partying. Let me break it down. First, let me teach you a word:...
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Ron Cantor
- May 11
- 4 min
Living without a car in the Promised Land - 35
Believe it or not, for the first time in our married life Elana and I do not own a car. So you might be wondering how we get around?...
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Ron Cantor
- May 8
- 3 min
The Two Most Interesting Days of the Year in Israel - 34
Two of the most interesting days of the year come in late April-early May. Israel usually goes by the Gregorian calendar for much of her...
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Ron Cantor
- Apr 20
- 3 min
Druze Food When You Are Hungry - 32
Twenty percent of Israeli citizens are Arabs. But within the Arab community, there is a group called the Druze. While their religion is...
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Ron Cantor
- Feb 6
- 5 min
The funeral experience is quite different in Israel - 31
The funeral experience in Israel is quite different than what I was used to in America. This is fresh on my mind because, sadly, we...
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Ron Cantor
- Jan 23
- 4 min
Crossing the Kinneret - 30
A few years after I moved to Israel, I heard about an event called “Tzlichat HaKinneret.” Kinneret is how we say, “Sea of Galilee.” A...
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Ron Cantor
- Jan 9
- 4 min
What is Nicur and How to Overcome It! - 28
After a two-week holiday break, we are back with the Sunday Story. I want to teach you a word in Hebrew: Nicur. When I was studying at...
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Ron Cantor
- Dec 19, 2021
- 4 min
Start-up Nation: Investing in People, Not Oil - 27
One of the best books I've ever read was No Room for Small Dreams by former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres. There's one chapter from...
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Ron Cantor
- Dec 12, 2021
- 3 min
Eating With Your Soldier - 26
Visiting the warzone Have you ever wondered what it's like to be so close to a war zone that you could visit your relatives fighting the...
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Ron Cantor
- Dec 5, 2021
- 5 min
"What day is it?" Weekends in Israel - 25
Imagine waking up every weekend and not knowing what day it is. Imagine going to bed at night and not knowing what night it is. That was...
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Ron Cantor
- Nov 28, 2021
- 4 min
American Holidays in the Holy Land - 24
This seemed like a good topic to cover as we enter into the holiday season. Last night (Thursday), we celebrated Thanksgiving here in Tel...
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Ron Cantor
- Nov 20, 2021
- 4 min
Winter doesn't mean what you think it does! - 23
Last night, as I was picking up some takeout, the unexpected happened. It was thrilling! It was sudden. It was a little scary…because I...
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Ron Cantor
- Nov 14, 2021
- 2 min
Only in Israel... - 22
This week, we have a guest, my dear friend, Betty Intrater, sharing with us one of her own "Life in Israel" stories. The only thing I...
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Ron Cantor
- Nov 7, 2021
- 5 min
Let it rain! - 21
"I woke up last night to the sound of thunder," writes Bob Seger in his 70's hit, Night Moves. That was me last night. The lightning lit...
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Ron Cantor
- Oct 31, 2021
- 5 min
Israel is a crowded country - 20
Israel is a crowded country. Yes, we have the entire Negev desert, and the dream of David Ben Gurion, our first Prime Minister, was to...
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Ron Cantor
- Jul 11, 2021
- 7 min
Learning Hebrew: The Greatest Challenge of my Life - 05
You might think because I have an Israeli wife that I learned Hebrew very quickly. Well, I did pick up a few phrases and quite a bit of...
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