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Michael Katz

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Pesach Shopping With No Divide(r)

Pesach Shopping With No Divide(r)

The checkout divider, sometimes called the “next customer” bar, is one of the supermarket’s quiet little inventions, created to keep...

30.03.2026 30

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael katz

Premature Ballistic Anxiety Disorder

Premature Ballistic Anxiety Disorder

Iran is ruining Avi’s love life, and if that sounds like an overstatement, it’s only because you haven’t tried to romance someone who keeps one...

29.03.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael katz

Antisemitism, the World’s Most Flexible Hobby

Antisemitism, the World’s Most Flexible Hobby

Antisemitism is confusing in a way that would be impressive if it weren’t so ugly. It’s like a virus that keeps mutating, not because it has a...

25.03.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael katz

The Clocks Will Change. How About Life?

Summer time will officially start in Israel this coming Friday at 2:00 a.m. The clock will move forward to 3:00 a.m. and we will all lose yet another...

24.03.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael katz

Bank Robbery in Progress, Call the Government!

Rachel runs a small business in Israel. Not a unicorn. Not a “startup.” A real small business, the kind where you still know the names of your...

23.03.2026 30

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael katz

Surviving Israeli Red Tape with AI

AI (Artificial Intelligence) in everyday life in Israel didn’t arrive for me as a shiny “future” thing. It arrived as a way to stop losing whole...

20.03.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael katz

Childhood Under Fire

The unsung heroes of the war are, drum roll please, the children. Really. I have five kids. Three of them are under 12 years of age. My 11-year-old is...

18.03.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael katz

A Masterclass in Selective Care

I don’t mean to sound ungrateful about being on the “winning side” and witnessing the downfall of the axis of evil but, while the whole country...

17.03.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael katz

Apple Health Can’t Explain Why, But Flags Fallout

There’s something uniquely insulting about a phone quietly pointing out that you’ve been moving less. Not louder. Not dramatic. No blaring alarm...

15.03.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael katz

Sirens, Cancellations, and the Bank Clock

The self-employed in Israel don’t need a lecture on risk. They live inside it. Not the dramatic, movie kind, either. The boring kind that kills you...

12.03.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael katz