Jake Burkons' Times of Israel Blog

At my blog at the times of Israel I am going to be blogging about some thoughts I had about my experiences in Israel. I will focus on differences I see between Israeli culture and my experiences in the U.S.

My first blog is about Kibbutz life, something you really cannot fully appreciate without being there yourself. I hope I captured a bit of it in my blog. Check out the full blog!

In my next blog, I reflect on some of the major differences between Israeli soccer (football) fandom and what I was used to from the states. The rivalries seem to contain layers of politiical and cultural meaning that go beyond sports. See what the experience of living in the heart of Israel's biggest football rivalry was like for me here.