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 ( 11607 )
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Shabbos Project Bet Shemesh (video)
Shabbos Project from Rikki Efraim Dinner on Vimeo. ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
5 Ways In Which Israel Is Promoting a More Accessible Society (video)
Today, Israel joins the world in marking international day for persons with disabilities. Israel is proud of its achievements in making Israeli society more... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
Any American declaration of recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, if there is one, would mean total destruction of the peace process -- Mahmoud Al... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Soccer Players Upset at Haredi Parties
According to this article on Kikar, the representatives from the football (soccer) league who have been fighting to get Shabbos as a day off in the league and... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
PSA: Keep Your Eyes on the Road
The issue of driving while using a cellphone is no longer just ensuring hands-free usage. New directives by the police allow them to issue tickets for using a... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Not Looking at the 50nis Bill
this was unexpected Rav Bentzion Mutzafi paskened during a shiur that one is prohibited from looking at the image gracing the 50nis bill. Read more
Posted on 03 December 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
How Jew in the City Accidentally Got Into the Ex-Hasidic Space With Project Mako...
Jew in the City was created to counter stereotypes that non-Orthodox Jews have about the Orthodox community, but several years into our work, we discovered... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Synagogues of New York (video)
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Posted on 03 December 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Facebook Status of the Day
the following post on Facebook, by CityPass, the company running the Jerusalem Light Rail, is boring on its own. What makes it deserving of FSotD is really in... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Refusing to Wear Prison Uniforms
this is funny. Many young men have been arrested recently while participating in the Peleg protests.Some were released relatively quickly while some were... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Regular Wages for Shabbos Employment
The current law says that an employee must get paid 250% salary for employment on Shabbos. The purpose of that is to discourage working on Shabbos, as no... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Book Review: Ari Barak and the Free-Will Paradox
NOTE: I was not paid to review this book. It is an unbiased and objective review. If you have a book with Jewish or Israel related content and would like me to... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
What's the Best Street Food in Israel? (video)
they clearly have not experienced Crave.. ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on Life... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Hallel: Modeh Ani (video)
kol isha alert.. a women's choir from the Shomron ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Splitting Jerusalem
The Knesset legal committee has advanced a The Jerusalem Bill law proposal. The Jerusalem Bill would require a majority vote of 80 MKs to allow the transfer of... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Everything is Within Walking Distance
Crazy story. A young man and woman got married last week (to each other) and found themselves walking 8 hours to get to Sheva Brachos on Shabbos. Read more
Posted on 27 November 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
the Agreement Allowing Chilul Shabbos
I now really do not understand what any of this crisis was about. Perhaps it was all simply to allow Litzman to not be a minister but a deputy minister, as he... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Good for Litzman
good for Yaakov Litzman, following his rebbe's instructions and resigning from the government because of the chilul shabbos. Whether or not it is the right move... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
Amazon is preparing to begin sales activity in Israel -- Calcalist According to the article, Amazon is looking to open a sales and shipping center in Israel... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Manufactured Crisis
The crisis with Deputy Minister Tzippi Hotoveli over her criticism of American Jewry is what I am calling a manufactured crisis. What she said is irrelevant. Read more
Posted on 26 November 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY