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Shelah Horvitz's avatar

I have a question. If you walk everywhere, what do you do when you're walking and the sirens go off? Because the bombs come every day.

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Gavriella Zahtz's avatar

Did you read this one? I talked about what happened when I was actually on the unprotected beach during not one but two rounds of missiles :-)

https://healthbz.substack.com/p/surviving-missile-attacks-while-you

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Rebekah Lee's avatar

Fun, pleasant and very interesting. Thanks for a peek behind your Israeli curtains! :-)

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Sk's avatar

OMG best article of your daily life yet. Kudos to you.

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Ruth Slotnick's avatar

You are making me ache for a return. I can taste it, feel it, sense it in my bones. I had a friend who could barely speak English (when staying with friends in Jerusalem) and when it was time to eat, she said “stop, look, listen…eat”. You had me laughing throughout to the point where Jenny turned to me and asked me what was so funny.

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Esthereins's avatar

Love this! You can also mention the free exercise parks on each corner that facilitate both the teenagers practising for combat and the elderly...

By the way, what do you mean about pumping your own gas?

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Les Vitailles's avatar

You mention cheese but do not mention Israeli Feta Cheese, the King of Cheeses...

A staple with a fresh salad of tomato, cucumber, green pepper and onion, dressed with abundant olive oil.

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Gavriella Zahtz's avatar

Excellent choice but in my humble opinion, Israeli Bulgarian cheese trumps feta….If you do the salad above do yourself a favor and add some fresh mint. It pops with the feta and veggies.

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Stephen Korn, MD's avatar

But I love your descriptions of exervise, the foods and the the clothes. Mind you I'm also losing weight here in the States by simply eating better (no more 3-4 Pepsi's a day, and much more fruits vegetables smaller and more frequent meals!

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Stephen Korn, MD's avatar

Gavriella,

An all-star Trump cabinet. Just now, he appoints Tulsi Gabbert to DNI and Matt Gaetz as the next sheriff, the new AG!!

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April's avatar

I love this! I just found an Israeli cookbook for free and I want to learn how to cook some Israeli dishes. And to lose a lot of weight and get back in shape before I visit there! Sending you love from Philadelphia!

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Gavriella Zahtz's avatar

Maybe I’ll do some posts with recipes and other foodie favorites. Jewish cooking is another passion of mine!

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Stephen Korn, MD's avatar

Beautifully written and.... delicious!! I'm an anesthesiologist so I would likely have to work a bit. But I l

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