Gldmeier
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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 ( 11558 )
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What's Happening with Kashrut in Petach Tikva? (video)
there have been some big changes in the kashrut supervision of Rabbanut Petach Tikva. This specific problem is one that is relevant all over Israel, and not jus... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
the Top Secret Kugel Factory
Kikar has posted images from a secret underground "slick" in Jerusalem that is virtually unknown and its location is known to just a few people. Read more
Posted on 16 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
I have more than a few problems with the Kotel.. we invented the Kotel 50 years ago and turned it into the holiest place for the Jewish people and chased Arab... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Gafni Says Minimarket Law Will Be Enforced
MK Moshe Gafni (UTJ) has gotten himself into a bit of a pickle over the minimarket law. Haredi MKs and ministers, along with some from the Likud, have been... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Drop the Beis Yaakov
A group of Roshei Yeshiva have met to discuss a new seminar in Jerusalem for young women that is opening up. This is considered a seminary for "modern Haredi"... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Chaidak Politi with MK Tamar Zandberg (video)
I didnt thinkI was going to post this, as what does a discussion about Meretz and its policies have to do with me or with this blog.. turns out there are some... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Piece of Paper from El Salvador That Saved Lives (video)
I dont think I have ever heard this amazing story before During the Holocaust, a diplomat from a faraway land used one piece of paper to save innocent lives. Read more
Posted on 16 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Winter Storm Coming, Predicted 260 Years Ago
The annual calendar in Israel with all the halachic zmanim and significant Jewish dates has an interesting note for this week. Read more
Posted on 15 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
No Home Depot Here
A Guest Post by Saraya Ziv, cross-posted from the Mask for Winter blog He’s standing over the kitchen island of my little rental, drawing horizontal and vertica... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Preventing Flights Funded by anti-Israel Organizations
The Knesset has done some work limiting the influence in Israel of foreign left-leaning organizations, mostly in the form of the funding allowed to receive... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
What has to be done to satisfy you? For the Western Wall rabbi to personally present you with a Torah scroll? -- Chief Justice Sohlberg, to representatives of... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Halachos of Birchas Hagomel — Rubashkin: is All the Celebrating Appropriate?...
here is the recent episode of the Headlines podcast.. the topic is, largely, the appropriateness of the celebrations around Rubashkin's release. Read more
Posted on 15 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
the Price Paid for Haredi Women Marrying Later (video)
the discussions are mostly about working/learning/internet/cellphones and little to do with age, so I am not sure what the report really has to do with the titl... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
The ones transgressing the law are these groups...what do the Reform have with Jerusalem anyway? they erased Jerusalem from their siddur, they take the Torah... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Litzman Says No Chilul Shabbos, Pictures Are Recycled
From my perspective, the story with the minimarket law and the Litzman law and all the chilul shabbos that caused the recent crisis in the governing coalition... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Adina Bar Shalom to Lead Haredi Women into the Knesset
Adina Bar Shalom, daughter of Rav Ovadia Yosef and accomplished person in her own right, has announced that she is establishing a new political party that was... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Nas Daily : The Billion Dollar City ! (video)
------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on Life in Israel... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Ineffective Opposition with Bad Middos
Interestingly, the opposition MKs, led by MK Yoel Hasson (Hamachane Hatzioni) tried to thwart the law proposal that would allow MK Litzman to go back to... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Musings from the Haredi Supermarket
I ran into a supermarket this afternoon to get 2 things, and I experienced 2 things... 1. I stood in line as the person currently paying his bill of 352nis trie... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Noah and the Kosher Phone
According to a Turkish newspaper, Hurriyet Daily, a Turkish academic is claiming that Noah, of Great Flood fame, had a cellphone and used it to communicate... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY