- Jun 10, 2019
Of Monsoons and Mornings
The feeling of Mumbai can totally shift from morning to evening. My very first memory of the city was when I arrived at three in the...
- May 30, 2019
On Chaos and Creation
When I first came to India I was afraid to cross the street. I would wait on the side of the road for a break in the cars that never...
- May 12, 2019
The Cult of the Rat
A stuffy 45-minute bus ride south of the Rajasthani desert town of Bikaner lies the Karni Mata Temple, more colloquially known as the...
- May 7, 2019
From Ceylon to Darjeeling
High Tea at the Elgin in Darjeeling, West Bengal Celestial Seasonings, the Colorado-based tea company, has a flavour (my very favourite...
- Apr 29, 2019
A Very Alibaug Passover
Some 120 km (but five hours by bus) South of Mumbai, down the palm-fringed Konkan Coast, lies the town of Alibaug. Really the collective...
- Apr 14, 2019
Desert Mirages
I had planned to spend four nights in Jaisalmer - two days to explore, a day for Shabbat, and one more day at the famous Jaisalmer Desert...
- Mar 28, 2019
The Fringes of Antiquity
Nestled in the rocky hills of the Aravali Mountain Range, tucked between red cliffs lined with scrubby bushes, is the pilgrimage town of...
- Mar 22, 2019
Of Monuments and Marketstalls
I woke up at 5:00 in the morning to go and see the Taj Mahal. It was worth it. Wrapped in every piece of clothing that I had with me, I...
- Feb 3, 2019
Oceans Away
Last Friday night I stood in a small cluster around a table with 28 Jewish young adults from Mumbai. With our arms around each other we...
- Jan 17, 2019
A Taste of Sri Lanka
The Lighthouse at Galle Fort In December I visited Sri Lanka with my parents. Sri Lanka is a small-ish Island country, located in the...
- Jan 7, 2019
Fifteen Months in India
Mumbai has it's sights. Mumbai has it's tourist shops and fancy bars and colonial buildings and quintessential cricket pitches. Mumbai...
- Dec 28, 2018
On Christmas and Cultural Majorities
I'm back in Mumbai after two-and-a-half weeks in Sri Lanka with my parents. This week was Christmas. I don't usually do anything for...
- Nov 10, 2018
Festivals of Light
This week was Diwali. Diwali celebrates the victory of light over darkness. It is celebrated by lighting ritual lamps in the windows and...
- Oct 19, 2018
Of Glitter and Marigold
Last night I stood in the dark at the edge of the beach watching Indian families huddle around small fires they'd lit in the sand. Each...
- Sep 30, 2018
Back Into India
A chicken shop in the village of Vashisht, Himachal Pradesh. As I write this I'm sitting in the Lufthnansa Terminal of the Frankfurt...
- Sep 13, 2018
Thursdays with Nani
As soon as Maayan and I stepped out of Sandhurst Road Station, she immediately began pointing out to me all of the locations of her...
- Aug 17, 2018
Castles in the Clouds
Yesterday I went on a trek to a fort called Lohagad, outside of the hill station of Lonavala. Lonavala is about two hours by train from...
- Jul 23, 2018
Survivors For A New Generation
Shabbat afternoon I sat on the edge of the Danube River in Budapest, tossing stones into the water below. 20 metres to my right lay the...
- Jun 8, 2018
Mashiach in the Mountains
The first thing the rickshaw driver said to me when I got off the bus in Manali was, "Where do you want to go? Beit Chabad?" I had just...
- May 30, 2018
The Golden Temple of Amritsar
I thought the highlight of Amritsar would be the floating temple covered in 750 kg of gold. But it turns out that the real highlight of...
