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Life in Israel
http://lifeinisrael.blogspot.com/
my thoughts and comments on life in Israel, ranging from cultural issues to political issues with anything and everything in between.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 11551 )
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The Iranians Compliment the Israelis
The Iranians are now accusing the Israelis of stealing their clouds. Actually,stealing clouds and/or extracting from the clouds the ability to create rain or... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Very Strange Government Coalition
what a weird coalition. Yair Lapid (in Opposition) says he is going to vote for the draft law. He might be bluffing to throw the Haredim off and make them not... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Book Review: the World is Much Better off Than You Think
A Guest Post by Dr Harold Goldmeier BOOK REVIEW: THE WORLD IS MUCH BETTER OFF THAN YOU THINK Book Review: FACTFULNESS: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Deduct Taxes on Company Car for Shabbos-observant People (among Other Things)
When you get a "company car" you often get full use of the car, even for personal use, with gas covered by the company, along with maintenance. The recipient,... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Ben Shapiro: Civil Discourse | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) (video)
I stay out of the fighting about US politics, but Ben Shapiro wears a kipa, so he gets included here.. ------------------------------------------------------... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Israeli Wonder Woman Does It Again, Sort Of!
Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot, or I should say Wonder Gadot, just won the Queen's Plate horse race. Wonder Gadot is a racehorse named after Wonder Woman Gal Gadot. Read more
Posted on 01 July 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
Jerusalem chulent shop held up in attempted robbery -- INN they must have caught them by following the smell...... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
I have no problem with each person doing what he wants in his own private space. I met Reform Jews in Argentina - they are very nice and wonderful, if they... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Tzohar Makes Mistake with Wedding Witnesses
A wedding took place yesterday of a secular couple. The wedding was officiated by a rabbi from the Tzohar organization. It was discovered today that a serious... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Service Providers Terms of Service for Changing Seats
MK Meirav Michaeli (Hamachane Hatzioni) has proposed a law that would prohibit a company that is a service provider from requesting to make a change to the term... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Dilemma of the Haredi Parties with the Draft Law
There is an interesting development happening with the draft law. The Haredi parties need the law to pass. If it doesn't, the time granted by the Supreme Court... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Torah I Will Take with Me (video)
if you dont get the yiddish, as I didnt, the story here is the rebbe is singing with the boys. another rebbe comes in and offers a boy $100 for the reward for... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
MK Eichler Denies Any Hadarat Nashim on El Al Flights (video)
MK Eichler claims it has never ever happened that someone was asked or demanded to change seats against their will...... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Tweet of the Day
𼤠The Duke of Cambridge joined 2018 #Eurovision winner @NettaBarzilai on Rothschild Blvd for Gazoz, a fizzy soft drink #Kaparaeleichem... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Considering Ethiopian Jews as Not Jewish
According to INN, MK Shuli Muallem Refaeli (Habayit Hayehudi) is proposing a law, in light of yesterday's incident with the Barkan Winery transferring some... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rabbanut Gets a Dose of Its Own Medicine
As a follow-up to yesterday's brouhaha with the Barkan Winery transferring three Jewish religious employees of Ethiopian origin after the Eida hechsher... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Aliza Bloch Interview on the Kalman-Lieberman Show (video)
interesting, but I'd be curious to hear how she thinks she has a realistic chance... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Belgian Model Poses Nude by the Kotel
Marisa Papen is a provocative Belgian model. She travels the world taking photographs of herself posing nude in front of landmarks and famous places. Read more
Posted on 27 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Shvantzonus - the Tail Doctrine
One of the new Vizshnitzer Rebbes has been running a campaign to teach his hassidim about some new approach to life that he calls "Shvantzonus" - the tail... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
El Al to Toss People from Airplanes for Refusing to Sit
There was a recent news report of another incident on an El Al airplane where the flight was delayed for an hour and a quarter while some Haredim refused to tak... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY