Israelity celebrates four years

February 23, 2009 - 11:21 PM by Harry

IsraelityJust about four years ago Israelity was launched. I had the honor of writing the first post as well as the article on ISRAEL21c.org about the site’s launch. As far as blog posts go it was pretty bad. It was a short blurb about the Mitbachon (Kitchenette), one of my favorite joints in Tel Aviv.

My friend Kobi and I love discovering new off the beaten path restaurants in Tel Aviv. There is no stone we won’t turn to satiate our appetites for satisfying meals and Tel Aviv doesn’t lack interesting places. Romanian, Tunisian, Eastern European or Yemenite. If you crave it, you can get it.

Deep within the Yemenite quarter of Tel Aviv lies one of my favorite culinary gems – Mitbachon (Kitchenette). It’s a happening place, open 24 hours a day serving homecooked comfort food – Israeli style. You won’t find mac n’ cheese here but rather comfort food Israeli style – cous cous with vegetables, goulash, homemade meatballs and some of the best chopped liver this side of the Mediterranean. The food is great, the ambience is as laid back as it gets and the food is cheap. The food is very similiar to the myriad of ethnic restaurants that can be found in Tel Aviv that caters to workers, but the clientele at the Mitbachon is noticeably more hip. And the biggest plus is that it’s open 24 hours a day.

Certainly not my finest. And my article announcing the launch of the blog is not much better. Half of the article is dedicated to actually describing what a blog is…

For the uninitiated, a blog (shortened from ‘web log’), is essentially an online journal in which people share their ideas and thoughts on a specific topic. The sites are updated frequently, much like a log, hence the name.

Blogs offer anyone who wants, his or her own soapbox to write about what’s most relevant to them. Subjects range from arts and social issues to politics and technology and within each subject, perspectives are provided according to the author’s nationality, gender, age group, personal hobbies, etc.

Blogs also usually offer links to related sites, resources and other blogs of interest and often welcome comments by readers through posting boards. In a sense, blogs foster virtual communities between readers and bloggers from all over the globe around the subjects they discuss.

Cringe.

Israelity has certainly evolved over the years (and I certainly don’t have to explain to anyone what a blog is anymore) but these days I believe the content is the best it’s ever been. We’ve had almost 4000 posts with varied coverage that includes anecdotes about life, commentary on pop culture and the occasional political barb.

What do you think? What have you enjoyed about Israelity over the past four years?

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  1. Katherine on Tue, Feb 24th 2009 3:15 PM

    2. my favourite post of late was the one about citydirect – the online shopping site. very much enjoying it! it’s that sort of thing that english speakers in israel tend to miss out on – also knowing when exhibits etc are on. keep up the good work!

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