Street Smarts

In the taxi world, drivers are divided as to whether a “real” nahag uses Waze.
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September 30, 2020 · 3 min read
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#16
Issue 830
September 30, 2020 · 3 min read

Driver’s View

In the taxi world, drivers are divided as to whether a “real” nahag uses Waze. For these veterans…

#15
Issue 830
September 29, 2020 · 3 min read

Pathways of Peace

Love of the land has been infused in Shuki’s blood since birth; he’s the right man for our…

#14
Issue 830
September 29, 2020 · 3 min read

Street Smarts: Prayers and Providence  

So Avi reinvented himself as a taxi driver, learning new skills, mastering new routes, and meeting new people.…

#13
Issue 830
September 29, 2020 · 4 min read

Meters and Matches

“‘What are you doing in Tel Aviv with no money?’ I asked him. I have strong intuition, so…

#12
Issue 830
September 29, 2020 · 2 min read

Tenth Man 

And then I remembered the driver—but I also remembered our deal

#11
Issue 830
September 29, 2020 · 1 min read

Your Boys Love You

He couldn’t drive, until his passengers understood the magnitude of his sacrifice

#10
Issue 830
September 29, 2020 · 2 min read

The Shadchan

My driver thought for a minute, then pulled out his phone and called a boy from Los Angeles…

#9
Issue 830
September 29, 2020 · 2 min read

A Promise Kept  

“Do you know whose briefcase this is?!” he asked the driver. “Rabbi Hershel Schachter is the Baba Sali…

#8
Issue 830
September 29, 2020 · 2 min read

If Stones Could Hug

The driver told me that he eventually discovered that the wall was the Kotel, and he learned what…

#7
Issue 830
September 29, 2020 · 4 min read

Taxi Tales

When we Anglos think of the Holy City, we envision these drivers as part of the character, the…

#6
Issue 830
September 29, 2020 · 1 min read

Here We Fought

My wife and I got into the taxi expecting a trip across the holy city, but instead we…

#5
Issue 830
September 29, 2020 · 1 min read

A Bet and a Debt 

“I’ll bet this taxi ride we’re having a boy,” I replied without thinking

#4
Issue 830
September 29, 2020 · 2 min read

Captive Audience   

“Af davar lo ya’azor lecha achshav!” he bellowed. “Nothing can help you now!”

#3
Issue 830
September 29, 2020 · 2 min read

Lone Soldier

“Do your students speak to you about yahadut, about Judaism? Do they discuss their questions and doubts?”

#2
Issue 830
September 29, 2020 · 2 min read

Diamond in the Rough

I marveled at the hashgachah that had brought this driver back to Tel Aviv that day, and had…

#1
Issue 830
September 29, 2020 · 2 min read

Clean Slate

He was about to accuse me of chutzpah for trying to fit that oversized load into his car,…