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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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Smart Watches Finally Become a Target
Smart Watches first came out on the market at the end of 2013, and became somewhat popular beginning in 2015 when Apple released its first model. Read more
Posted on 06 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Adelle Saves a Life with Bone Marrow Donation (video)
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Posted on 06 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Newspapers Can Discriminate Against Political Parties
Haredi feminist activist Ruth Kolian had sued 2 haredi newspapers, Yated Neeman and Yom LYom, for not running the ads for her political party, BZchutan, in the... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Berland Finally Shocks Community by Touching Woman
A video has been released of Rabbi Eliezer Berland, convicted of sexual assault and other indecent acts, in which Berland is seen touching a woman in order to... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Synagogues of British Columbia (video)
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Posted on 05 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Toyota Super Bowl Commercial 2018 One Team (video)
cute ad but I am not sure I like how they portray the rabbi ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Yonina- Let It Be, Lu Yehi (video)
Some songs are simply timeless. Enjoyed singing "Let It Be" by The Beatles mixed with the Israeli "Lu Yehi" by Naomi Shemer... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Walmart in Israel?
while nobody is sure if IKEA is really opening a branch in Bet Shemesh or if that was just the beginning of an elaborate Purim joke, it seems Prime Minister... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
No Chance
From a collection of vignettes from and about Eretz Israel at www.maskforwinter.com. By Saraya Ziv 1. Tuesdays I volunteer to tutor English to seventh grade... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Poison Pills with the Hechsher of the Badatz
these pashkevils have gone up around areas like Bet Shemesh and Jerusalem... do poison pills really need a hechsher? and it seems Rabbanut poison pills... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Who is Meilech Zilbershlag (video)
2 interviews. interesting ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on Life in Israel Read more
Posted on 04 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
ZUSHA - Hatikvah (Official Music Video)
let's start the week with a Zusha rendition of Hatikva ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
that is Shalom Rubashkin gazing at a framed copy of al hanissim that includes the text for Hanukkah, Purim and Zos Hanukkah here is a close-up of the text of... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
Man caught driving stoned and rolling a joint… on a traffic ticket -- Times of Israel this made me laugh...... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
Little Israel cannot absorb everybody. Refugees will remain, infiltrators - the time has come for them to leave. Which population is preferred for Israel - the... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Abutbol Prays Against Plague in Bet Shemesh
After a series of tragedies throughout the city of Bet Shemesh, in which 4 children have died within a short period of time, each from different causes, some... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
SodaStream's Join the Revolution (video)
great clips the making off.. ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on Life in Israel Read more
Posted on 01 February 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
IKEA Coming to Bet Shemesh?
is IKEA's next store going to be opening in Bet Shemesh? Israelis love the IKEA stores. IKEA was looking into opening a new branch of the store in Jerusalem, bu... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
The IDF has one chain of command - just one. Rabbonim are not part of the chain of command of the IDF. The place of the rabbonim is in the community, the shul... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Book Review: the Orchard
A Guest Post by Dr Harold Goldmeier The Life and Times of Rabbi Akiva ben Yosef 50 CE to 135 CE A BOOK REVIEW OF THE ORCHARD Yochi Brandes with Translation by... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY