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• Fractious Elections Ahead of Us

  Weird politics. more and more parties joining the fray. I am not sure from where they all plan on getting enough votes to get into Knesset. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Interesting Psak: Accepting Charity from United Arab Emirates Muslims

  An interesting question was asked of Rav Bentzion Kook, rav and posek in Petach Tikva. According to Kikar, an administrator of a tezdaka fund that supports Tora... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Tweet of the Day

  

  Yu Darvish is a star pitcher in Major League Baseball. He recently played for the Chicago Cubs and was just traded to the San Diego Padres. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Pollard and Politics

  Jonathan Pollard committed the crime and paid his time. He should be left to live his life out, how he wants, preferably in private. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  with a new party being announced and people moving between parties,  there were a lot ofoptions for this qotd, but I am going with this selection.. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Picture of the Day

  

  I don't know to whom that private jet belongs (maybe Sheldon Adelson?), but quietly overnight Jonathan and Esther Pollard flew on that private jet to Israel.... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  This one is a bit long. I apologize.We will work [after the elections] to create a bloc of four parties - Yisrael Beyteynu, Yesh Atid, Yamina, and Tikva... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Screaming Does Pay

  The new reported this afternoon that Minister of Health Yuli Edelstein decided to cancel the requirement for people returning from abroad to stay in a Quarantin... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Netanyahu Gets What He Wants, Though It is Too Late to Help

  In the final days before the Knesset dissolved (due to lack of budget), the negotiations between Kachol Lavan and Likud to come to an arrangement to keep the... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Another Mockdown

  So, so far the lockdown looks more like a mockdown than a lockdown. Obviously the lockdown is hurting businesses, as anything not deemed essential and not... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Timely Corona Tests Still Difficult to Obtain

  One would think that with a lockdown in place, with the numbers of infections consistently increasing, with the urgency in the country to cut the chain of... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Drive-Thru Voting

  

  The Central Elections Committee is busy trying to figure out how to run an election during Corona times and keep everyone safe and healthy. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  there were a few good quotes for today, but this one takes the cake. I am amused by how snide and snippy it is, and how demeaning and upsetting it is to so... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Saar Announces Electoral Reform Platform

  Gideon Saar, head of the Tikva Chadasha (New Hope) party, announced some of the electoral reform agenda his party plans to push.At the top of the agenda is... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Rabbis Schachter and WIllig Apologize for Getting the Vaccine

  

  Rav Hershel Schachter and Rav Mordechai Willig both recently were given the COVID-19 vaccine in a very public way, with the two rabbis encouraging the public... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• MK Naftali Bennett on Ofira and Berkovitch: These Elections Are Between...

  

  this interview is actually somewhat controversial because while filmed before Shabbos it was broadcast on Shabbos. And it led to a debate whether the head of a... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• 3rd Lockdown Like the 1st Or 2nd

  So we in Israel are now in our third lockdown of the year due to the fats spread of CoronaVirus.The big question is if this third lockdown will be more similar... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Fighting in UTJ to Give the Other the Top Position

  Behadei is reporting that there is a dispute within UTJ about the upcoming elections.According to the internal agreement, Agudath Yisrael has led the joint part... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine in NY

  According to news reports, Parcare Community Health Network is under investigation for fraudulently obtaining doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and violatin... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  If Gideon Saar comes to us with 45 mandates and UTJ and Shas will complete his government, compared to Netanyahu coming to us with 10 mandates - it is clear to... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY