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• Interesting Psak: Why Does It Matter Who is the Gadol Hador?

  On the one hand the title of the article I refer to below sounds like click-bait, but according to the article he actually said it... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  Smotritch, who is turning today to Haredim [to get them to vote for him] was recorded saying that he is bothered by the fact that Haredim are part of the... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Facebook Status of the Day

  Yedidya Meir writes:The truth is that the courtyard minyanim of the past year of Corona have also caused completely Orthodox dogs to show interest in getting... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Kosher BaGaTZ Vs Kosher BaDaTZ

  A couple of years ago there was a dispute in Kiryat Gat when the rav of the city, Rav Havlin, refused to grant mehadrin kashrut certification to a caterer... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Jerusalem Boy’s Choir - Hyde BiBi | Dayenu (video)

  

  this Jerusalem Boy's Choir has put out some cute, and political, songs before... such as one for Pollard, one for the police during the big protests a few month... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• MK Pindrus Apologizes

  After MK Yitzchak Pindrus caused a major brouhaha with is statement calling "shiksas" the female soldiers in the IDF who convert to Judaism through the Army... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Rotten Fish, Rotten Extremists

  Funny story. A Turkish media team parked their car in Mea Shearim to do some filming. The team members got out of the car to check out the area, and while they... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• UTJ's Low-hanging Fruit with a Lousy Message

  

  I have found that UTJ does a really great job, in recent years, of publishing videos for their election campaigns. They make videos that are clear, have a good... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Picture of the Day

  

  migrating birds this morning at Agmon HaChulaphoto credit: KKL, Inbar Shlomit Rubin ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Supreme Court is Deciding for a Secular State, Not a Halachic One

  People are upset about the Supreme Court decision regarding conversions, but there seems to be a misunderstanding.The Supreme Court is not taking a halachic... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  No rav will listen to the Supreme Court. The halacha does not recognize it, and the Supreme Court can't change the halacha -- former Chief Rabbi of Ramat Gan Ra... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• MK Pindrus is Opposed to IDF Conversion System (video)

  

  I have yet to fully understand the position of the Haredi parties with the State and the Rabbanut. On the one hand they support it and want the law to only allo... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Israel's New Favorite Celebrity: 81-year-old US Native Effie Hercky (video)

  

  weirdly enough, I think she interviews better in Hebrew than in English! ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Supreme Court Decision on Conversions

  the Supreme Court decision regarding the acceptance of private conversions, seemingly opening the door for Reform conversions to be accepted in Israel, was not... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  The one causing anarchy in Israel is the government. I would recommend citizens sue the government ministers for these Corona rules they have implemented. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Gafni Complains About anti-Haredi Selections

  Had I not already posted a qotd today, MK Moshe Gafni (UTJ) would have won it. Regarding the reports of police selectively allowing non-Haredim continue on thei... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Aliya LaRegel on Purim

  

  While some people reported being able to get through to Jerusalem today to celebrate Shushan Purim there, most people trying have not been able to get through. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  I believe Israel has become the world's lab right now because they are using only our vaccine at this state and they have vaccinated a very big part of their... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Interesting Psak: Mishloach Manot with the Wrong Hechsher

  Kikar is reporting on an interesting Purim-related psak given by Rav Avraham Yosef Scwartz. I don't know who this rabbi is or anything about him, but the issue... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• NBC Needs To Apologize For Their Libelous Portrayal of Hasidic Jews In “Nurses”...

  

  I think this issue is somewhat worse than the stupid joke that was on Saturday Night Live recently that caused some furor... 1. it isnt comedy2. stupid narrativ... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2021 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY