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 ( 14628 )
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The Unity Sefer Torah (video)
I am not quite sure why this hachnass sefer torah was such a massive event, so much more than any other, but it was, so here it is.. Read more
Posted on 08 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
PM Netanyahu Visits Aleph Farms Creating Lab Grown Meats (video)
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Posted on 08 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rabbanut Kashrut Certificates Now Giving More Information
I recently saw a teudat kashrut on a restaurant that was from Rabbanut Mehadrin (Bet Shemesh) but it also detailed exactly what products the restaurant uses - i... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Using a Kosher Phone on Shabbos Against the Contract
You know how when you rent a car in Israel, you can usually get a discount for Shabbos, if you are Shabbos observant? That is, they generally won't charge you... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
Minister of Health, I have a suggestion for optimizing distribution of the vaccines that will cause the entire Israeli public to run to get the vaccine. Read more
Posted on 07 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Who Gets Priority Vaccinations?
With the first batches of vaccines due to be delivered to Israel in the very near future - I heard on the radio today that it is expected in a few days, but... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Government Sponsored Kosher Phones for Haredi Distance Learning Comes Through...
Telephone school is the worst. Zoom School is pretty lousy, but telephone school is the worst. The phone lines are too overwhelmed. Read more
Posted on 06 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Politics Can Be Cruel
As the Israeli government is getting set to publish the tender for the work to convert the Me'arat Hamachpela to be accessible (ie ramps for the disabled,... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
This probably should have been Tweet of the Day rather than PotD...Haredi journalist (I mention he is Haredi, as I will describe coming parts as well because... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
Another week has gone by without a budget for the State. It pains me that this is the situation but as we are getting closer to Chanukah, maybe a miracle can... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Great Challa Protest of 2020
. It should maybe be called The Great Challa Protest of 5781, but the weirdness of it seems more appropriate for 2020, so I am going with that.My wife usually... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
500 Ethiopian Jews Airlifted to Israel (video)
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Posted on 06 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Katan Aleinu (קטן עלינו, "We Got This") with English Subtitles (video)
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Posted on 06 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Elections - What I Don't Understand
There are currently two things I don't really understand about the election cycle we are likely entering right now.1. There is a fight over who caused the... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Bahrain Equates Occupied Territories with Israel-proper
Reuters is reporting that the Bahrainian Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashid al-Zayani announced today it would not distinguish imports from Israel... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Laws: Making Elections Cheaper and Cleaner
Election laws in Israel are a joke. All the parties break the various election campaigning laws with impunity and then just pay the fines, if they get fined. Read more
Posted on 03 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Miri Regev's Glass Ceiling
With MK Naftali Bennett talking a lot recently about running for Prime Minister against PM Benjamin Netanyahu, and even more so in recent days because of the... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
The fact is that the morbidity rate has gone down by the Haredim. If they want to do a closure, they should do it only by the secular and Arabs, and not by us... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headed to Elections?
well, it is sort of official.The law proposal to dissolve the Knesset passed a short while ago by a vote of 61-54.This was just the first reading of the law,... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
Leaders of Israel, the State of Israel and its citizens are not a children's toy. Go now into a room together and do what is necessary in order to bring back th... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY
