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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 ( 11557 )
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Synagogues of Argentina (video)
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Posted on 20 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Pashkevil of the Day
the pashkevil makes some interesting points. It talks about nude and skin colored tights and stockings being prohibited and causing the shechina to leave us, ye... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Israelis to Work Less as of April
Minister of Labor, Welfare and Social Services Chaim Katz has approved a new labor directive shortening the work week to 42 hours and the work month by four... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
Man, it just started snowing out of nowhere this morning, man. Y’all better pay attention to this climate control, man, this climate manipulation. And D.C.... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
"IM ESHKACHECH" SHLOIMY BLUTH (video)
Shloimy Bluth and Company bring you a high energy version of "Im Eshkachech" as only they can; this rocked out version coupled with the new 360 panoramic... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: His Mitzva Gets Him Custody of Child
A divorced couple were fighting over who would get custody of their child for the upcoming Pesach holiday. This case is not like some other cases where we... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Olmert on Why He Was Brought Down
Ehud Olmert gave an interview yesterday in which he had some interesting things to say. I havent seen the full video and full interview, and when I do it will b... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rabbi Dov Halbertal, Former Head Of The Office Of The Chief Rabbi Of Israel, on...
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Posted on 18 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: B&D Rice Cakes Are Not Kitniyot
Rav Elyakim Levanon, rav of the Shomron, has issued a psak stating that rice cakes from the company "Better and Different" can be eaten on pesach even by... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
It’s good that the Ashkenazim received the Sephardim and not the other way around, because otherwise they’d have set up another Arab country in the Middle East. Read more
Posted on 14 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
that's Dean Cain, actor that played Superman, visiting Israel and posing with Mayor of Jerusalem Nir "Batman" Barkat..... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Yeshiva Cannon Fodder
can·non fod·der ˈkanən ˈfädər/ noun soldiers regarded merely as material to be expended in war. Wars used to be fought manually,... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rav Soloveitchik Compares Israeli and American Yeshiva Bochurim
Rav Avraham Yehoshua Soloveitchik, an esteemed rosh yeshiva of a very prestigious yeshiva, had an interesting thing to say in response to a speech given by an... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Learning with Someone Who Goes to Har Habayit
Someone asked Rav Aviner if he can continue learning, "bchavrusa", with his friend, as his friend, who is a good person with fine character traits and is... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
It could very well be that the Likud will achieve the greatest electoral success since Menachem Begin, specifically in these circumstances. Read more
Posted on 13 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Cash is No Longer King
A short while ago a law was proposed to minimize the use of cash in the market, thus giving the authorities more control over issues like money laundering and... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Other Notable Knesset Speeches on Political Crisis (video)
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Posted on 13 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Too Much Tourism
It is tough living in the Old City of Jerusalem. Tourists all over the place, noise that echoes through the narrow paths all day and all night, events,... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Haredim Running Marathons
yesterday Beatie Deutsch's Facebook post was declared FSotD as she recapped her glorious run in the Jerusalem Marathon, in which she finished first in the... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rabbi Grossman Revokes His Support for Monster Malka Leifer
Rabbi Grossman, Chief Rabbi of Migdal Emek and founder and driving force behind a major organization in which he works to care for abused, abandoned and... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY